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Jaguar is on a product renaissance as of late! The XK and XF have  been hit products and it looks like the recently-introduced XJ flagship is following in those footsteps as well. We've never quite seen a Jaguar lineup like this! Hopefully, it will be enough to bring the brand to profitability. If this all-star lineup of cars can't, nothing can. Even under Ford's ownership, it is has been long rumored that Jaguar was planning an XE roadster to compete against Porsche's highly successful Boxster. Nothing ever came of it as it was delayed over and over again. Now Jaguar is being managed right and it looks like it finally could make it's way to production. Ratan Tata, head of Tata Motors (the company that owns

If you're like me, no information on the Jaguar XJ is too much. This car has been a long time coming huh? Jaguar started a new style of future vehicles when it debuted the XK. Everyone was impressed but eager to see if the company would follow through with a similar style for the rest of the lineup. That's where the XF came in, and it definitely lived up to the XK's promise. Orders poured in and the XF put Jaguar back on the map, setting the stsge for a new flagship. It was a long progression: spy shots, renderings and leaks that came out drip by drip. It's here now though, and the base price of $72,500 just announced yesterday. It slipped past me somehow but

Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is almost here! I'm looking forward to a luxury and performance car-filled weekend with debuts from Bentley, Infiniti and Devon Motor Works. Also, Jaguar is set to make the first U.S showing of the XJ at the show. Ahead of this introduction, Jaguar has seen fit to release pricing for the super sedan. Until now, there hasn't been any official information on just how much this new car would cost. It has been pretty well known that Jaguar is planning to move upmarket to occupy more of the high-end space. Jaguar used to be at the highest echelons of motoring and they'd like to move in that direction again (as in, more X-Types). The has even been speculation about a high-end Bentley-rivaling sedan

Jaguar has used aluminum structures extensively in it's flagship models the XJ and XK. Using aluminum enables there to be a significant reduction in weight, and a host of other improvements that comes along with that. For instance higher fuel economy that results in lower consumption and emissions, etc. The weight savings are quite pronounced - for instance the XF sedan weighs more than the new XJ. While costly, aluminum has a lot of benefits and apparently Jaguar will be employing them more in the future. I think it's a good idea - it's something that has and will continue to help Jaguar differentiate itself from others in the luxury segment. The lighter weight really does deliver a host of benefits.  The real news here is that it

More British luxury news today! Bentley, Land Rover and now Jaguar. Jaguar made big waves with it's London debut of the XJ sedan on July 9th. With style drawn heavily on the C-XF Concept that previewed the XF (but was designed after it), it has proven to be the best expression of Jaguar's design language yet. Until now though we haven't seen any live shots of the sedan out on the road. Over at Autoblog, KGP Photography has taken some shots of the XJ testing in California's Death Valley. I've travelled through the California desert, and practically the only thing interesting about the trip is seeing test vehicles. I've seen a few but I'm always hoping to catch something really special - hasn't happened yet though.

Jaguar is mounting a comeback, there's no doubt about that. The Jaguar XJ sedan just had it's official release in London a few days ago. And what a release it was! Jaguar's latest products the XK and XF are all very impressive but the XJ is the best yet. I really think it will put Jaguar on the map again in the upper segments that it hasn't been competing in for so long (think X-Type). With such an excellent product, Jaguar should capitalize on it to the fullest extent. That should include more variants like..... ....a Coupe! Jaguar absolutely needs to do this. It totally works, a British luxury Grand Tourer at it's finest! I could see a potential XJC even put up against the Bentley Continental

Wow! The new Jaguar XJ has been officially unveiled. James covered some of the leaked pictures of the car earlier, and now the official pictures are out. I've posted about the XJ endlessly as Jaguar leaked information about the car bit by bit over the months. Renderings, spy shots, you name it - the new XJ is a huge launch for Jaguar. And now, it's finally here. Was it worth the wait? Let's find out! To me that answer is unequivocally yes! The XJ has lived up to all the expectations bestowed upon it, helping to usher in a new era for Jaguar.  The Jaguar renaissance started with the XK, followed with the XF and now is being completed with the new XJ. As predicted, the car

We've been talking quite a bit about the upcoming new XJ here on CarThrottle. It's our sort of car: a big, sexy luxury sedan rendered in ultralight aluminum, keeping it's weight considerably below it's like-sized competition (Merc S-class, BMW 7-series, Quattroporte, etc.)  It seems like the new XJ's been "just around the corner" for an enternity, but it's official unveiling is tomorrow - and wouldn't you know, some photos of the new range-topping Jaguar have surfaced! Please excuse the low-quality, low-resolution images - I suspect we'll be seeing some better ones tomorrow, along with a whole slew of details.  For now, we can squint and kinda see what the XJ's going to look like, which is to say a mixture of Jaguar in the front and

Are you looking forward to the Jaguar XJ's debut? We'll get a chance to do just that in a little over a month, on July 9th.  I'm highly anticipating finally seeing the whole thing after all this waiting. Until then, more spy shots will have to suffice. Brenda Priddy & Company is happy to oblige! Jaguar decided to camouflage the vehicle as a BMW 7-Series in order to escape photography. That's interesting because Jaguar has been very lax about spy shots with the XJ, waging a smart publicity campaign ahead of the car's launch.  This instance may be a little different though because the car is much further along its development process. You want to show some but not too much. That would defeat the point, wouldn't it? So alas, the

Well you can't say I didn't warn you! On April 17th I wrote about AutoExpress' Jaguar XJ renderings and speculated on continued information, leaks and renderings on the car before the car's launch date. It happened: Jaguar itself has released an official teaser of the super-XJ for the Shanghai Motor Show. Jaguar presents the XJ, a view from above. We know it has a huge panaromic sunroof, and it looks like a fairly large windshield/small trunk. That would give further evidence to a XF-like fastback style similar to the recent renderings. Another thing we can tell from it? Retro is so out. Like all recent reports, the new XJ will be ultra-modern. So what else can I say about the car that hasn't already been said except