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Old 03-05-08, 07:53 PM
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Jaguar’s new parent-to-be, Tata, seems to have some great plans at hand; ahead of the much anticipated take-over that is expected within the next two weeks.

Tata Group Chairman, Ratan Tata, recently revealed that the company is intending to take the long-forgotten Jaguar F-Type concept into production. The F-Type concept was unveiled at the 2000 North American International Auto Show.

From what we can see, Jaguar has been moderately refreshing some of its models in the recent months. In addition to this, the XJ sedan will receive a facelift soon, subsequently followed by the production of the F-Type and XF coupe. Jaguar also has plans for a four-door XK and a crossover SUV in the near future.

The funding for Jaguar’s new models and facelifts is included in the due diligence process of the Tata Group, so getting the F-Type into production will not be far-fetched after all.'''






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Looks like a more bulbous XK...
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Old 03-05-08, 09:43 PM
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reminds me of SPEED RACER
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reminds me of how ugly cars can be
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Old 03-05-08, 11:52 PM
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I remember how people used to drool over this car when it first came out.
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I still think it's beautiful and it looks as current now as it did back in 2000, it's a great design
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Old 03-06-08, 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by iKenn
reminds me of SPEED RACER


omg..those lazy jaguar designers! look at the side mirrors!
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the front bears a semblance to the last generation XK... not horridly attractive in my book.
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Old 03-06-08, 05:54 AM
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i dont' like it. it continues with the previous, late 90's up to mid 2000's styling that just sucked. the new xk and xf are much better. the new xf's just showed up at work and i've had a chance to drive and go through them and they are nice, much nicer and more up to date than any previous jag.
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Old 03-06-08, 07:34 AM
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Yeah good luck with that
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Old 03-06-08, 08:28 AM
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omg..those lazy jaguar designers! look at the side mirrors
lol its funny how useless those side mirrors would be if this went into production
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Old 03-06-08, 01:54 PM
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i'm more curious about how well built and reliable their cars will be ... there will always be people to buy cars that others may not like ... but if they break all the time or what ever then it doesn't matter what the car looks like
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