The Bloodhound quest to hit 1000 mph continues its preparations with a parachute test at 180mph using the Jaguar F-Type R as the test car. The Bloodhound SSC team’s quest to hit 1000mph in a land speed record attempt has been ongoing for almost six years, despite originally planning to break the 1000mph barrier is 2011. […]
Aston Martin DB10 & Jaguar C-X75 highlighted in first James Bond SPECTRE Trailer (video)
The first proper trailer for the new James Bond SPECTRE shows cars will be front and centre with the Aston Martin DB10 and Jaguar C-X75 on show. James Bond without Aston Martin really doesn’t work on the big screen, so when we learned last year that Bond will be driving an Aston Martin DB10 – a […]
Jaguar Land Rover planning to ease the pain of potholes
Jaguar Land Rover are developing new technology that will identify potholes on the road, adjust the suspension to suit and report them to the local authorities. There can’t be a motorist in the UK who hasn’t suffered damage to some degree from potholes in our third-world roads. And in the absence of a real concerted effort […]
Jaguar XE is the star of Jaguar’s latest ‘Good to be Bad’ Campaign (video)
The new Jaguar XE is the star of the new version of Jaguar’s ‘Good to be Bad’ Campaign, with the new advert debuting during the Champions League final. We’ve seen Jaguar’s advertising campaigns playing on Hollywood’s penchant for casting British actors as villains, with the ‘Good to be Bad’ video promo airing during last year’s Superbowl […]
Jaguar’s 2015 Mille Miglia adventure captured in video documentary
[nggallery id=2105 template=customlinks] Jaguar Heritage always produces a strong turnout for the Mille Miglia, and this year they’ve documented the 1,000 mile adventure on video. The Mille Miglia is a stunning showcase of cars from a bygone age, with sixty year old cars running for 1,000 miles through some of Italy’s most beautiful scenery over […]
New Jaguar E-Type Lightweight: Documentary on Channel 4 tonight
[nggallery id=1918 template=customlinks] Jaguar are creating six ‘New’ Lightweight E-Types, using ‘missing’ chassis numbers, and Channel 4 and Mark Evans document the process tonight at 9pm. Last summer, Jaguar announced that it was going to build six new Lightweight E-Types, with the new cars getting the ‘missing’ 1963 chassis numbers from a run of 18 […]
Jaguar Land Rover profits rise to £2.6 billion
[nggallery id=1938 template=customlinks] Jaguar Land Rover has revealed their fifth profit rise in a row, with pre-tax profits of £2.6 billion on sales of £21.9 billion. 80% of cars were exported. No one can question that Tata has done a terrific job – helped by a resurgence in economies round the world – in turning […]
Jaguar’s 2015 Mille Miglia Stars & Cars celebrate 80 years of the Jaguar name
[nggallery id=2105 template=customlinks] Jaguar is back for the 2015 Mille Miglia with a familiar line-up of C-Types, D-Types, XKs and a MK VII, and familiar faces to drive too including Jodie Kidd. Jaguar was there at the real Mille Miglia before it became a showcase parade (which is also the only reason they’re there now), and […]
Aston Martin DB10 & Jaguar C-X75 race round Rome’s streets in James Bond Spectre (video)
With filming in full swing for the latest James Bond, SPECTRE, we get video footage of the Aston Martin DB10 and Jaguar C-X75 racing around Rome’s streets. James Bond car chases are often not the most believable you’ll see on film, but they have got a lot better in recent outings. And now, with SPECTRE […]
Jaguar confirms the end of R-S and GT models
[nggallery id=1453 template=customlinks] Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations boss, John Edwards, has confirmed that there will be no more R-S or GT models from Jaguar – just SVR range-toppers. For the last twenty-odd years or so Jaguar has been bolting an R badge on to cars that go faster and perform better – like […]