• custom cars

    This Is A Bad Idea: Goldstriker 24-Karat Gold Accessories

    Let's say you have a Lincoln LS Jaguar S-Type and you're looking to tart it up a bit. You could go with any number of body kits, lowering components, flashy grilles and billet wheels, but you want to set yourself apart from the crowd. Do something, you know, classy. This is where Goldstriker comes at ya with 24 blingtastic karats of pure gold-plated luxury. Not only do they offer all the shiny bits for a Jag, but they've also got stuff for your Audi, Chrysler 300C, BMW, Benzie and more. Oh, and at such reasonable prices. More »

    4:20 PM on Tue Jul 8 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
    2,480 views, 37 comments

    Latest by hootjigga: There's gold in them thar imports! more »

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    Frankfurt Auto Show: 2009 Jaguar XF

    Here you go kids, it's your brand-saving entry from Shag-you-are, the XF. Yeah, it's not as hot as the XF Concept, even though Mr. Cullum promised it would be. Still, this cat's got some good curves on her, even going so far as aping Aston's DB9 from behind. Dare we say that perhaps we were a bit too hasty in our initial verdict? Or does everything look simply snazzy under 17 coats of wax, professional lighting and 50 gallons of none-more-black paint? And have we shown you the interior? No, really, have a look at the gorgeous orange seats. You'll plotz. We did.

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    2:30 PM on Tue Sep 11 2007
    By Jonny Lieberman
    5,270 views, 21 comments

    Latest by piththeelder: It looks the same in these pics as the original ones, big slab sides, Buick grill, big panel gaps, and more »

  • news

    Happy Boss's Day, Walt: The Post-It Note Jaguar

    We know from tipster Sean's e-mail that this was the boss's car, and other sources tell us it was a car parked at the wireless company InPhonic. Other than that we've no idea what "Walt" did to deserve the post-it treatment, but he's probably glad the office got an extra box from 3M rather than a few more shipments of white-out. Just sayin'... – Ray Wert More »

    9:20 AM on Thu Apr 19 2007
    By Ray Wert
    2,553 views, 9 comments

    Latest by FЯeeMan is slowly cЯawling out of the new commenting system: that looks like a great way to spend a boring Friday afternoon. I think Walt's the kind of guy I wouldn't more »

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    Attack of the No Guys: A Doomed Plan to Save Jaguar

    Ford executives have a long and noble history of failing upwards. This seems to be especially true where the company's Premier Automotive Group (Jaguar, Volvo, Land Rover, Aston Martin) is concerned. After Premier's premier Premier Wolfgang Reitzle bled billions trying to transform a rag tag army of money-losing foreign car brands into the Louis Vuitton collection of upmarket autos, Bill Ford offered Wolfie the keys to the entire kingdom. When Mark Fields assumed control of Ford's English patient, his efforts failed to staunch the arterial spray of red ink. In fact, Automotive News reports that Jaguar North America CEO Mike O'Driscoll, marketing executives Richard Beattie and George Ayres, sales boss Doug Speck, PR chief Simon Sproule and finance boss Geoff Cousins hatched a plan in '04 to restrict Jag sales to supercharged models. Rather than making a Bold Move, Fields let the brand's British bosses smother it in its crib. Today, supercharged X-Type prototypes are in storage, Jaguar's American sales are in the toilet and Fields has the keys to the executive washroom, as Ford's President of the Americas. Go figure. [FYI: Best quote: "All Ford's 'no' guys came out of the woodwork," says a Jaguar source. "You know, legal, engineering, warranty. It was doomed."] – Robert Farago More »

    3:24 PM on Mon Feb 5 2007
    By Mike Spinelli
    189 views, 4 comments

    Latest by liquidflorian: I want to ball-kick all these "good enough" corp and management guys. I think what Clarkson said in this more »

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    Spy Photos: Jaguar XF Production Model

    Amid the din surrounding Jaguar's C-XF concept unwrapping, set for next week at the Detroit show, it's easy to forget the car is a mere augur for the S-Type replacement, unsurprisingly dubbed XF. Spies recently caught sight of that car, which will likely be less stylized than the proto-model that trumpets its arrival later in 2007 for the 2008 model year. As is clear from a new round of pics, the front and rear workups deviate from the prototype's Aston-like schnoz and bum, while the roofline, according to Winding Road, will make it appear less coupelike than the concept. Consider it like the bride a few months later, out buying a bag of pretzels. Or something. – Mike Spinelli More »
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    11:28 AM on Wed Jan 3 2007
    By Mike Spinelli
    1,529 views, 1 comment

