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.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
tio @ Apr 4th 2008 2:09PM
The grill the car should have had in the first place.
Sam @ Apr 4th 2008 3:26PM
um..no.
Torrent @ Apr 4th 2008 4:18PM
agreed. They should put the hood emblem on too.
Chaz @ Apr 4th 2008 2:10PM
S6 driving lights?
BAMF @ Apr 4th 2008 2:12PM
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.
ugg.tryptophan @ Apr 4th 2008 2:14PM
understated luxury sedan > gawdy tuner
compy386 @ Apr 4th 2008 2:20PM
This car looks hilarious... Don't know if that's what they were going for.
Me Too @ Apr 4th 2008 2:38PM
It actually looks a lot better that the production version. If only they could do something about these ugly headlights.
Ligor @ Apr 4th 2008 2:44PM
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 @ Apr 4th 2008 2:39PM
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.
Level @ Apr 4th 2008 2:44PM
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...
Soccer Mom @ Apr 4th 2008 2:44PM
FX could have been a car that would have saved Jaguar, now its just going to prolong its struggling by a few years.
Arsenal @ Apr 4th 2008 3:05PM
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 @ Apr 4th 2008 4:06PM
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 @ Apr 4th 2008 2:53PM
"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.
Alex @ Apr 4th 2008 2:55PM
correction: those wheels are far better than the stock.
Colin Smith @ Apr 4th 2008 2:56PM
Devastatingly messy.
Robert @ Apr 4th 2008 3:00PM
just imagine, with the amount this probably cost you could get a custom shop to make it look like the concept
Rick @ Apr 4th 2008 3:36PM
Looks like an IS 250.
Sean Flanagan @ Apr 4th 2008 3:56PM
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.