Broadcaster and journalist Richard Madeley is one of the first to take delivery of a new Jaguar XJ – in his case the 3.0 litre diesel Portfolio. These are his first impressions. Regular readers will remember that Richard Madeley took a Jaguar XK Convertible for a blat down to Cornwall and back last year to give us his feedback. If you […]
Jaguar XJ – The Chauffeur’s Choice
Jaguar are making sure the lucrative chauffeur market takes to the new Jaguar XJ with the Jaguar Chauffeur Programme. It’s a big market for high end cars. The Chauffeur market, that is. And in the new XJ Jaguar has built a car that’s pitched perfectly at that lucrative market, especially with the LWB 3.0 litre […]
New Jaguar XJ Supersport Diesel coming?
Cars UK has been told that Jaguar are planning a diesel Supesport XJ next year, with the new 4.4 litre TDV8 delivering 375bhp and over 600lb/ft torque. We’ve known for quite a while that Jaguar Land Rover were going to start putting a new V8 diesel in to their cars. The 3.6 litre TDV8 which […]
New Jaguar XJ joins the new Government – eventually
Jaguar have missed out on some stunning PR for the new Jaguar XJ by failing to get the XJ in Government hands in time for the election. Yes, I know we’re supposed to be on the pulse of everything that’s going on in the world of cars. And honestly, we usually are. But these last […]
New Jaguar XJ: The Paris video
Jaguar have produced a new promo video for the new XJ, moodily shot in wet weather in Paris. A solace or an irritation for customers waiting to take delivery? Lucy Jordan lamented that she’d ‘Never ride through Paris in a sports car with the warm wind in her hair’. But if she ever had (apart […]
New Jaguar XJ – Customer cars delayed: Official
Jaguar has delayed the release of the new XJ (2010/2011) to customers until the first week of May to resolve issues with phone connectivity When we ran a seemingly endless raft of stories around the initial reveal of the new Jaguar XJ back in July last year we told you that Jaguar were aiming to have the […]
New Jaguar XJ – Class-leading residuals
EurotaxGlass’s – publishers of Glass’s Guide – have revealed the residual values set for the new Jaguar XJ are better than those of the equivalent Mercedes or Audi. The new Jaguar XJ is getting very close to hitting customers’ driveways and the road. The first customer cars – and press cars, for that matter – are much […]
Jaguar XJ – UK price update
Jaguar has updated the prices for the new Jaguar XJ, including prices for the Supersports model The interweb seems to be full of car sites telling us how much new 2010 Jaguar XJ is going to cost when it hits customers driveways and garages on 1st March. But quite honestly it’s hardly news. Apart perhaps from […]
New Jaguar XJ – the Rap Star
Rapper Jay-Z has featured the new Jaguar XJ in a video for a track from his latest album. We’ve all seen Rap videos. Some things are constant and required: the ‘Hoes’; the ‘Bling’ and the ‘Cars’. The more exotic the better. Which is why – as well as the bling and the birds – you will always […]
Win a new Jag XJ – update with Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan is promoting the competition we reported on a few weeks ago to win the first new Jaguar XJ off the production line, the proceeds of which will go to the NSPCC. A couple of weeks ago we reported that Jaguar are running a competition to win the very first new XJ to come […]