Jaguar Hybrids Coming
According to Mr. Stride, electric motors are far more efficient than the internal combustion engine - they deliver maximum torque right across the revs range - and are thus preferable as the main power supply. He points out that this is a better technical option than that used by the Lexus hybrid and Toyota Prius.
2010 Jaguar XJ Preview
Autoweek has an interesting article about the next generation XJ, due in January 2010.
They reveal that many of the design features of the C-XF concept car will make it to the production car.
Jaguar XFR test
It may be an unlikely source, but David Granger writes in Esquire that the Jaguar XFR is The Most Thrilling Jaguar Ever Built.
This is what Jaguar, at its best, has stood for:
the ultimate combination of luxury, style, and breathtaking power.
Jaguars on Patrol
Jaguar at Mille Miglia 2009
Car Magazine has a wonderful as-it-happened blog report of the 2009 Mille Miglia as experienced by Johnny Smith from his co-driver seat in a C-Type Jaguar, one of six “Works Team” entries. A brilliant first person account.
New Zealand’s Classic Car lists the entries as:
- Jaguar Heritage 1956 Jaguar D-type ‘Long Nose’. Registration mark: 393 RW
- 1953 Jaguar Heritage C-type. Registration mark: NDU 289
- 1952 Jaguar C-type. Registration Mark: MDU 214
- 1953 Jaguar C-type. Registration Mark MVC 630
- 1953 Jaguar C-type. Registration Mark RAU 450
- 1954 Jaguar Mark VII. Registration Mark 97 DMH
Jaguar XF Tops Poll
Auto Express has revealed the results of its Driver Power 2009 survey, based on more than 20,000 completed questionnaires.
They conclude that The Best Car in Britain is the Jaguar XF :
What a winner!
As the reigning Auto Express car of the year, Jaguar’s XF executive saloon is a triumph.
Jaguar Celebration at Beaulieu
The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu in the south of England is currently hosting a Jaguar Jamboree.
The featured cars include:
- Jaguar Mark 2
- Jaguar XF SV8 (First of Line)
- Jaguar XK120 OTS Alloy
- Jaguar XK140 OTS
- Jaguar Mark IX
- Jaguar XJ220
- Austin Seven Swallow
What a splendid day trip for anyone lucky enough to be in England this Spring.
The Greening of Jaguar
Autocar reports that Jaguar have announced plans to produce an extended-range electric next-generation XJ luxury sedan as a result of receiving a £307 million loan from the European Union.
The company plans to bring the XJ Hybrid into production in 2011.
It will have a 30 mile all-electric range, and offer 57 mpg in generator mode.
I Feel a Road Trip Coming On
Nothing to add here, the picture says it all …
Jaguar Sending Six Cars to 2009 Mille Miglia
Automobile Magazine and Motor Trend both report that Jaguar Motors and Jaguar Heritage Trust are sending a works supported team of six Classic Jaguars and a pair of modern Jaguars to the 2009 Mille Miglia in May. The team line-up is one D-type, four C-types, a Mark VII, plus an XFR and XKR.
Norman Dewis, former Jaguar test development driver and navigator for Stirling Moss in the 1952 Mille Miglia, said:
It will be history repeating itself.