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Jaguar Soon May be Offering Competition to the Porsche Boxster

For those that love the Jaguar name plate, even through the last couple of decades where problems have been abound, Jaguar has become more stable and is trying to produce vehicles that are not only elegant, but sporty and offer performance that even a car tuning enthusiast can enjoy. With some fresh ideas, Jaguar is once again a big cat in the jungle looking for prey and delivering up some vehicles that may be a reality in the near future. Two of these vehicles include Boxster competition and a convertible possibly on the horizon.

Ever since Porsche released their Boxster in the 90’s as a good looking, nice performing and budget friendly vehicle, many car makers especially those in Europe have taken note-specifically BMW. Now it seems that Jaguar also has taken note and there is a strong possibility that a Jaguar Boxster along with a convertible is on the horizon.

In addition to the Boxster competition that may be coming out soon, another type of vehicle that is being expected in the coming year or two is a new Jaguar convertible, perhaps built on the XF platform. The XF is the perfect vehicle to extend the line of jaguar to. With its new owners, Jaguar is looking to remain competitive and enhance its pedigree image. Although low cost manufacturer TaTa recently purchased Jaguar, many dealerships are expecting fresh ideas and a new competitive spirit.

In fact, while Jaguar has done some good things with the XK120, C Type and D Type vehicles, its definitely time to make a mark and influence those wealthy drivers on the road that prefer something other than a Mercedes, BMW or Cadillac. We will definitely keep you posted on our end.

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Jaguar can trace its roots back to 1922 when a man named William Lyons and William Walmsley decided to produce their own car - however both had been Motorbike enthusiasts. It wasn’t until 1935 that the Jaguar name was actually on a car, their sedan was named the SS Jaguar. In 1945 the entire company took the name and since then it has been a very recognizable brand.

They first made waves in the 1950s with some very stylish beasts and sedans - and then bought the Daimler Motor Company (Not the same Daimler as Daimler-Benz) and took on their stock of manufacturing and vehicles. In the 1960’s Jaguar decided to use the Daimler name for their extremely posh and luxurious vehicles, resulting in some slight confusion. Jaguar then merged with the BMX (British Motor Corp) to create the BMH, and then again they merged with even more, it was a merge fest I tell you, a merge fest, creating the BLMC, followed by more fiscal problems and another name change to BL. In the 80’s Jaguar was taken out of the mix as a completely independent company on Wall Street, and thus was privatized rather than kept nationalized, and then Ford came along and swooped in - buying it. In 1999 Ford had fully completed its mission.

Jaguar became a car in Ford’s new Premier Group, and was joined by Aston Martin, and Volvo. They were the Crème de la crème, but seven years later in 2007 Ford dumped Land Rover, and Aston Martin. Unfortunately for Ford Jaguar has yet to post earnings above the red ink, and has been somewhat failing. In the 70’s and 80’s the car was seen as a junker, unreliable and prone to breaking apart under pressure because of the machinery was not as well done as it had been before the mergers - however after Ford bought Jaguar that record went away, with it having a much better time - and being seen as much more reliable, but is still considered today as one of the three least reliable brands. Ford had planned to further redesign the Jaguar lines and bring it up to being very reliable in the future, hopefully to salvage what is left of a tarnished reputation in a once highly sought after car - however those plans will not likely come to fruition. Ford has put Jaguar up for sale, and as of now (September 2007) no buyer has been announced yet.

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2008 Jaguar XKR-S

Jaguar has had incredible ups and downs during its many years as one of the elite luxury/sports cars around. However, the new 2008 XKR-S is definitely a high point. The XKR-S has received critical acclaim from critics and tuning enthusiasts will definitely agree that this Jaguar is a definite winner. So what’s all the fuss about the 2008 XKR-S.

To start things off, the XKR-S is the fastest XR to be produced. This sophisticated, yet performance minded car is a literal rocket with a 420 hp, 4.2 liter V8 engine. Equipped with a six speed automatic transmission and Jaguar’s high quality Sequential Shift, this vehicle can hit 0 to 60 in about 5 seconds 95.2). In fact, with a top speed of 174 mph, the XKR-S is literally the quickest Jag since the XJ220.

It should be noted that the XKR-S is a limited edition and about 200 vehicles will be manufactured. However, the Europeans win again, with all 200 slated for the European market only. For those that love Jags, the exterior looks great. It features front air splitters and side sill extensions. The rear of the vehicle includes a spoiler and a bumper on the rear that includes a diffuser panel. It should also be noted that the XKR-S comes with monster 20 inch wheels – lightweight Vortex.

Inside, the 2008 Jaguar XKR-S is true luxury through and through. You will find the ultimate accompaniments including fine leather, a Bowers and Wilkins surround sound system, a luxury Alston headliner and much, much more. For those that absolutely love Jaguars, you will appreciate this limited edition XKR-S. You will be hard pressed to find a vehicle with incredible luxury, styling and performance all in one package like this vehicle offers. The price has still not been published, but you can guess that it will definitely be expensive.

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