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Review: 2011 Jaguar XJ is indisputably British and not afraid of a storm

Jaguar: XJ Review

Xynthia ripped into France merely hours after our arrival. Packing gale-force fury, the ruthless wind and rain battered the coast before moving inland with its crushing blow – sadly, it was the country's deadliest storm in more than a decade. While we were spared most of its rage, the countryside outside Paris was a soggy debris-laden mess – not exactly optimal conditions to test the latest flagship sedan from Jaguar. Soldiering forth – and more intrigued than ever with ... Read the rest of the review →

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Review: 2011 Jaguar XJ is indisputably British and not afraid of a storm 2 days ago on Autoblog

Xynthia ripped into France merely hours after our arrival. Packing gale-force fury, the ruthless wind and rain battered the coast before moving inland with its crushing blow – sadly, it was the country's deadliest storm in more than a decade. While we were spared most of its rage, the ...

Report: Jaguar builds all-electric XJ test vehicle 1 month ago on Autoblog

According to Autocar in the UK, Jaguar Land Rover is still hard at work on series hybrid vehicles. Similar to the stance General Motors has taken with the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, Jaguar believes that the only real way electric vehicles can be made compatible with everyday life is to add a small ...

Report: Jaguar XJ to cost from £53,775 in UK 1 month ago on Autoblog

The Jaguar XJ is is a near clean-sheet design for the 2011 model year with all-new sheet metal, interior bits and powertrains. All that change leads to a new price tag when the biggest cat hits UK dealerships this April, and the MSRP ranges wildly depending on what you're looking for. UK site ...

50-0 in 4:04 - Neiman Marcus sells out special-edition Jaguar XJ 4 months ago on Autoblog

What would you consider "fast" for a supercharged luxury sedan? 160 miles per hour? Five seconds to sixty? How about four hours? That's how long it took Neiman Marcus to sell out its limited run of special edition Jaguar XJ's featured in this year's Christmas catalog. By itself, there's not ...

Happy Xmas: Jaguar XJL Supercharged Neiman Marcus Edition 5 months ago on Autoblog

What with the advent of the world wide web, few of us do our Christmas shopping in catalogs anymore. That probably won't stop Neiman Marcus from selling out of all 50 examples of the limited edition 2010 Jaguar XJL Supercharged Neiman Marcus Edition that will appear in its Christmas Book this ...

Sneak peek at Jaguar's 'Limo-Green' series hybrid concept 6 months ago on Autoblog

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Spy Shots: 2010 Jaguar XJ shows new sheet metal in Death Valley 7 months ago on Autoblog

We've already seen the 2010 Jaguar XJ in the sheet metal – once during our hands on introduction, and shortly followed by its online premier and a brief jaunt around London. Now, the intrepid shooters from KGP have caught both a prototype and a near production version weathering the ...

Pics Aplenty: Double-size gallery of 2010 Jaguar XJ images 7 months ago on Autoblog

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Curiosity Sold the Cat: Orders reportedly coming in for 2010 Jaguar XJ 8 months ago on Autoblog

Jaguar caught everyone's attention last week with the launch of the brand-spankin'-new-for-2010 XJ sedan and there are already rumors afoot of a two-door version in the works. In the here-and-now, the stoic British automaker says that orders for its new flagship sedan are already up to speed. ...

Jaguar XJ Coupe may be under consideration 8 months ago on Autoblog

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VIDEO: 2010 Jaguar XJ out for joy ride in London 8 months ago on Autoblog

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VIDEO: 2010 Jaguar XJ in motion, interior and interviews + expanded gallery and pricing! 8 months ago on Autoblog

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VIDEO: Jaguar waxes poetic about aluminum in new teaser 8 months ago on Autoblog

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Spy Shots: The barely there Jaguar XJ 8 months ago on Autoblog

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Spy Shots: Next-gen Jaguar XJ... No, really! 10 months ago on Autoblog

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2010 Jaguar XJ to debut in July, on sale in September December 11 months ago on Autoblog

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Spy shots: next Jaguar XJ caught at, where else, the Nurburgring 1 year ago on Autoblog

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Spy Shots: the next Jaguar XJ 2 years ago on Autoblog

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Jag fans begin petition to restart the F-Type project 3 years ago on Autoblog

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Geneva Preview: Jaguar XJ out of the bag 3 years ago on Autoblog

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