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Test Drives2023 Jaguar F-Pace SVR: High-Performing Practicality4.5/5
When the F-Pace first arrived in 2014, the world was a little shocked that a manufacturer known and revered for its sexy silhouettes, gorgeous sedans and racy coupes and convertibles was entering into the crossover market. There was resistance. There was scorn. And there were diehard Jaguar enthusiasts who swore …
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Test Drives2019 Jaguar I-PACE: Style, Luxury, Comfort… and No Emissions4.0/5
Tesla turned the luxury-car market upside down several years ago by relying on fully electric powertrains, a strategy that helped the brand carve its own niche and enjoy more success than it likely would have had if it sold conventionally powered automobiles instead. Now, Jaguar is launching the first strike …
Test Drives2017 Jaguar XJ: Still Got the Looks4.0/5
Let's be honest, how many people really need a large luxury sedan? It's more of a purchase for business and on top of that, these flagship luxury sedans certainly don't bring in direct revenue for the automaker. On the contrary, they set an upscale bar that showcases an image, tone, …
Test Drives2017 Jaguar XE: Growl or Purr3.5/5
In a quest to boost their sales numbers and remain competitive with rival luxury brands, Jaguar introduced the compact-sized XE for the 2017 model year. Aimed at the Audi A4 , the BMW 3 Series , the Cadillac ATS and the Mercedes-Benz C-Class , among others, the XE also targets …
Test Drives2017 Jaguar XE 20d: Taking Aim at the 3 Series4.0/5
Jaguar takes aim directly at competitors such as the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Audi A4 with the introduction of the 2017 XE. The XE rounds out the Jaguar sedan lineup as the new point of entry to Jaguar ownership, joining the recently redesigned Jaguar XF midsize sedan and …
Test Drives2017 Jaguar XF 20d: Great Car, Loud Engine3.5/5
For 2017, Jaguar has added an interesting diesel option to the XF, which now has a choice of four engines: the 247-horsepower four-cylinder turbo (25t), the 340-hp supercharged V6 (35t), the 380-hp V6 (S) and the 180-hp turbo-diesel four-cylinder (20d). The latter is selectively available in three trim levels, including …
Test Drives2016 Jaguar F-Type S AWD: Wrapped Around Your Little Finger4.5/5
For most of us, automotive passion isn't a calculus derived from crunching horsepower numbers, acceleration figures, and braking distances. It's the intangibles - the way the tailpipes burble and roar through a tunnel, the glint of the sun off the cowl on a country road, the smell of unburned hydrocarbons …
Test Drives2015 Jaguar XJL: Here There Be Dragons4.0/5
Years ago, brave mariners would set sail across the sea on ships made of the finest, strongest wood, lashing themselves to the mast with straps of leather to resist the fabled, and deadly, call of the sirens. Modern motorists need not concern themselves with the temptations of mythological man-eating beasts, …
Test Drives2015 Jaguar XF 3.0 AWD: Against The Wind4.0/5
There are two common luxury strategies out there in the automotive world. The first is that you can try to one-up an established class leader by amplifying the specific characteristics that make that particular model so popular, in effect creating a steroidal clone of another brand's product. Or, you can …
Test Drives2015 Jaguar F-Type S Coupe: Perfection, Part II5.0/5
How do you follow up the most beautiful new car of the 2014 model year? Slap a roof on it and bask in aesthetic accolades throughout the 2015 cycle as well. The actual process of designing a fixed-roof version of the Jaguar F-Type roadster was in reality significantly more complex …
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