It looks like a Ford Mondeo! Oh wait, it actually is a Ford Mondeo.

Lets see….

BMW 335i or Jaguar X-Type?

Brand new for ‘08/’09 Audi A4 or Jaguar X-Type?

New Mercedes Benz C350 or Jaguar X-Type?

Infiniti G35S or Jaguar X-Type?

Lexus IS350 or Jaguar X-Type?

The fact that the Jag loses all of those comparos shows little this update effects this market. However those photos use some cool photography techniques, but that’s about it.

They could have done a little more.

http://www.cwwcardesign.com/cars/jaguar_x_type.html

Jaguar could not be a more stale brand if they tried.

Now this is one that seriously needs an all new revision. But I guess they can’t afford to drop their cheapest model while planning the new model.

LamborghiniZ, you’re absolutely right! The C-class Sport, for example, -looks- so much nicer both on the inside and out!

Holden beats it hands down, but it is prettier then tree inspired Toyota and Honda PiUS(?). Those prototypes and concept from Tokyo still give me nightmares.

If you have to explain what a car “stands for”, you should just kill it.

this is more like facelift…how are they going to survive for next 8 years when this thing already looks like it belongs in the 90s

>>>>> “The new X-TYPE stands for accessibility, versatility,
>>>>> luxury and choice within the Jaguar range “, said CJ O’Donnell…

The X-type has always stood for only one thing: X-ceedingly crappy build quality.
And that is all it stands for.

is this the new ford mondeo or the old one?

Ricardohead: 1
Jaguar: 0

I think new Mondeo is basically Volvo 40, so it is probably the old one. Limies are very excited about new Mondeo, like it is really their invention.

Dealers will need to offer huge incentives to move these cars.

500 all-new components will not even bring in 500 new perspective buyers. I wouldn’t buy this cat if it came with $40,000 mail-in-rebate.

It actually sells extremely well in the UK and its build quality has become top notch. I hear the 2010 X-Type is supposed to be more like a baby XF… thank God… this update doesn’t do enough for it in the exterior style department.

The Volvo S40 or V50 are based of the Euro Focus Chasis. Way to small for an X-type

It does sell well in the UK, but languishes near the bottom of customer satisfaction surveys. Customers regretted not getting a BMW or Merc.

It looks like they got the grille from an old Rover and tacked on X-type lights. A lazy, minor effort at a redesign.

jag wag.
can ya dig it?

lambo: The jag beats only the Camry

I like the G35, but would only buy it Nissan-branded

casual: you’re probably right.

Bran: “I wouldn’t buy this cat if it came with $40,000 mail-in-rebate.”

I would. Put that $40k into a CD I could tap for repairs.

I’ve always liked the X-Type. But then again, I’m a Jag man. It rides well, handles well, and has a traditional Jag interior that is warm and inviting.

Yes, it’s been unreliable. And yes, it’s been on the market for a long, long time with only a late-in-the-game facelift to bring to the table. But its reliability numbers have improved dramatically lately.

The thing I love about this Jag (and all of them, for that matter) is that it has more character in one of its quarter panels than a BMW, Benz, Audi, Lexus, Infiniti, or Acura has over its entire body.

Did Jag need to do more? Yes. But the only other car in its class I’d even consider is the Saab 9-3 Aero.

My uncle drives a ‘76 Jaguar

But a Mazda pickup for work

meh needs a hood ornament, damn i miss cars with hood ornaments, they really help aim for prdestrians, especially the old lincoln hood ornaments

My thug cousins used to snatch off MBZ hood ornaments, and there was talk of going out to BevHills and snaking some Rolls Ornaments. Two of them are in the penitentiary now.

inline6: I don’t really agree about the character thing. It’s pretty ugly, from it’s crossed eyes headlamp stance to it’s bloated tail end. Not too much there, it’s just a Ford cover up product.

……………….and Jaguar wonder why they are always in financial trouble if they keep producing TOTAL CRAP like this.

^Agreed milkpowder the new C class only looks good in sport AMG trim saw one the other day and it just looked faboulous, as for this X-Type its back to the bottom where it belongs.

It won’t make it here. RIP after 08

Are you people stupid? How many people that’s posted (besides inline6) have an X-Type or any other Jaguar for that matter? I suggest you quit ragging on Jaguar if you have no experience with them. Sure Jag’s not perfect but they build beautiful cars that are phenomenal to drive. The X-Type certainly looks much better than anything else on the market. Most cars look so much the same anymore. You can always pick out the Jaguars because they are different than everything else.

i want an xke, god damn those were ****ing beautiful, my neighbor had to keep his locked uo or i would try to hump the tailpipe.

I am surprised the X-type is still around. I would have also expected the X-type to be the first in line to get the fresher styling of the CF-X, I think it is? That would be a good way to save a car and test the styling on the open market. To be honest I’m more a fan of the CTS-V more than any other luxury car out now.

The X-type was a flop in the US and no one can really argue differently. It just did not sell well. But the X-type could see new life if they go with a the newer styling which neatly skirts the old and new without tossing out distinctly Jaguar style, still the most tasteful European Luxury cars under $100K sold in America.

Jaguars… they look like old money and still have that reputation, thanks to only modest updates in styling. This is also an Achilles heel. They look old. Younger buyers will flock to Mercedes and BMW because it won’t make them look 15 years older than they are except the XKR but most younger buyers can not afford one unless they are quite successful early on. This is maybe the biggest fault for the X-type. Not big enough to appeal to older buyers and too old looking for younger buyers.

Mercedes… Boring and overly predictable but actually still sets the standard. Face it, they got the “flying brick” right before anyone else. They also tend to look brassy more than classy. It’s a weird dichotomy. The more they want for the car to more brassy it looks.

BMW… One word: WEIRD! What are they thinking? It’s not so bad now. Still I just feel ill looking at a BMW right now.. Except the 3-series. But that car looks actually normal… if a bit dull.

Mechanically, the X-type was on the right trail using the WRX as inspiration. The Mondeo roots is not a totally bad thing. The Mondeo today, as I understand it, is one of the best cars for the money sold in Europe. It is a far far cry from the Mondeo sold in the US as the Contour and Mystique. $10K too much and redundant next to the already successful Escort and later Focus.

FORD has been good to Jaguar lately. I’d expect this X-type to be dropped in favor of a totally new platform soon, especially if the rumors are true and FORD does sell off Jaguar. Ever so, a new X-type should not be based on an existing FORD platform unless something really good comes down the way (take a note from GM, FORD. Let Jaguar make a platform only for Jaguar).

Jaguar XJ-S,

Quite a few of them are stupid. The rest are likely just mentally lazy and just agree to seem like they know something or have their own opinions but are too lazy to articulate them or express them effectively. Hence, the swearing and course language.

Best advice, ignore them. It’s not like the Auto industry really pays any attention to sites like this one. Try going to a corporate Forum where they actually have their people going over the stuff there. Of course, you best mind your language. It’s not an open bar, like LLN.

Blakkar: you like Jags, yes?

I’m not against them. They just don’t do that much for me right now. The Last Jaguar that got my interest was the XJ-15 which came after th XJ220. Both handling like their tires were made of soap on wet tile, but they were cool.

Jaguars just seem too old to me.

NICELY IMPROVED….KEEP GOING.

Looks bug-eyed.

what a piece of crap

Blakkar: Jags have style and class.
Last one that interested me was the XK-*, I believe

XK-8