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Old 08-31-07, 06:57 AM
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The XF rejects Jaguar didn't choose

Posted Aug 30th 2007

When the Jaguar C-XF concept appeared just before the Detroit Auto Show most observers breathed a big sigh of relief. After the disappointments of the X-Type and S-Type Jaguar fans were looking for signs of fresh life from Coventry. For a company that has been tied to styling tradition for so long, coming up with a new direction was definitely a challenge. Along the way to the XF, there were numerous proposals ranging from the warmed -ver S-Type pictured above to variations on what was ultimately approved. Check out the gallery to see what the XF was spared from being.

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All the concepts are all.... very GS-ish. From a profile stand point. The first picture looks like a Kia.
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All of the real models (not the sketches) are too conservative in my opinion. The physical models looked like Honda Accords and the Chrysler 300.

I think the final XF was a good blend of a conservative body with distinctive flash here-and-there.
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I thought i saw this car yesterday, it was a jag and was unusual so i sped up and it was a jag. however the one I saw was a 2 door. it was really futuristic looking.
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Originally Posted by shawnjohn9
I thought i saw this car yesterday, it was a jag and was unusual so i sped up and it was a jag. however the one I saw was a 2 door. it was really futuristic looking.
What you saw was most probably the XK.
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This car is all wrong and does not follow Jaguar tradition. Bring back the classic lines on the 82 XJ6. Ford I tell you
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They did, and no one bought them.

The point of this car is to not look to the past.
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Hmmm...looks like they took quite a bit of styling cues from the Continental GT.
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Old 08-31-07, 03:29 PM
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I like some of those better than the production car
 
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I still don't get used to how it looks to the front, the headlights are too large.
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man those are fugly concepts man I want to puke right now
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I have to say that I don't remember exactly what the artist's usually misconceptions were like but the reality is I am not very impressed with either the XF or the various concepts. Jag better get used to product reviews in Bangalore.
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Originally Posted by Seize
Hmmm...looks like they took quite a bit of styling cues from the Continental GT.
this one is just a blatant knockoff

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Originally Posted by DASHOCKER
This car is all wrong and does not follow Jaguar tradition. Bring back the classic lines on the 82 XJ6. Ford I tell you
i agree, same with mercedes, bring back the lines off the older s classes, but unfortunetly people dont like those design of cars anymore , to bad because by the time i can drive, it will be near impossible to buy a car in good condition of that kind of styling
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I'm glad they didnt pick any of those. I think they did a wonderful job with the XF.
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