Jaguar News
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It's a great time to be a car enthusiast. High-horsepower offerings are everywhere, and available at a multitude of price points. There are, of course, the ultra-exotic machines with dizzying power figures to match their equally atmospheric price tags. At the other end of the spectrum sits a number of relatively affordable 300-400 horsepower cars, and that number can climb all the way up to 700 if you're feeling Hellcatty. We're feeling catty... but for a different bred of feline: the 2015 Jaguar F-Type R in coupe format (an F-Type R Convertible has been added for the 2016 model year). ALSO...
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C-X75 Coming At Last: Bond Villain To Drive Jaguar Supercar In ‘Spectre’While James Bond will be driving the new Aston Martin DB10 in the upcoming movie Spectre, his nemesis is reported to be getting an even cooler set of wheels: Jaguar’s canceled C-X75 supercar. Such a role would tie in with Jaguar’s Good to be Bad advertising campaign for the F-Type...
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2015 Jaguar F-Type, XF, XJ Recalled For Steering Failure, Fire RiskLike a modern update on a classic horror movie, it appears that the ghost of Lucas Electrical may have just returned to haunt the modern brand: Jaguar is recalling some of its 2015 model year XJ, XF, and F-Types built between late August and mid-September, and it's partially due to an issue with...
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Jaguar Land Rover Shows Off Transparent Pillar Technology: VideoRemember Land Rover’s unique transparent hood technology that allows you to see the position of a vehicle’s wheels from behind the wheel for easier off-roading? Well, sister brand Jaguar has come out with its own version of the technology, this time making the pillars of a car...
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Jaguar F-Type Recalled For Passenger Airbag RiskA recall notice has been issued for the 2014 and 2015 Jaguar F-Type. No, it's not to quiet down the exhaust note (thank goodness), but rather to fix a potential issue related to the seatbelt harness connector. ALSO SEE: Lies! There Is No $212,000 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat It seems that the...
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2016 Jaguar F-Type: Electric Power Steering Is Better, Says Chief EngineerJaguar last week at the Los Angeles Auto Show revealed that all-wheel drive is the future of V-8-powered Type R models of its F-Type sports car, while a manual transmission will be offered on the V-6 variants. Both of those pieces of news are likely to boost the appeal of Jag’s hot-selling...
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Jaguar’s F-Type has only been on the scene since the 2014 model year but the vehicle has come in for some substantial updates, which are being introduced for the 2016 F-Type going on sale next spring. The big news is the addition of an all-wheel-drive system, which Jaguar has confirmed will be standard on all F-Type R variants and an option on F-Type S variants. One other major announcement is the availability of a manual transmission, a six-speed unit that at present is only being offered on rear-wheel-drive F-Types equipped with a V-6 engine. ALSO SEE: 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350...
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Jaguar Registers ‘EV-Type’ TrademarkIs Jaguar working on an electrified vehicle destined to be called the EV-Type? We can’t be sure but the company has just registered the “EV-Type” trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as well as a similar registry in Europe. The registration was filed on October 30...
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Ex-Brunei Royal Family Jaguar XJ220 Up For AuctionImagine it: a pristine 1994 Jaguar XJ220 that has been immaculately maintained, and shows just under 6,000 miles on the odometer. Now imagine that same car, but with provenance that includes ownership by the royal family of Brunei. That’s this car, and it’s up for auction next week at...
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Jaguar Confirms All-Wheel-Drive F-Type For L.A. Auto Show, Partners With Bloodhound SSC TeamJaguar’s F-Type is already available in a number of variants but the expansion of the sports car range is far from complete. The strategy mimics that used by Porsche for its 911, which caters to a wide variety of buyers, and it’s one Mercedes-AMG plans to implement for its new GT sports...
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2015 Jaguar F-Type Coupe: Best Car To Buy NomineeBeautiful to look at, glorious to hear, and incredibly fun to drive, the 2015 Jaguar F-Type Coupe is a car any enthusiast would love to wake up to every day. But are its charms enough to overcome the highly competitive field that make up Motor Authority’s Best Car To Buy 2015 nominees list?...
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Hennessey Jaguar F-Type R Coupe Packs 623 HP, Tears Up Drag Strip: VideoIf you’re more accustomed to Hennessey focusing its might on American muscle and sports cars, you’re not alone, but it turns out the boffins from Texas can tune up a Brit beast, too. Here, the 623-hp Hennessey HPE600 Jaguar F-Type Coupe R rips up the dyno and the drag strip with all the...
