Jaguar Automobiles Blog

With deliveries for the new 2010 Jaguar XJ set to start shortly, prices for the new luxo-cat have been released. They start at $72,500 (including destination) for the base normally aspirated 5.0-liter XJ and go up from there. In the realm of luxury ...    Read more

Remember Jaguar's mean XKR GT2 coupe? Although the car was built to compete in the American Le Mans Series, the automaker revealed the car is headed for the real thing -- the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans. "We are delighted the ACO has granted us ...    Read more

2010 signals not only the arrival of a completely overhauled Jaguar lineup, but the 75th anniversary of the Jaguar nameplate itself.“In 2010, we celebrate our past, and 75 years of designing and building cars that celebrate the art of automobile making,” said Mike O’Driscoll, managing director of Jaguar Cars. “We’re ...    Read more

Jaguar Land Rover announced today that David Smith, who was named as CEO for both brands almost two years ago, has officially left the company. Reports from multiple sources indicate that Ravi Kant, vice chairman of parent company Tata Motors, will serve as an interim CEO.Smith, 48, started ...    Read more

J.D. Power and Associated ranked Jaguar as Number 1 in its Sales Satisfaction Index. For the fifth time in six years, the Tata Motors-owned premium brand has taken the award. Based on a 1000 point scale, Jaguar leads the way with a score of 898 points. The luxury brand scored ...    Read more

Thanks to aggressive cost cutting and the introduction of new models, Jaguar Land Rover managed to post an operating profit in the third quarter of 2009.Parent firm Tata Motors reported the British brands made an operating profit of £41.3 million ($67.4 million) in the third quarter, compared to the same ...    Read more

Considering an XFR or XKR but you're just the slightest bit overwhelmed by the power output? Jaguar has announced a driving academy that is free of charge for purchasers of the 2010 R models. Driving techniques will be the main focus of the events. Acceleration, braking, emergency lane changes, and ...    Read more

The new Jaguar XJ is a lot of things – groundbreaking, fresh, and of course, luxurious. But don’t call it beautiful. “All you can hope for in the modern world is handsome,” said Jaguar design director Ian Callum, who was showing the new XJ to a small group of journalists ...    Read more

Hoping to score one of the 2010 Jaguar XJLs from Neiman Marcus' Christmas catalog? You're out of luck - they've all been accounted for. Although the limited-edition XJL went on sale last Friday at noon, AutoWeek claims it took only 4 hours and 4 minutes for ...    Read more

Looking for the ultimate Christmas present for a Jaguar fan? Perhaps one of the 50 tricked out 2010 Jaguar XJLs offered by Neiman Marcus will fit the bill. <P class=MsoNormal target="_blank"> Each Neiman Marcus car starts with a long-wheelbase XJL model fitted with the 470 hp, 5.0-liter V-8 ...    Read more

In the hopes of expanding its product lineup and buyer appeal, Jaguar reportedly isworking on getting a new four-door hatchback, similar to the RD6 concept shown in 2003, into production. The new car, supposedly code-named RD7,might target the likes of Audi’s new A5 ...    Read more

February 2008: That's the last time I found myself behind the wheel of a Jaguar XK convertible. That car cost $87,910, and unlike most everybody else who wrote anything about it, I panned it. In fact, I went so far as to suggest that Jaguar (still Ford-owned ...    Read more

Although we expect Audi to receive most of the attention at the 2009 Petit Le Mans this weekend, Jaguar fans will have something to cheer about during the ALMS race. Along with partner Paul Gentilozzi and his RSR Racing Team, the British automaker will launch its new XKR GT2 racer ...    Read more

Jaguar and Land Rover make no bones about it: Times are tough. But they are digging in for the long haul.Jaguar and Land Rover, which are owned by the Indian Tata conglomerate, issued a press release today that was at once surprisingly candid and more than a little depressing, yet ...    Read more

The innovative dual-view navigation screen in the all-new 2010 Jaguar XJ is undoubtedly cool, but unfortunately for Jaguar, it's currently illegal in the U.S.The XJ's new navigation screen is designed to show two different images, depending on whether the driver or passenger is looking at it. For example, as the ...    Read more

Following a renovation and a shakeup in management, the Jaguar Heritage Museum in Coventry, England, has been reopened to the public. The museum was founded in 1983 as an independent educational charity. Originally, the museum was operated as the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust, but it now is known simply ...    Read more

Even in tough times, the folks at Jaguar know how to put on a good show. For the 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed, the firm will trot out a number of special rides, including a one-off XKR.According to Mike O’Driscoll, Jaguar’s managing director, the special XKR was “developed to explore ...    Read more

Keeping in line with his philosophy of not "putting exciting projects on the backburner," Ratan Tata, the owner of Jaguar, has reportedly thrown his support behind a two-seat roadster speculatively called the Jaguar XE that will receive a Chevrolet Volt-like range-extending powertrain.Motor Trend claims to have learned that ...    Read more

Jaguar’s most recent video tease of its upcoming all-new XJ has Ian Callum, the firm’s director of design, talking about the car’s shape.“The car is very modern,” says Callum, “and it certainly meets up the expectations of people who understand design with a capital D, I have no doubt about ...    Read more

Jaguar revealed this teaser image and a few details on the 2010 XJ. Although the picture doesn't show much, the company's flagship is in for a major redesign.The details mention the addition of a panoramic glass roof which is clearly visible from the picture. Also mentioned is the all-new XJ ...    Read more

Although the all-new 2010 Jaguar XJ has yet to emerge even in photographs, Jaguar is already promising to build an extended-range electric variant of the flagship sedan.Following approval of a £307 million ($407.8 million) loan from the European Investment Bank to spend on advancing green car technology, Autocar says the ...    Read more

Jaguar Cars and the Jaguar Heritage Trust are supporting no less than six historic Jaguars at the 2009 Mille Miglia. This will mark the largest number of works-supported Jaguar vehicles to ever take part in the Mille Miglia.In addition to the Jaguar-supported works vehicles, there are sixteen other Jaguars from ...    Read more

Jaguar Land Rover is currently trying to secure a £773 million ($1.1 billion) bailout package in an attempt to save several thousand jobs.The bailout package the automaker is attempting to secure includes a £500 million ($733 million) loan from the British government and a £273 million ($400 million) loan from ...    Read more

Torotrak, a British high-tech transmission specialist, announced that it is working with Jaguar Land Rover on a mechanical hybrid system similar to the KERS devices fitted to most Formula One cars competing this season. The mechanical hybrid system uses a small continuously variable transmission (CVT) coupled to a flywheel. Some ...    Read more

This time, Jaguar doesn't need to make any excuses for its entry in the high-performance luxury sedan category. The 2010 Jaguar XFR is good enough to take on the Germans.I'm sitting at the airport in Seville, Spain, where I've just driven the 2010 Jaguar XFR high-performance luxury sedan. We´ll have ...    Read more