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http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singapor...nt.jsp?id=55637 SEE?! I told you a chick is still a chick. How can a chick ride a Jaguar? Sports somemore. 20+ year old chick knows what?? Best to go St James get laid and let the guys drive the Jaguar better! STOMPer Awyong86 was awakened from his sleep at about 4.50am today (Feb 8) by an accident in Queensway involving a Jaguar and a Nissan Latio. He said: "When I was sleeping, I heard the sound of an emergency brake and crashing! "So I woke up to see what happened! "When I got to the road, I could see two cars -- a Nissan Latio and a Jaguar in the middle of the street." According to him, the driver of the Jaguar was a woman in her 20s. No one was injured in th accident, said the STOMPer. STOMP is contacting the Police for more information.

Hey, This is what i have dones for a 1 year old jaguar Xk wash with Meguiars Goldclass car wash Polish> Po106FF wax> meguiars NXT 2.0, topped with Pinnacle Souveran all done by hand. Meguiar G220 totalling 3 hours

Can't decide which to buy? Merc, on paper, seems like a good buy but feels cramp at the back seat and the car looks small. Jaguar is less powerful but has a rather smooth engine, back seats are small, and no back seat aircon ducts. Which car have more problems that require more workshop visits? Any comments out there? Thanks

"In March 2008, it (Tata Motor) has finalized a deal with Ford Motor Company to acquire British marques, Jaguar Cars..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Motors Would you still consider Jaguar for your next ride?

Seems like nobody's posted a Jag so far, at least according to my limited memory. The colour of the Jag is a deep green, owner told me its Jaguar racing green, I checked online and it seems the colour is more likely to be 'Emerald Fire'. Whatever the name, its really a beautiful colour and it sometimes appears blueish Oops, back to the detail. Process: ONR Clay/ONR Rotary/light cut/OC PC/light cut/OP Poliseal by hand Duragloss AW Tyres/exterior plastic trim gets Poorboy's BnB Chrome polisealed At first sight, plenty of defects like etched watermarks, swirls, scratches and holograms. Its a case of the more you look, the worse it gets Before Pics (it was very much worse) [inline 1.jpg] [inline 2.jpg] My attempt on taking 50-50 shots [inline 4.jpg] After a 'few' hours, the cat was ready to pounce [inline 5.jpg] [inline 6.jpg] [inline 7.jpg] [inline 8.jpg] [inline 9.jpg] [inline 10.jpg] [inline 11.jpg] [inline 12.jpg] [inline 13.jpg] [inline 14.jpg] [inline 15.jpg] [inline 16.jpg] [inline 18.jpg] [inline 19.jpg] The white stuff are deep scratches that require repainting. [inline 20.jpg] [inline 21.jpg] [inline 22.jpg] Rawrrrrrr!!! [inline 23.jpg] That's all folks! Comments and questions welcome. Cheers

Dear all, More details here: http://www.worldcarfans.com/9070828.006/ja...ealed-in-detail

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NICE PORTFOLIO ))) Jaguar XKR Portfolio New special edition XKR Portfolio offers even greater technology and luxury to customers seeking the ultimate sports coupe or convertible. http://automen.blogspot.com/2007/03/2008-j...-portfolio.html

Detroit Auto Show: Jaguar C-XF Concept

Xtype 2.5 $39,617 only! http://www.sgcarmart.com/main/info-2ffv4me9-1076.html I thought 320 already like $45K, and Evo is even higher ... really changed my perception of Jag.

Hi all, Juz saw the Sat ST ads posting new Jaguar at $133,000[shocked]. Anyone know what model izzit? How much is Jaguar servicing?

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The Ford Motor Company's desire to cut costs has put paid to the firm's plans in Grand Prix racing with the closure of both Jaguar Racing and Cosworth Racing, Ford's competition engine subsidiary. The news was announced by Richard Parry-Jones, group vice president, Global Product Development, and Chief Technical Officer of the Ford Motor Company, the man who oversees the Ford Premier Performance Division. www.grandprix.com

Jaguar Racing will be transformed next year into a Ford-branded F1 team, according to the latest word from the F1 paddock. There is a strong body of opinion at Ford that the company should benefit from the programme if it is spending all the money. Jaguar Cars, a Ford subsidiary, is currently the beneficiary of the investment but Jaguar sales have been faltering in recent months and production is currently being streamlined to meet demand. Using the Ford brand will open up many more possibilities for marketing but we hear that Ford wants to reduce its costs a little more and is looking for a partner to take over 30% of the team and help with the funding. The management of the team should not be affected by any of the changes. >>www.grandprix.com

