Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) turned an operating profit in the last quarter and saw sales rise by 23%. Despite the attempts by the UK Government to hijack Jaguar Land Rover in exchange for financial backing to get through the current economic mess that is afflicting car makers, JLR hasn’t capitulated to whatever the unknown demands […]
Jaguar XKR – the best drifting car
Jeremy Clarkson and the Stig take on a ‘Splat the Apple’ competition whilst drifting a VXR and an XKR whilst wearing daft footwear. In a bit of Christmas DVD daftness (a Jeremy Clarkson speciality) Clarkson and the Stig are out playing at ‘Splat the Apple’ on the track at Monteblanco. But there’s a catch. Daft […]
Jaguar Land Rover – Clever Finance Deal
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has agreed a deal with GE Finance to access the funds tied up in new cars in transit. The deal effectively gives JLR £170 million working capital. Car makers have been begging lines of credit from wherever they can in the last year as the recession has bitten hard in to […]
Jaguar R Performance Academy Launched
Jaguar has announced the launch of the Jaguar R Performance Academy in the US to teach high-end driving skills to owners of performance Jaguars. With Jaguar going from strength to strength with its performance models (like the Jaguar XFR) they obviously feel it’s not just good PR but good sense to get owners as au […]
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 […]
New Jaguar XJ by Arden – the AJ22
German tuner Arden has revealed details of a modified 2010 Jaguar XJ – the Arden AJ22 – with body kit, revised suspension and different wheels. The new Jaguar XJ was launched in July and we covered it in detail. We did an XJ Review covering every bit of detail we had. All that’s left is […]
Jaguar pulls out of CTS-V Challenge
Jaguar has pulled out of the CTS-V Challenge in New York, citing concerns over brake fade. Bob Lutz smiles. Jaguar hasn’t really put a foot wrong on the PR front for quite a while. The XJ launch – although we took the Michael – was a very cleverly run campaign, and Jaguar are always responsive […]
Jaguar hatchback still on?
It seems likely that Jaguar are planning a hatchback to slot in below the XF. Similar to the R-D6 Concept and arriving in 2013/2014. Rumours about new cars crop up every day. Some have more credibility than others, and we do try to sort the wheat from the chaff before we jump in and report […]
Win the first new Jaguar XJ
Jaguar are offering a new XJ SWB 3.0 litre Diesel Portfolio – the first off the production line – in a competition which benefits the NSPCC. It seems like an age since we were inundated with stories on the new Jaguar XJ. The launch proper was back in July and that was preceded by a […]
Jaguar XJL – Merry Christmas!
The new Jaguar XJL Supercharged features as this year’s Neiman Marcus Christmas Book Car. Just 50 available at $105,000. It’s not a thought you want to have when the first leaves are only just starting to turn golden brown, and the morning air is suddenly full of moisture. But it’s inevitable – Christmas is coming. […]