My youth spent with a beautiful but temperamental British motorcar

Vintage Jaguar ownership is all about looks, style and exclusivity. Temper that with a healthy dose of reality for those times you'll spend sitting on it's bumper waiting for a tow truck to arrive.

Car enthusiasts love the Jeep Cherokee XJ for roughly the same reason rebel armies love the AK-47: It's reliable, cheap, effective, and absolutely classic. Therefore, the reveal of the crossovery 2014 Jeep Cherokee led many Jeep faithful to reach for their nearest available rifle and point it directly at their computer …

The new Jaguar XJ has to be one of the best-looking sedans on the market today. It's sleek, it's classy, and it makes even non-car savvy people say "Damn, that's a good-looking car" when it passes by. And with as much as 510 horsepower in supercharged form, it will get you where you need to go rather quickly.

The XJ Jeep Cherokee's may be the best SUV ever. Luckily, the model's still being built in China. For just $12-14K you'll get a 4x4 with a five-speed manual and CD player. A transfer to Jalopnik Shanghai's looking better.

An M80 assault rifle fires 7.62mm armor-piercing rounds at 2690 fps. If that worries you, but society calls, the Jaguar XJ Sentinel offers a perfect solution. High-strength steel, Kevlar, and armor-plating up to B7 protection level. Return fire, James!

At a Jaguar event last night, the big news was a peak at the video Jay-Z is shooting with one of only six 2010 Jaguar XJ's in the world. And he customized it! Yay! Exclusive sneak peak video below.

There's no questioning the 2010 Jaguar XJ is controversial in its design. We've compiled a gallery of 68 images to help set the record straight. Pussycat! Faster, Kill!

The wraps just came off the 2010 Jaguar XJ live at a lavish party an hour ago in London. Sure, the XJ might look like a stretched Jaguar XF, but we're all looking at Elle Macpherson anyway.

The 2010 Jaguar XJ has shed its retro skin to set a new course for the company's flagship sedan. The future of the XJ will include a 510 HP supercharged V8, aluminum body, and virtual instruments. Also, it'll look XF-ier!

Photos of the 2010 Jaguar XJ have started to seep out ahead of tomorrow's official unveiling. They reveal a car heavily influenced by the 2009 Jaguar XF, yet bizarrely also drawing a little sumpin'-sumpin' from the Renault Laguna.