Spy Shots: 2006 Jaguar X150 Aluminum body, steely soul. These are the first spy pictures of the new Jaguar aluminium-bodied sports coupe that will replace the current XK Series in 2006. The new coupe and convertible models are expected to debut in autumn 2005, or early in 2006 as 2006 models. Codenamed X150, the completely redesigned 2+2-seaters are based on the drivetrain, platform, and rivet-bonded aluminum body design of the latest XJ Series sedans. As a result, the first prototype shown here hides its new XK internals under a cut-and-shut Jaguar XJ body. The new chassis will in fact have a wheelbase that's ten inches shorter than the XJ. The wide track and lack of rear doors are the best clues to the new XK's identity. While it's difficult to draw any firm conclusions on the exterior styling of the new XK, the proportions of this first prototype are representative. The computer-generated illustration accompanying the spy shots is an interpretation of how the X150 may develop, based on concepts shown by Jaguar, such as the R-D6 concept and the F-Type. There is no confirmation that the "fake" rear doors on the prototype indicate a set of rear-hinged doors for the new sports car. Earlier this year, Jaguar confirmed the X150 project and announced that it will be built along with the XJ in its Browns Lane factory in Coventry, U.K. The normally aspirated (XK) and supercharged (XKR) V-8 engines and a six-speed ZF automatic transmission will be adapted from the XJ saloon cars, but specially tuned for duty in the lighter and sportier coupe/convertible XK. No word yet as to the adoption of Aston Martin's 6.0-liter V-12 engine. Back to top

Hi guys, wonder if u saw the news, a ah pek drove a Jaguar and crash into the whole stretch of metal roader divder !!! The force is so great that it sent a whole lot of metal bars flying towards the opposite traffic !! Wah lau, very surprise the engine didnt collapse inwards, what strenght man !!

Source: Jaguar The most powerful road-going Jaguar convertible ever

Curb Weight: 2975 lbs Layout: Mid-Engine/RWD Transmission: 6-Speed Sequential Engine Type: V10 Displacement: 7000 cc Horsepower: 640 bhp @ ---- rpm Performance 0-60 mph: 3.8 sec Top Speed: 211 mph