    Latest by Rabbi Dave: could they get this out in time for NYC? or Geneva? that would be good news for Jaguar. They need more »

  • news

    2008 Jaguar S-Type Facelift Revealed

    If the sign of a good facelift is you don't notice Dr. 90210's handiwork, the Jaguar's S-Type gets a unanimous two liposuction nozzles up. It's a little sleeker and more refined for 2008, though no performance gains are on tap for the top-of-mast S-Type R (were we expecting any?). The most notable (if not noticeable) work has been done to its face, which looks just like the old one, only different. – Mike Spinelli More »

    4:11 PM on Tue Dec 5 2006
    By Mike Spinelli
    2,039 views, 14 comments

    Latest by Xedos6: Wasn't the schedule for the XF (S-Type replacement) supposed to be something like prototype production in early 07, autoshow reveal more »

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    Add XF to S, Delete S: New Jag Sedan to Drop in '08

    Some people find the Jaguar S-Type to be rather hideous. We actually like it, although the design is certainly a tad long in the tooth and more-than-ripe for an upgrade. But this predictive rendering its successor, the new XF, due to roll into showrooms in '08...eeeee... It looks like what would result if Rover commissioned Ralph Gilles' old self to design an Audi. Unfortunate. Let's hope that the artist is off the mark. – Davey G. Johnson [Thanks to Matt for the tip.] More »

    7:15 AM on Tue Nov 28 2006
    By Davey G. Johnson
    1,194 views, 6 comments

    Latest by Whitless: Looks a little Chrysler Concord'ish to me... more »

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    Spy Photos: 2008 Jaguar S-Type

    You can't tell from the shots of this test mule, but Jaguar's next S-Type is on its way to a mid-2007 unveiling, ahead of the 2008 model year. A head-to-toe redesign — spec'ed in Photoshop on The Car Connection — will give the new-generation S a sleeker shape and, and hopefully for Jaguar, more customers. Drawing from the RD6 and R Coupe concepts, it'll feature an oval, mesh grille, twin single-unit headlights and a bumper with integrated twin fog lamps. Under the hood will reside the same powerplants as the current model: 2.7-liter turbodiesel, 3.0-liter V6 and 300-hp and 4.2-liter V8, along with a supercharged version powered by the XKR's eighter. With its fortunes unassured, Jag is in attack mode, with BMW's 5-Series in its sights. But can it pull the trigger? – Mike Spinelli More »
    Spy Photos

    8:09 AM on Fri Oct 27 2006
    By Mike Spinelli
    664 views, 2 comments

    Latest by ddwibb: My eyes! they burn! It's awful, looks like a Taurus. Or a chinese version of a Taurus more »

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    Spy Photos: 2008 / 2009 Jaguar S-Type

    The folks over at the Road so curvy many would even call it Winding have made spy photog Brenda Priddy a little bit more monied today — buying shots of what she claims is the new-look Jaguar S-type. True, what you see before you, and in further detail at Sheryl Crow's fave site, appears to be little more than a 2006 Jaguar S-type with a bit of a new nosecone. Priddy suggests that this is but a mule for FoMoCo's "Team Jaguar" to test out the next-gen kitty's new engine. We'll let Priddy take it from here:
    This prototype was photographed near Jaguar's German engineering center, close to the N rburgring circuit. This is what's known as a "cooling mule" - where the front of the new car is grafted onto the current model. Under the hood is a prototype set-up of the new engine and cooling system.

    And although they've got that front-end well-covered until the 2008 debut in Europe and 2009 debut in the US, Priddy's folks have gladly provided a p-shop for you to feast your eyes on — a p-shop we might add that looks mighty different from the one on the cover of AutoWeek a few weeks back. Dueling p-shops and more, via the link below. – Ray Wert More »
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    8:17 PM on Mon Oct 9 2006
    By Ray Wert
    1,013 views, Comment