Jaguar’s Design boss, Ian Callum, has a passion for Jaguar to build a Supermini – although it could be a way off. Ian Callum’s designs have moved Jaguar from a design pastiche of the past to an individual and contemporary design language that acknowledges the past but cleverly heralds the future. From the XJ to [...]
Jaguar’s Adrian Hallmark has revealed that Jaguar are planning a pillarless coupe version of the XJ after all – The Jaguar XJ Coupe. For many of you – especially as it’s been heavily read today – our report this morning on the New Small Jaguar may be the first time you’ve come across Adrian Hallmark. [...]
It’s been clear ever since Tata took over Jaguar that they have ambitious plans. Yes – in common with every other car maker in the world – they have big financial issues. But Jaguar has now acquired private funding for the business, so things are starting to look up. And they deserve it. If you [...]
A slightly disingenuous statement, to be fair. But it got your attention! It would be horrifying for Jaguar to discover that they’d built a glorious car like the new Jaguar XJ, only to find they’d dropped a huge clanger by making it an illegal road car in the US. It’s not that bad, but Ian [...]
The new Jaguar XJ was launched to the world on 9th July at the Saatchi Gallery in London, and will go on sale at the beginning of 2010. Designed by Ian Callum and his design team – and revealed by Jaguar boss Mike O’Driscoll and US chat show host Jay Leno – it is a [...]
It’s starting to look as if we need to retract the promise that the news on the new Jaguar XJ was pretty much done and dusted until we get our hands on one for a drive. Yesterday we reported that the new Jaguar XJ will have its public debut at Salon Privé, but now comes [...]
Conclusion We have to hold our hands up and declare a bias. We like Jaguars. We’re British and – despite Jaguar now being owned by Tata – we still think of the Jaguar as British. So you would reasonably expect the same sort of predisposition to home-brand marques as you would get from the German [...]
Marketing Sales of the old Jaguar XJ have not been a resounding success, certainly in later years. True, it is an exceptionally good car, and the Jaguar XJ Diesel has remarkable economy and has been voted Greenest Luxury Car three years on the trot. But even that didn’t see the old XJ shifting in the [...]
Interior The interiors of Jaguars have always been ‘Gentleman’s Club’ by default. But the new XF took Jaguar away from that style in to a much more contemporary, design-lead interior that actually works remarkably well. And, as we expected, that’s what Jaguar have done with the new XJ – but more so. The interior of [...]
Design The design of the Jaguar XJ is probably the biggest key to its success or failure. Despite the last generation Jaguar XJ being a fine car, the fact that it was perceived as little changed from the iconic Series I Jaguar XJ – which launched in 1968 – has been its downfall. That, coupled [...]
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