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It was two years ago that Jaguar Land Rover announced a partnership with Chery to establish a new production facility in China. Production at the new facility finally commenced this week, with the first model produced there being the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque. This is the first time that one of the British automaker’s vehicles has been produced outside of the U.K., if you don’t include the complete knock-down kits previously assembled in India. In the previous financial year, Jaguar Land Rover sold more than 100,000 vehicles in China, making it the automaker’s single...
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Jaguar F-Type All-Wheel Drive Spy ShotsAll-wheel-drive sports coupes (and convertibles) are predominantly the territory of the Germans (and the British, by way of Germany, with Bentley), but soon, Jaguar will bring the feature to its brand, too, if this prototype of an all-wheel-drive F-Type is any indication. Billed as a “Plant...
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Jaguar Lets Fans Drive Its Heritage CollectionIt’s no secret that owning classic cars is more popular than ever but unfortunately this has pushed up prices, in some cases to astronomical levels. But you don’t have to be a multimillionaire to experience some of the best classics, even extremely rare ones, as Jaguar is offering its...
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All-Wheel-Drive Jaguar F-Type To Debut At 2014 L.A. Auto Show: ReportJaguar’s F-Type is already available in a number of variants but the expansion of the sports car range is far from complete. The strategy mimics that used by Porsche for its 911, which caters to a wide variety of buyers, and it’s one Mercedes-AMG plans to implement for its new GT sports...
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2017 Jaguar XE Configurator LaunchedJaguar’s all-new XE is still almost 24 months away from hitting showrooms here in the U.S. but to keep interest alive the automaker already has a configurator for the car up and running on its website. Being so far out from showrooms, there aren’t many options or accessories to add but...
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2017 Jaguar XE Preview, Live PhotosWatch the debut ceremony for the 2017 Jaguar XE here. Jaguar’s resurgence over its past several new models has been cemented with the F-Type coupe and roadster, especially in the sports car arena. Today, Jaguar unveiled the latest addition to its line at the 2014 Paris Auto Show: the 2017 XE...
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The 2017 Jaguar XE sedan remains two years away from its American on-sale date, but today, at the car’s official unveiling in Paris, Jaguar’s U.S. vice president of communications & public affairs, Stuart Schorr, confirmed some of the details of the U.S.-bound version of the car. Among those key details are availability of both gasoline and diesel engines, both rear- and all-wheel drive, and a range of four- and six-cylinder engines. While the intervening two years, as well as various changes for the U.S. market, may see specifications for America’s production XE vary...
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Jaguar F-Type Burns To The Ground On The Autobahn: VideoWhen fast cars and fire are the topic of conversation, the Jaguar F-Type isn’t a common name to drop. In fact, it’s downright rare. But this particular F-Type experienced some sort of dramatic malfunction that resulted in its total demise on a section of the German autobahn last week...
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Limited Run Of Ian Callum's Jaguar Mark 2 To Be Built After AllWe've lost count of the number of times automakers have claimed they wouldn't build a car and then built it anyway after seeing the potential market. The same clearly happens in the realm of bespoke classic car conversions, as Classic Motor Cars Limited (CMC) has announced it will produce a limited...
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Jaguar Teases The 2016 XE Sport Sedan: VideoJaguar’s all-new XE sport sedan is almost here. In fact, the reveal is scheduled for this coming Monday. But Jaguar simply can’t contain itself from teasing its new 3-Series rival and has released a video showing glimpses of the car juxtaposed against the automaker’s other...
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Ian Callum's Jaguar Mark 2 Finally Revealed: VideoIan Callum has been responsible for some of the most beautiful cars on the roads over the last few decades, but the Jaguar and former Aston Martin designer has a healthy appreciation for the brand's back-catalogs, too. For Callum, as with many Jaguar fans, the Mark 2 of 1959 to 1967 is a particular...
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Jaguar Details New XE Sedan’s Infotainment System: VideoJaguar’s upcoming XE small sedan, set for a reveal in September ahead of a U.S. sales launch in 2016, will be the automaker’s first model equipped with a new infotainment system dubbed InControl. The system is designed around an 8-inch display with touch capability, but for added safety...
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