10,000 orders placed for new Jaguar XF (High Demand Causes Delays pg. 2)
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10,000 orders placed for new Jaguar XF (High Demand Causes Delays pg. 2)
The Jaguar XF goes on sale worldwide in the UK, Europe and North America on March 10. A simultaneous debut in multiple markets is reportedly a first for Jaguar, as is this initial heavy demand for a brand new model. Automotive News reports that Jaguar has 10,000 customer deposits in hand for the new Jaguar XF, with 3,000 orders in the U.S. alone. Jaguar, a near constant fixture as Autoblog's Biggest Loser every month in our By The Numbers report of monthly sales figures, sold just 664 cars in the U.S. last month. We bet that come the end of March, it will no longer hold that dubious honor.
We knew demand would be big, as Jaguar dealers reported having to create informal waiting lists for the sports sedan, which will be sold with no mark ups on a first come, first serve basis. The successor to the stylish but slow-selling S-Type, the XF will start at $49,975 and come with a 300-hp V8 as standard. So far it's been a darling of the media, who, like us, claim that it has to be seen in person to appreciate the design. No one knows how many XF sedans Jaguar plans to sell annually, but we've heard estimates of 20,000 and Land Rover has additional production capacity if it's needed.
Seeing an automaker completely reverse its fortunes overnight is a rare sight, but we may witness that happen when the dust settles after March 10th. Thousands of XF sales will in turn mean more sales of the XK to new buyers who just dropped by a dealership to check out that "hot new sedan" everyone's talking about. Jaguar would be well advised to put a rush order on delivering the new XJ to market to complete its lineup's reinvention.
We knew demand would be big, as Jaguar dealers reported having to create informal waiting lists for the sports sedan, which will be sold with no mark ups on a first come, first serve basis. The successor to the stylish but slow-selling S-Type, the XF will start at $49,975 and come with a 300-hp V8 as standard. So far it's been a darling of the media, who, like us, claim that it has to be seen in person to appreciate the design. No one knows how many XF sedans Jaguar plans to sell annually, but we've heard estimates of 20,000 and Land Rover has additional production capacity if it's needed.
Seeing an automaker completely reverse its fortunes overnight is a rare sight, but we may witness that happen when the dust settles after March 10th. Thousands of XF sales will in turn mean more sales of the XK to new buyers who just dropped by a dealership to check out that "hot new sedan" everyone's talking about. Jaguar would be well advised to put a rush order on delivering the new XJ to market to complete its lineup's reinvention.
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/i...for-jaguar-xf/
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I don't know. I really liked the S-Class (it was a nice luxury car), and will save my comments for an XF review.
But, I'll admit,the S-Class like most Jaguars, had its share of quality goofs. The one I test-drove (brand-new) when they first came out had a loose outside door handle that was inoperative and practically fell right off.
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I can't stand the front end styling of the car and I'm not a fan of the interior. As for the initial orders, it sounds like a lot but I wonder for how long do those initial orders stretch to? If those 10,000 orders are for the next two years for example, then it's nothing special at all. And these are global numbers, compared to the other vehicles in the segment the global numbers are not that high. The LS had a huge number of initial orders and that car is much more expensive and in another class than the XF.
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I don't know. I really liked the S-Class (it was a nice luxury car), and will save my comments for an XF review.
But, I'll admit,the S-Class like most Jaguars, had its share of quality goofs. The one I test-drove (brand-new) when they first came out had a loose outside door handle that was inoperative and practically fell right off.
But, I'll admit,the S-Class like most Jaguars, had its share of quality goofs. The one I test-drove (brand-new) when they first came out had a loose outside door handle that was inoperative and practically fell right off.
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I'm glad Jaguar is turning around, of all the luxury brands, Jag's combination of luxury, performance and style speaks to me the most. I still don't like the front end of this car though, the front end of the concept looked so much better
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Let's hope this is a sign of a strong new beginning for Jaguar. I was able to spend some time sitting around and feeling the new XF quite a bit at the auto show here and I was pretty impressed by the quality and fit and finish of the material. The way the dash curves is a little ugly to me but the way the blue light bathed the interior was so cool.
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A friend was down at the factory recently and said that the car looked far better in the flesh than in the photos. He also said the production area was crammed with left hand drive models for the US - it seemed as if that is where they are concentrating on first.
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The front end of the XF Concept looks much better than the above.
http://www.carpw.com/jaguar+cars/xf/concept+(2007)+535/
http://www.carpw.com/jaguar+cars/xf/concept+(2007)+535/
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It is a very nice looking sedan. As good as XK is, sedan is still the most important icon for a luxury car company, I am glad Jaguar finally find its direction and wish this is the right direction.
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i hope it does take off! right now, i have almost no work due to the paltry amount of jags on the road. (i'm a jag mechanic). hopefully the quality is closer to lexus than ford. the x and s type basically feel, sound, ride and perform like tauruses. cheapness abounds and it doens't surprise me that people dont buy them when there are so many better alternatives.