2009 Jaguar XJ Portfolio @ 2008 Gneva Auto Show
August 24th, 2009 | by admin |
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/autoshows/geneva/2008/2009jaguarxjportfolio.html
Jaguars aren’t supposed to be wallflowers, but that’s the role the XJ sedan has fallen into since its last redesign in 2004. With its aluminum frame and body panels, it’s the most sophisticated sedan the company has ever built. It also has more passenger space than any of its predecessors. Yet somehow, it doesn’t feel as special or distinctive as Jaguar sedans of the past.
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25 Responses to “2009 Jaguar XJ Portfolio @ 2008 Gneva Auto Show”
By TrainBusJaguar on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
I know. The new “XJ …
I know. The new “XJ” should be perhaps a new kind of “XF-J” or something - it is nothing like the Jaugaryness of the 2005-9 XJ.
Ah well, there is still the Daimler Super 8, which is similar to this!
By yojo619 on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
Back in tha hood, …
Back in tha hood, the es be seing niggas got a new jag they beta belivin… yea i got the dope cause yall kno im cut throat i bang to the beat ridein with my homies i own the street..bitches legs open cause i got the sweet..bouncers scared of me as i be packin lizen yo me yall That car be pimpin…
By shuffleknuckle5 on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
I bought a Merc …
I bought a Merc because I thought this Jag was so ugly. I’ll buy the new XJ next year. Now that is a car that has a jaguar attitude. This just looks like a large X type. Worst jag ever made. BTW - the Merc - most unreliable piece of junk I ever owned. Even worse than a French car!
By MrJalaf on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
this car truly …
this car truly makes me want to go the extra mile in life!
By Mantothadashable on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
Me too brother. XJ8 …
Me too brother. XJ8 Vanden Plas with sports button.
By Mantothadashable on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
I own a 99′ XJ8 …
I own a 99′ XJ8 Vanden Plas. I don’t like the models Ford makes.
By AaronWeikart on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
I so agree, but the …
I so agree, but the mainstream got press doesn’t, which is why the new jags are radical. Kind of sad isn’t it? I think this XJ is the perfection.
By maureencora on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
Give me the 2005 - …
Give me the 2005 -2009 XJ any day.
By fontheking5 on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
This is how a …
This is how a Jaguar should look . The new one looks like crap
By gcmc2 on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
Look, U’re being a …
Look, U’re being a little sensitive here. I’v ehad a couple of little digs but all this non specific stuff U talk about has no value. I worked on many cars while I was in the trade and I know which did what. Working behind a desk at a dealer or whatever doesn’t mean you have a true understanding of the cars. I’ve been into cars, racing & working on all types for over 35 years. I know most of their strengths and weaknesses. I am prepared to back up what I say. Detail the Jag problems or…?
By in2theabyss17 on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
I sound like a kid? …
I sound like a kid? You are the one dishing out insults like an angry 10 year old.
By gcmc2 on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
Buddy, you just …
Buddy, you just sound more and more like a kid and your arguments are certainly nonspecific and infantile. Tell me what mechanical problems you know of on jags. Your sister 633CSI doesn’t at anything for lunch. It’s a cut price 635CSI. The equivalent jag is an XJS HE which would kick its all over the place. The BMW sedan of the time is a joke compared to the jag from that period. Big ugly horrible early 7 series and the 5 series. People buy jags to pose ? Mercs & BM’s are more expensive !
By gcmc2 on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
My brother’s 1985 …
My brother’s 1985 series 3 jag was passed onto a friend & now has over 220,000 on the clock it’s been a great car. I rebuilt an engine for it at only 50,000 miles odd only because the servicing dealer servicing it had NEVER maintained corrosion inhibitor in the engine. It hasn’t been opened up since. BMWs of that period are horrible. - hard riding, crap seats, noisy engines. U are just repeating nonsense U’ve heard. U got a 750 that’s faster than this ? Where do U live.?. .. fantasyland ?
By gcmc2 on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
Well I’ve worked on …
Well I’ve worked on them for 25 years & owned them long before I ever had a bmw. When I worked at a dealer called Pymble prestige, most of the customers who bought Porsches and Ferraris / Lambos etc. ended up in XJS Jags. That was because they were about the only semi exotic that you could just get in and drive every day. They got tired of having a car 2 weeks then us having it 2 weeks on an ongoing basis. And if U say jags are dearer to maintain U HAVE N’OT had dealer experience.
By gcmc2 on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
Look, that’s just a …
Look, that’s just a load of nonsense. U think Jags are harder to work on & maintain ? U’re just repeating what U’ve heard. What’s Ur buddy’s 1987 Jag have to do with it ? For the record, my wife’s 1990 323 was a disaster which had a failed transmission at only about 70,000 miles and 2 replacement power steering racks/ failed power windows etc, Gave it to our son it remained troublesome - it’s sat 2 yrs in his back yard. He has a 2002 Alfa 166 I’d back for quality against the 535 any day.
By gcmc2 on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
2 door airbag trims …
2 door airbag trims have come away from the door cards and the ones around the roof and on the A pillar have warped and now have gaps and the misalignment makes them look crap. The plastic pieces on the door that are painted to match the leather have had the paint flake off. The wood trim on the ashtray cover has come off. The catches on the cup holders break. The exterior door handles now squeak like two bits of rusty metal rubbing together. All on a well cared for car ! Wish I’d gone Jag!
By gcmc2 on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
U completely miss …
U completely miss the point. BMW can offer you whatever style of PLASTIC wood U want. They don’t use the real wood that Jag & whoever made Ur head use. Ur post is such crap that it doesn’t need pulling apart. I bought 5 series & brother has a V8 Jag. Mine is just trouble & apart from one spate of warning lights coming on early on, he has had NO trouble. My leather has gone patchy, interior door handles & bits have broken. It has had two failed control units for the Valve timing advance.
By moschifo on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
Too all u seemingly …
Too all u seemingly boring and tasteless BENZ and BIMMER owners, there is nothing like owning and driving one of these timeless and elegant automobiles.. i personally made several merc and bmw eat dust from my JAG XJ SUPER V8 !
By Subaruguy8508 on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
BMW has the ugliest …
BMW has the ugliest most un-thoughtout interiors known to man. They are so simple, and for the price I would expect that interior in a chevy.
By LukeXgamer on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
Dependability? Are …
Dependability? Are you saying Jaguar’s aren’t reliable?
BMW doesn’t do luxury the way I want it.
I want wood and leather.
By xX99IMPACT99Xx on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
if ur reading this …
if ur reading this u cant go back there was a dad who got ed couse he got layed off so he went home took a knife than went to his 13 year old daughter and slit her neck! if u r reading this and dont forward to 10 vids the 13 year old girl be sitting on the endge of the bed waitin for u when u wake up who ever takes care of u will find u in the tube full of blood with ur throat slit and than the 13 year old girl will come to who ever takes care of u so hurry dont be the that unlucky one!
By coolerdude44 on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
yeah i’ve noticed …
yeah i’ve noticed that. even foreign cars made in america are still .
By B1LLIONAIREKR3W on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
haha
haha
By B1LLIONAIREKR3W on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
lol still americans …
lol still americans cant make cars for . GM FORD HONDA LEXUS ETC..
By VPhuoc79 on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
Very true. Don’t …
Very true. Don’t ask or we may get our answer in a year or two from someone. LOL