Jaguar's next X-Type a "shooting brake"?

Jaguar badly needs a successful replacement for the current lackluster X-Type model, but it can’t quite make up its mind on a design direction for its entry-level luxury car.Automotive News reports that a front-running option may well be an all-wheel drive “shooting brake,” or luxury station wagon.

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Jaguar badly needs a successful replacement for
the current lackluster X-Type model, but it can’t quite make up its mind on a design direction for its entry-level
luxury car. Automotive News reports that a front-running option may well be an all-wheel drive “shooting
brake,” or luxury station wagon.
We think a Jag shooting brake could be a big hit, and we’ve included
the picture of an XK-150 shooting brake in hopes that it might
jump-start Jaguar’s design team. Just trying to help.

Whatever the company decides, it had better move
quickly – 2005 production of the current X-Type fell 25 percent from the previous year, to 44,965 units.