| Jaguar C-XF: First time seen state side. |
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| Thursday, 12 July 2007 | |
Jaguar C-XF: First time seen state side. July 10th, 2007; I managed to come across two vehicles driving around Lee Vining, CA on Tuesday in full test trim. Aside from the brake calipers there were no identifying marks but was informed from an undisclosed source from within the company that these were "the new Jaguars". A little looking around landed a match with the new C-XF, a VERY sporty new 4 door saloon. Article and images by John Ford - Tuner-Tech.com From channel4.com: The C-XF is clearly lower-riding, as well as being a couple of inches longer and wider; it's to be marketed as more of a sports-focused rival to the 5-Series than as a luxury model. As rumoured, the production car isn't going to have quite such a radical curve to its roofline as the concept and it will have to have conventional manually operated door handles and rear-view mirrors in place of the concept's sensors and rear-view cameras. However, the styling looks otherwise little changed from that of the show car, bar slightly thicker headlights and smaller wheels (the concept sat on 21-inchers). The production car, besides having more rear headroom than the concept, will also have thicker-bolstered seats and a more conventional dashboard - without the sensor-driven controls - though some of the LED ambient lighting features could stay. The blue-glowing fibre-optic door trim detailing is unlikely to make production, however. Engines will include the familiar 420bhp 4.2 V8, but a new version of the 2.7 V6 diesel will also be offered. Click images to view larger
For official Concept Images, video and information click here |
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