http://www.supercars.net/PicFetch?pic=2003_jaguar_r-d6-1.jpg http://www.supercars.net/PicFetch?pic=2003_jaguar_r-d6-2.jpg http://www.supercars.net/PicFetch?pic=2003_jaguar_r-d6-3.jpg R-D6 also takes advantage of Jaguar's lightweight structure strategy, as pioneered in the new XJ saloon. Using aluminium and composite materials for the chassis and body, R-D6 weighs just 1500kg. This allows it to capitalise on the power - and, more importantly, the torque - delivered by its V6 engine. And it's the engine that will surprise many people - although, when you think about it, a high-performance 2.7-litre diesel engine makes perfect sense. Confirming Jaguar as a potent new force in the world of large-capacity diesels, the bi-turbo V6 is a tuned version of the engine that will make its debut in the S-TYPE in 2004. With horsepower in excess of 230bhp and a massive 500Nm of torque, the V6 diesel engine endows R-D6 with the pace to satisfy its looks and R-Performance rating. Acceleration from standstill to the benchmark 60mph takes less than six seconds. Top speed is an electronically limited 155mph. THE BODY Its distinctive blend of attributes inherent in the Jaguar psyche - emotional engineering, stimulating performance, intelligent technology and downright sexy design - makes R-D6 instantly recognisable as a true Jaguar. But the styling of the car - its lines and shapes, its sheer presence - heralds a design direction that makes no apologies to past, present or future. At 4,330mm long, R-D6 is 342mm shorter than Jaguar's smallest car, the X-TYPE saloon - and 760mm shorter than an XK8 coupe. The compact length of R-D6 is aided by short overhangs front and rear (800mm and 695mm respectively) and is achieved with a wheelbase of 2,840mm. To ensure R-D6 is a true four-seater, the design team refused to compromise on width or height (2,150mm and 1,390mm) but succeeded nonetheless in crafting a beautifully compact coupe that has all the road presence - and more - that you expect of a Jaguar. The headlights reveal a fresh interpretation of the twin-lamp style featured by Jaguars so successfully - and naturally - for many years. Both front and rear lights use LED technology to deliver the best possible function while maintaining beautiful form. For many, though, it will be the details that make R-D6 so irresistibly attractive. Details such as the flush-mounted door handles, which pivot on the front edge to activate an electrical actuator that opens the door; the centrally mounted twin-pipe exhausts; the aluminium boot finisher engraved with the Jaguar script; or even the Leaper on the back of the car. THE STRUCTURE The aluminium chassis of R-D6 is similar to that of the new XJ and is constructed using many of the same advanced technologies - with all the accompanying advantages, including outstanding strength, robustness and durability in a true lightweight architecture. Castings such as the front suspension turrets have also benefited from techniques used in the new XJ, while the body is of aluminium and composite materials. R-D6 rides on 21-inch wheels, machined from solid aluminium specifically for this car. They are shod with unique, ultra-low-profile Pirelli tyres: 255/30 R21 on the front and a massive 275/30 R21 on the rear. Look through the spokes of the beautiful wheels and you'll see Jaguar R-Performance discs and callipers. THE HEART The all-new diesel engine that powers R-D6 encapsulates the spirit of Jaguar today and at the same time reinforces the promise of its future. Due to make its debut in a production Jaguar - the S-TYPE - in mid-2004, the 2.7-litre V6 features twin turbochargers and the latest, high-pressure, common-rail direct injection, making it among the most advanced high-performance diesel engines in the world. Innovations such as a Compacted Graphite Iron (CGI) cylinder block - which provides outstanding strength and durability as well as weighing less than a traditional cast iron unit - allied to state-of-the-art electronic engine control systems have given Jaguar the engine that the marque, and many thousands of potential customers, have been waiting for. For R-D6, the 24-valve engine is tuned beyond road-going levels, but central to its design is the need to deliver all the power, refinement and spirited performance that Jaguar drivers demand. The V6 diesel engine that today brings a concept car fully to life will, in less than a year, be putting a smile on the face of Jaguar customers. THE INTERIOR To appreciate fully the interior of R-D6 takes a while. The materials in the cabin are a blend of classic with a contemporary twist and modern bordering on the futuristic. And as you would expect from Jaguar, there are a couple of refreshingly idiosyncratic touches... Aluminium features extensively in both milled and formed guise. Two types of leather - lightly grained, carbon-black aniline and 8mm thick black saddle leather - are used throughout the interior. Satin-finish Black American Walnut veneer complements the Piano Black gloss veneer that was introduced on the new XJ. Probably the best way to visualise the interior of R-D6 is to imagine yourself sitting in the luxurious, moulded composite driver's seat, your back supported by a 'spine' of tensioned leather that weaves through the structure of the seat and then loops forward at the top to provide an integral head restraint. The seat is constructed with internal ducts to allow heating or cooling according to driver preference. To one side of you is a door featuring aluminium and two types of leather, and in the centre a section of the American Walnut wood veneer that runs from the front to the rear of the cabin. Controls for motorised movement of the seat are integrated into the recessed armrest. Open the door and a formed aluminium surround is visible, integrating a Jaguar-embossed leather kick-plate. Your feet rest on wood, which again runs from front to rear. In the area immediately below the seats and extending partially into the footwell, the wood is obscured by a 'floating floor' of tensioned thick saddle leather that 'flows' over the transmission tunnel and is also visible at the outer edges of the cabin floor. The 25mm gap between the leather and the wood, aided by apertures in the latter, forms part of the climate-control system. Where it tops the transmission tunnel, the leather is inset with an aluminium gearshift surround. The milled aluminium lever itself - which operates a six-speed manual transmission - is located in an aluminium, domed hemisphere in place of a traditional soft gaiter. If all of this is detail, it is the view straight ahead from the driver's seat that shows exactly what sort of car R-D6 is. Pride of place goes to the dial pack, encased in aluminium and inherently sports-focused. The tachometer is positioned centrally, with the speedometer smaller and to the right. To the other side, in an adjoining 'pod', are the usual fuel and temperature gauges and other warning lights. All the dial faces have a white ceramic appearance and R-Performance branding, and a milled aluminium rear-view mirror looks perfectly at home. This blend of racetrack and luxury road styles is typical of R-D6 and emphasises its seductive nature. A broad, solid aluminium 'switch beam', topped by an aniline leather-trimmed lower instrument panel, runs across the facia. It is broken in the centre by a cover for the navigation and 'infotainment' display screen, revealed when the cover swivels backwards into the instrument panel. The touch-sensitive screen, developed by Alpine Electronics, features unique 'Shutter LCD' technology that allows passengers to watch a moving image = for example, a DVD - while the driver sees only the essential driving functions: navigation, climate-control etc. The facia hood - which stretches back to a veneered wood surround at the base of the windscreen - is of black saddle leather, which is again designed to give the appearance of being a 'floating' structure. Surrounded by such contemporary opulence and yet aware of the fact that this is actually a compact sports coupe, it is no surprise for a driver to find a three-spoke, tri-material (aluminium, leather and Piano Black wood) steering wheel and drilled aluminium foot pedals. Both are a natural choice. The rear cabin of R-D6 is equal in style and comfort to the front. Two individual seats are accessed via rear-hinged doors, and passengers are treated not only to comfortable, moulded seats, but also to a surprising amount of room. When the rear seats are unoccupied, the entire assembly can slide forward to almost interlock with the front seats. This doubles boot capacity, but here's the really clever bit: the boot floor is a two-layer design, with the upper layer - and, of course, any luggage placed on it - moving forward with the seats to save you having to reorganise the boot. The side-hinged tailgate, the style of which will be familiar to anyone who has owned a Jaguar E-type coupe, is as practical as it is stylish, allowing rear headroom to be optimised. And what of those idiosyncratic Jaguar touches? Interior lighting is usually provided by clear glass courtesy lights, but R-D6 is altogether more passionate, with ambient floor lighting activated when the door opens to provide a welcoming, deep red glow. But the 'hidden' feature you will touch every time you get in the car is secreted in the top of the gearshift, below a swivelling top piece. Much like the safety-catch on a gun - or the top of a fighter aircraft joystick - this covers a silver button with a very important duty. Press it and the V6 engine - and the R-D6 - springs into life. Just the kind of dramatic touch you'd expect of a Jaguar. Story by Jaguar Cars

