How to ruin a Jaguar XF in one easy step
Photo: Justin Berkowitz/TTAC
Jaguar's "leaper" has its place, and that place is not on the hood of the brand new XF sedan. Jaguar knows this; the hood ornament isn't offered as a factory option. In fact, one of the styling elements that made its debut on the XF is the new trunk-mounted neo-leaper badge, which incorporates the classic jumping cat without resorting to the now woefully out-of-place hood bauble.
While Jaguar knew not to eff things up, the same apparently cannot be said of Jaguar dealers, as evidenced by the photo above. TTAC's Justin Berkowitz came across this car on display in his local shopping mall and was understandably horrified to see that the dealer elected to class things up by sticking an old-school leaper right on the hood. It's a disaster, looking like a growth that needs to be removed and biopsied. So, remember kids: what the automakers don't screw up, dealers can... and given the opportunity, will.
[Source: The Truth About Cars]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
iceman7 1:02PM (8/14/2008)
Looks like a deformed, flaccid penis sticking out. Completely out of place.
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Kotse 2:22PM (8/14/2008)
It's a cat-shaped metallic...WART!
Sandok 2:52PM (8/14/2008)
So true... Freaky lol
Kotse 4:17PM (8/14/2008)
No, no ssshhhhh....
It's a CLITORIS!! :p
MikeW 2:04PM (8/14/2008)
What about a fake vinyl/canvas roof?
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JN 3:52PM (8/14/2008)
Are we sure there isn't some sort of malfeasance going on with the top here? I mean, the photo doesn't show the top of the car, so it's entirely possible someone has befouled more than just the hood ...
Zane 1:07PM (8/14/2008)
Looks like a unicorn's horn, only a bit smaller and deformed.
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njsidekick3 1:11PM (8/14/2008)
its an hermaphroJAG.
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Epyx 1:46PM (8/14/2008)
I believe the new word is Intersex. I saw it on Opera. I guess the hermaphodites dont like being called hermaphodites so they made up a new word.
Seoultrain 3:43PM (8/14/2008)
Shouldn't it be Intrasex?
BLS 1:12PM (8/14/2008)
The seem to have also added a tape stripe down the side. I bet they want an extra $1,000 for that detailing.
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500 5:37PM (8/14/2008)
Reminds me of a Jaguar dealer in Scarborough Maine I visited recently where all the X-types had the "leaper" hood ornament. I thought it looked out of place at the time; too bad because they had a nice X-type estate I would have considered.
Alex 8:42AM (8/15/2008)
All X-types left the factory with the leaper. Unless you purchased one in the UK where hood ornaments are not permitted.
njsidekick3 1:12PM (8/14/2008)
LMAO.
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3seriesisking 3:33PM (8/14/2008)
It looks like a scene from "Alien"
letstakeawalk 1:13PM (8/14/2008)
Great! Now I know that I can find a dealer to install that faux-softtop fabric roof that the XF needs... and the "gold package" trim to give it that Florida look!
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leather bear 3:42PM (8/14/2008)
@ Letstakeawalk:
Don’t just stop there! For the complete package add a set of opera lights on each C-pillar and a set of Vogue whitewalls mounted on Dayton wires (gold-plated spokes, of course!). You could call it the XF Brougham D’elegance…
Xcountryflyer 6:30PM (8/14/2008)
Very bling. I'm sure we will see people add it to their XFs soon enough.
Paul C. 1:14PM (8/14/2008)
how about making the badge in the grill an open circle and have the jag statue jumping out of it.
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ugg.tryptophan 1:57PM (8/14/2008)
how about no