Archive for the ‘Jaguar’ Category

Jaguar announced a while ago that they are preparing a successor for the E-Type which is going to be called Jaguar XE. The car will continue the design line with a fierce look and a distinctive front grille and it will have solid competitors such as the new XE Roadster.nd the Porsche Boxster.

The Jaguar XE is going to be premiered at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2010 and it will be available on the market from 2011. The new Jag is going to be built on an all new aluminum platform and will be equipped with a V8 engine under the hood that should be able to produce 385 HP in naturally aspired version and 510 HP in the supercharged version. Read the rest of this entry »

Design along the lines established by the XK and XF models, the new generation Jaguar XJ breaks with the classic silhouette that characterized this model by creating a completely new, elegant and sporty, keeping the vehicle clearly identified as a Jaguar offering a combination impressive performance seductive, dramatic design and technology approach.

The equipment for the versions that come to Mexico we can highlight the panoramic roof that dramatically increases the sense of light and spacious interior, aluminum body that reduces weight by 150kg, at least compared to its rivals with 50% of material recycling, adaptive air suspension and Active Differential Control, six-speed automatic transmission, Jaguar Drive selector and paddles mounted on the steering wheel, Jaguar Drive Control: Dynamic (more sensitive and sports) and Winter (improving confidence in slippery surfaces), instrument panel virtual high definition (12.3 “), touch screen Dual-View 8″ system Bowers & Wilkins Sound 1200W, LED light clusters, among others.

All three engines that can reach to Mexico will be a first aspirated 5.0-liter V8 (385 HP) with direct injection that achieves the 0-100 km / h in 5.7 seconds, a second engine 5.0-liter supercharged V8 (470 HP ) with direct injection that achieves the 0-100 km / h in 5.2 seconds and the top of the range with the AJ-V8 engine Gen III gasoline 5.0-liter supercharged V8 (510 HP) with direct injection achieves 0 100 km / h in 4.9 seconds.

Prices in Mexico for the Jaguar XJ 2011 are:
XJ 5.0 V8 Premium Luxury 385HP $ 139,000 USD
Portfolio XJ 5.0 V8 S / C 470HP $ 141,000 USD
XJ Super V8 Sport 5.0 S / C 510HP $ 159,000 USD

The sleek, cat-like vehicles we know today as Jaguars have it roots in, of all things, motorcycle sidecars. It’s hard to believe that the company that once produced sidecars would make history as one of the most elegant vehicles of the century. When William Lyons, Jaguar’s founder, was a young lad, he had been trained as a stylist, but was already developing a personality as a shrewd businessman. When his friend William Walmsley shared his idea of an aluminum-bodied motorcycle sidecar, Lyons saw tremendous business potential. As a result, the pair joined together to found the Swallow Sidecar Company with a small loan from their parents. The year was 1922 and Lyons was just 21 years old. Read the rest of this entry »

In the midst of crisis and thanks so much bad news occasionally read things like this. According to the publication Business Standard, JLR (the union of Jaguar and Land Rover under Read the rest of this entry »

It’s amazing how fast you find work in the industry. At least, when you work at certain levels. We just learned that Carl-Peter Forster will Opel, and already seems to have found work. Read the rest of this entry »

Ford and Tata have completed the registration of the transaction to sell the British Jaguar and Land Rover. Henceforth, these two legendary firms wholly owned by Indians.

Jaguar and Land Rover brands Tata total cost of $ 2,3 billion Thus the sum of that Ford will have more to give about $ 600 million for grants Jaguar and Land Rover. That is, in fact it turns out that Ford will receive only $ 1.7 billion Read the rest of this entry »

Concern Jaguar Land Rover, owned by Indian company Tata, refused financial assistance from the British Government, stating that he could obtain the necessary funds by attracting private capital. It is reported by the British edition of The Times.
Initially the concern Jaguar Land Rover asked the British Government to grant a loan of 175 million pounds sterling and the Read the rest of this entry »

Concern Ford announced the final date of receiving applications for the purchase of British brands Jaguar and Land Rover. According to Forbes, preliminary bids from potential buyers will be accepted only until 19 July this year. Read the rest of this entry »

The Indian company Tata Motors Ltd. preparing to purchase one hundred percent of the shares of brands Jaguar and Land Rover, which are currently owned by American Ford Motor Co. “Ford has decided not to retain a share in the two brands, as well as confident about the future development of these two brands in the hands of Tata”, – the newspaper quoted Reuters.

Channel at Ford told the newspaper, “The Economic Times”, Read the rest of this entry »

Following the brand Land Rover on the reduction of production company said Jaguar. Writes The Times, Jaguar executives had decided to temporarily cancel one shift at its UK plant, which now gather all models of this brand – XJ, XK and the new sedan XF. How many ultimately reduce production and how long the new regime of the enterprise – is not reported.
Similar measures have taken a month ago, Land Rover, Read the rest of this entry »