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Old 08-11-11 | 08:08 PM
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Smile Driving the 2011 NCE Jaguar XJL Convertible

Odds are the person who coined the phrase "relegated to the backseat" spent more than a few miles riding in the back of a convertible. It's often a miserable place thanks to incessant wind, constant noise and typically cramped quarters.

Then there's the backseat of Newport Convertible Engineering's (NCE) Jaguar XJ convertible. It's still wind-blown and loud in back, but in this convertible there's plenty of room to stretch out. So even if you don't necessarily feel comfortable, you'll look as if you are.

An Interesting Perspective
The first time we take a good look at this soft-top 2011 NCE Jaguar XJL it's from the rear. It's not the most flattering angle to begin with, given the already controversial shape of the standard taillights, which are usually mitigated somewhat by the sweeping C-pillars.



















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Old 08-11-11 | 10:11 PM
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How can this company have made a gorgeous XJL into a monstrosity?!? Shame...
Old 08-11-11 | 10:29 PM
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Are you sure it's not a stretched and re-badged Sebring?!?
Old 08-11-11 | 10:38 PM
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Reminds me of those 4 door Cadillac's with soft tops
Old 08-11-11 | 10:42 PM
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The guy driving it pretty much sums up the demographic...
Old 08-11-11 | 11:18 PM
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According to Fortune, though, there's one vehicle in 2011 that's universally hated more than all others: the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet.
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if I were to chop the top off a 100k+ luxury sedan, i'd say screw the rag altogether and hope it doesn't rain.
Old 08-12-11 | 01:20 AM
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That looks absolutely TERRIBLE, i'm not sure if it looks worse with the top up or down
Old 08-12-11 | 05:19 AM
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Whoever thought that up should be given a revolver with a single bullet, shown into an empty room, and left to do the honourable thing.
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