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VIDEO: 2010 Jaguar XJ out for joy ride in London
2010 Jaguar XJ – Click above to watch videos after the jump
It's one thing to judge the new 2010 Jaguar XJ based on official images and heavily produced videos. It's altogether something else to watch it drive by on the street and let a waft of soundwaves from the car's 5.0-liter V8 enter your ears. The blokes over at PistonHeads.com were fortunate enough to catch the new XJ out driving on the streets of London after its launch party, despite not being invited to the launch itself it seems. They got the last laugh, however, as the 400 VIPs who were at the party didn't get to see the car on the road.
Follow the jump for a few quick vids of the new 2010 Jaguar XJ just driving around the posh streets of London. More snap shots of the new XJ caught curbside can be found at PistonHeads.com, as well.
Gallery: 2010 Jaguar XJ
[Source: PistonHeads.com]
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Andre Neves 4:05PM (7/10/2009)
The dual LCD screen technology is crazy. That's going to change alot of things not only in the car industry.
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Rick 4:11PM (7/10/2009)
You know they've had that tech on monitors for a year or so right? It's nothing new.
audi_arena 9:18AM (7/11/2009)
Huh? What dual screen technology?
010111 1:25AM (7/13/2009)
"Huh? What dual screen technology?"
depending on viewing angle the LCD will show two separate images. as in people on the drivers side of the screen will see navigation information. people on the passengers side will see a movie or whatever. *simultaneously*.
Rick 4:10PM (7/10/2009)
Paint the C-Pillar please! Otherwise, it's gorgeous.
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Beastage 6:38PM (7/10/2009)
I do believe that is up for the customer to decide, can probably customize is as pleased.
Richard 7:51PM (7/10/2009)
Why not a little padded vinyl a la the old Range Rover?
Dude 4:13PM (7/10/2009)
Doesn't look like a Jag. Looks like a Kia.
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Aki 4:44PM (7/10/2009)
Need to get your eyes checked if you think it looks like a Kia.
Randy915 9:39PM (7/10/2009)
Just curious, which Kia you referring to?
Diego3336 4:22PM (7/10/2009)
A giant Hyundai Azera on overall shape, with a Jaguar XF front-end and a Citroen C4 Pallas rear-end.
Too much generic for a Jaguar, even an Indian Jaguar.
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titoliro 8:01PM (7/10/2009)
You seriously don´t know what you´re talking about.
Bloke 8:50PM (7/10/2009)
Seriously, you have no clue what you're talking about. Jaguar's parent company is Indian. Jaguar isn't. When you grow up, you may even learn something about the domicile of companies in a group structure.
Spiel 7:56AM (7/13/2009)
Love it how someone always has to stand up and be the idiot by bringing in the "Indian" reference.
Just like the Kuwaiti Austin Martin, no one would buy that because it's Kuwaiti.
Just like the Malaysian Lotus, no one would buy that because it's Malaysian.
Again...you're an idiot.
Patrick 4:32PM (7/10/2009)
I LOVE it...i don't really think "generic" at all when i see it...the exterior really stands out and all of the lines work perfectly for me...call me crazy but i like the different color of the C-pillar too lol...interior looks great...this is Jaguar 2010!!!
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Thunderbuck 7:23AM (7/11/2009)
Call you crazy? Sure. That C-pillar just makes me want to cry.
Moving away from the old XJ form is a huge risk for Jaguar, but if they didn't do it at some point, they'd be building 4-door Morgans; a nice boutique car that maybe 1,000 people actually take seriously.
I like the shape, and the detailing. It's a graceful, athletic car. So what exactly prompted the designers to paste those awful...THINGS on? Are they supposed to evoke some kind of wrap-around greenhouse? Were they really that nostalgic for the Ford Scorpio? The trouble is, they don't even do THAT very well; they just sort of spread the back window wider for no discernable design purpose.
I like novelty. Really. I can even squint real hard at an Aztek and SORT of get what Pontiac was trying to do, but this just stuns me.
Level 4:34PM (7/10/2009)
damn this car is super sexy
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Tanel 4:51PM (7/10/2009)
There hasn't been a car that creates so mixed feelings for a long time. In front it looks really agressive, yet from some angles the front is also a bit messy, the upper edge of front grille is too high making it look a bit like chinese copy of Phantom. The front part as a whole looks great still. Front 2/3 look is almost what the XF should have been. But the back end is like from a different car, mix of something korean, lancian and maseratian. It is quite challenging on the eye for the first time, but analysing its desing more thorougly it's really growing on me. Bold move by Jaguar, let's hope not too bold.
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jimmy glick 5:17PM (7/10/2009)
Agreed. If it weren't for the Jaguar emblem on the trunklid, it could be mistaken for any number of cars from a Lincoln to something from some of the Asian manufacturers.
Joce03 7:39PM (7/10/2009)
I can't help but think that the rear looks like that of a Bentley Flying Spur.