Filed under: Aftermarket, Tuners, Sedans/Saloons, Jaguar
Arden Jaguar XF AJ 21 one custom kitty
Arden, the German tuning firm that's been tweaking Jaguars for decades, is teasing us with this concept shot of its new Jaguar XF AJ 21. We just drove the 2009 Jaguar XF and felt the sheetmetal was lacking some excitement. In a good manner, it appears that Adren has addressed some of our concerns with its aerodynamic sport package including new front and rear bumpers, new side skirts, and a more aggressive wheel package. Look closely and you'll notice the cat is back on the hood (maybe too much redundancy, considering the badge is just below it as well?). Expect more photographs, specifications and pricing in the near future.
Gallery: First Drive: 2009 Jaguar XF
[Source: CoolBrit]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
tio 2:09PM (4/04/2008)
The grill the car should have had in the first place.
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Sam 3:26PM (4/04/2008)
um..no.
Torrent 4:18PM (4/04/2008)
agreed. They should put the hood emblem on too.
Chaz 2:10PM (4/04/2008)
S6 driving lights?
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BAMF 2:12PM (4/04/2008)
I like it. The XF's front fascia lost a lot of its aggressive character when it moved from concept to production. This helps put some back.
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ugg.tryptophan 2:14PM (4/04/2008)
understated luxury sedan > gawdy tuner
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compy386 2:20PM (4/04/2008)
This car looks hilarious... Don't know if that's what they were going for.
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Me Too 2:38PM (4/04/2008)
It actually looks a lot better that the production version. If only they could do something about these ugly headlights.
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Ligor 2:44PM (4/04/2008)
I second that
those headlights just don't fit a Jag
they're more liek VW or Hyundai, but definitely not Jag
I stil think the concept front end should have been kept itact.
Seoultrain 2:39PM (4/04/2008)
maybe the cat is pouncing on the grille badge to devour it. We can hope, can't we?
Oh, and any kit for this car that doesn't fix the headlights is pointless.
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Level 2:44PM (4/04/2008)
this one retains a lot of the concept cues which is the car they should of made in the first place..not the water down version...
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Soccer Mom 2:44PM (4/04/2008)
FX could have been a car that would have saved Jaguar, now its just going to prolong its struggling by a few years.
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Arsenal 3:05PM (4/04/2008)
The XF outsold all other Jaguar models combined in February.
Do you really think a car that single handedly doubles their sales numbers is "just going to prolong its struggling by a few years?"
Soccer Mom 4:06PM (4/04/2008)
Given their poor lineup and dismal sales number any new model will increase their sales many-fold. If you sell 1 car a year, then selling 2 will not be such a great achievement, despite that it doubles your sales.
Come on, for a mass-production company 1,000 cars is an incredibly bad performance. Doubling that is just adding another 1000 to the mix.
Had they retained the original design, they would have attracted younger buyers. They decided to stay conservative and retain those 1000 95-year-olds. Smart? I don't know.
Alex 2:53PM (4/04/2008)
"Look closely and you'll notice the cat is back on the hood (maybe too much redundancy, considering the badge is just below it as well?)."
Not redundant at all. My '98 XJR has the leaper on the hood and a growler on the grill.
This kit does not help the XF. I like the XF well enough and the parts i don't care for, this does not address. The grill looks absolutley silly.
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Alex 2:55PM (4/04/2008)
correction: those wheels are far better than the stock.
Colin Smith 2:56PM (4/04/2008)
Devastatingly messy.
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Robert 3:00PM (4/04/2008)
just imagine, with the amount this probably cost you could get a custom shop to make it look like the concept
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Rick 3:36PM (4/04/2008)
Looks like an IS 250.
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Sean Flanagan 3:56PM (4/04/2008)
I'm sorry, but this is just a photo rendering of what they're planning to do. It really drives me up a wall when tuning companies release renderings of supposed products, but don't have the actual products to back it up.
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