WHOLE industries are devoted to crunching the numbers of car buying: J. D. Power and Associates puts out its Customer Satisfaction Index; the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gravely tabulates crashworthiness figures; enthusiast magazines trade in gnomic figures like a car's cornering ability measured in lateral g-forces. It's almost as if car buying is a rational process. It's not, and Jaguar, for one, should be glad. By the numbers - acceleration, horsepower and the elusive heft of technology - Jaguar falls short of its German competitors. Often not by much, and not in egregious ways, but enough so that in comparison tests staged by car magazines, heavy with decimalized data, Jaguars typically wind up in the basement. Aesthetics often trumps arithmetic, however, and anyone cross-shopping the Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG and Jaguar S-Type R will feel deeply, even painfully, divided. Sure the E55 is mechanically superior - it might be the best car on the planet - but, for Pete's sake, just look at the Jag. Both the E55 AMG (with a suggested retail price of US$106,000) and the Jaguar S-Type R (US$91,755) are high-performance variants of their companies' mid-size luxury sedans. Within that narrow subset they offer very different ownership experiences. The E55's primary appeal is dumbfounding power, 469 horsepower and 516 pounds-feet of torque, courtesy of a supercharged 5.5-liter V8 hand-built at the AMG factory in Affalterbach, Germany. (Each engine is signed by the technician who assembled it, for a hint of hot-rod haute couture.) So endowed, the E55 is one of the two or three fastest production sedans in the world. Car and Driver clocked one from zero to 60 m.p.h. in 4.3 seconds (so can a sub US$35k!!) on its way to a quarter-mile time of 12.5 seconds, numbers that rival a Ferrari 360 Modena or a Dodge Viper. Not bad for a fully loaded luxury sedan with an automatic transmission. With 390 supercharged horses under the hood, the Jaguar is no paper tiger. The S-Type R dashes to 60 m.p.h. in 5.4 seconds and crosses the quarter-mile stripe in 13.8 seconds - quicker than a nonturbo Porsche 911 or a Nissan 350Z. Yet the S-Type R is certainly not in the E55's league. The Jaguar's appeal lies in its styling. In everyday trim, the S-Type is a graceful design full of style cues from Coventry's glory days. The R package - with its chrome-free body trim, aerodynamic side skirts, 18-inch alloy wheels filled with huge brake rotors, and a steel mesh grill that looks like chain mail - gives the elegant S-Type a touch of lean malevolence. It's just gorgeous. There is a quality in the Jaguar, with its long prow and classic "leaper" hood ornament, that hints at the deep mix of British nobility with our notions of luxury and status. Consumers still see British style - its impractical flair, its clubby insouciance - as an opportunity to purchase prestige. ...... continued....

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