Jaguar builds a Vectra/Passat thingy

[Brett]

From the posts on here so far, looks like it is going to be a marmite car. Not exactly what Jaguar needed IMHO.

 

[Thmsshaun]

I thought the interior looked familiar

The Mk1 Golf aka VW Citi on sale in south africa

http://www.vw.co.za/models/citi/

 

[recycled]

looks nothing like that.
Even the wheels are in different places

 

[BTB 500]

Having now seen the feature on this car in Top Gear mag., I quite like it.

 

[crockers]

Well having now seen more pics in Autoexpress this morning - I am inclining towards liking it...I really think its a car one has to judge by seeing in the flesh ...I really hope it sells well - but only car which is below max emissions is the 2.7 diesel - so not much good for those living in London who want petrol....

 

[Thmsshaun]

but only car which is below max emissions is the 2.7 diesel - so not much good for those living in London who want petrol....

Makes the Emissions bands seem more like a 'WEALTH' tax. Easy pickings, anyway thats another topic

 

[Dryce]

It looks like a volvo from the front!!

That was my first thought too!

There must be some car design event horizon where everything converges to a sort of BMW/Volvo chimaera and thereafter there is no escape. Audi and Saab are resisting for now.

 

[Gucci]

mmmm, mixed responses, and having seen more pics I'm sure it will find plenty of homes...but will people desire them? I'm judging it against the concept - a missed opportunity IMO

 

[SimonsMerc]

Ooh, looks much better in Gucci's photo

-simon

 

[big x]

The estate looks nice to me.The front is a bit disappointing but there is certainly some very nice detailing, certainly superior to some of the clumsy styling in the new C-class and BMW 3-series.

 

[fyonn]

I think the new XF is quite nice myself. more to the point, I'm glad to see someone else getting rid of the gearstick. in a modern automatic, what do you need it for? the BMW 7 series stuck it on a stalk which was good. jag are sticking it on a little knob. personally I'd probably do it with buttons but hey.

and here's another thing.. why do modern auto's, with electro-hydraulic parking brakes, why do they have a P setting on the gearbox. why not leave it at RND and put the park setting into the parking brake?

dave

 

[Dieselman]

P is a solid mechanical lock, leaving the box in gear is a risky business. What if the gear engaged, the car would drive away?

Personally I would rather have P then an electric parking brake.

 

[fyonn]

P is a solid mechanical lock, leaving the box in gear is a risky business. What if the gear engaged, the car would drive away?

Personally I would rather have P then an electric parking brake.

what I mean is, why not have the pin in P slotted into the gearbox when you put the EH parking brake on. why have a seperate gearbox position for it? when do you use P, but not want the parking brake?

 

[Dieselman]

what I mean is, why not have the pin in P slotted into the gearbox when you put the EH parking brake on. why have a seperate gearbox position for it? when do you use P, but not want the parking brake?

Having the gearbox seelct P if the parking brake is used isn't a good idea. The parking brake also serves as an emergency brake, imagine engaging Park at 50mph..

 

[GazCaff]

Having the gearbox seelct P if the parking brake is used isn't a good idea. The parking brake also serves as an emergency brake, imagine engaging Park at 50mph..

lol!

 

[big x]

its just a copy of a 90's american ford mondeo equivalent... the ones you always see being used as cop cars...

I don't agree at all. Watch Ian Cullam (ex-Aston Martin designer) discuss the finer points of the design.It's a certainly a bang up to date piece of work.

http://autocar.co.uk/VideosWallpapers/Videos.aspx?AR=227717

chassis dynamics

http://autocar.co.uk/VideosWallpapers/Videos.aspx?AR=227720

adam

 

[Gucci]

I give you the outgoing Opel/Vauxhall Vectra interior for comparison....

 

[Rob77]

I'd need to see it to decide but, from the pic, its a huge step up on the quasi retro horror shape thats been a Jaguar of late.

 

[leemorgan]

At least they got the wheel on the right side in bigx photos

 

[Alfie]

I was hoping the new S-Type - or XF as it will be called - would be as good as the concepts. Once again, they've looked to old Vauxhalls for dashboard designs.."there maybe trouble ahead..."

They've been building things not as good as a Passat for years now...Better than a Vectra granted...