2011 Jaguar XK Coupe – Short Take Road Test

More power was all the XK needed.

Jaguar is confident that it got the XK right. Proof is right there on the order sheet, where there are almost no options. The factory is 13 color choices away from churning out an endless parade of identical cars. The only options are added-cost paint, a pair of wheel upgrades, a black headliner, a heated windshield, HD radio, and the Advanced Technology package, which bundles adaptive headlights (which you might want) with adaptive cruise control (which you absolutely do not).

Then again, if a carmaker just includes everything as standard, there’s nothing left to ask for. Included on the cheapest XK you can buy are navigation, satellite radio, 16-way power seats—heated and cooled—a heated steering wheel, keyless entry and go, and a 525-watt Bowers & Wilkins stereo with an in-dash six-disc changer and a USB input. The interior on our test car, which was absolutely beyond reproach and filled with wood and leather so sumptuous you want to lick them, didn’t cost an extra nickel. We were positively floored when we looked at this car’s window sticker and saw not a single option listed. Of course, a price of $83,000 also will floor a lot of people

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Land Rover Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Range Rover Autobiography Black Limited Edition

The first Range Rover launched way back in 1970 in Europe, though it didn’t make its official stateside debut until 1987, and so Land Rover is celebrating the brand’s 40th anniversary with a limited-edition vehicle based on the 2011 Range Rover Supercharged. The Autobiography Black model is an evolution of the current Autobiography package that is, according to its makers, “the most luxurious, most exclusive Range Rover model ever built.”

The Range is finished in Barolo Black paint and features a new chrome grille with black surround, mesh fender vents with chrome bars, body-color door handles, and a subtle Autobiography Black liftgate badge. The car rides on 10-spoke diamond-turned wheels measuring 20 inches in diameter.

The interior is finished in black with either red or ivory accents. Regardless of the choice, black dominates everything: reflective black lacquer coats the doors, instrument panel, and center console, joined by black leather on the shift knob and steering wheel. An Autobiography Black logo is embossed on the rear-seat armrest, door panels, key fob, illuminated door sill plates, and the cover of the owner’s manual.

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Land Rover to be built in India says Tata CEO

Tata might be most famous for building the world's least-expensive car, the $2500 Nano, but the Indian company bought Jaguar Land Rover from Ford in 2008 and has been running the two brands since.  Tata already sells Land Rovers in India, and according to Tata CEO Carl-Peter Forster, Tata CEO, the company will put an unspecified number of Land Rovers into production in India as early as next year.

Forster didn't reveal which models would be produced there.

In addition to beginning production in India, Forster hinted that production of  Jaguar and Land Rover models could begin in China. He said that JLR is currently in talks with a Chinese company about a joint venture. This marks the second former Premier Automotive Group (Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo, and Aston Martin) brand to put vehicles into production in the Far East.

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2010 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance: Jaguar XKR 175

Jaguar is making waves (again) among luxury sports car aficiandos. At the upcoming Concours d'Elegance at Pebble Beach, California, the automaker plans to debut its XKR 175 Limite Edition coupe.

The XKR 75 unveiled earlier this year sports a revised suspension, aerodynamics, and engine, and was engineered to be more of an ultimate expression of the brand. Modifications to the XKR175 are much less extensive, as the engine and suspension are left unchanged, but the car does get a revised aerodynamic package.

The XKR175 receives a new front air dam, side skirts, rear diffuser, and a larger spoiler -- the same changes available for the optional XKR Speed Pack. All of these changes help make the car more stable at speed by creating more downforce, and top speed rises accordingly from 155 to 174 mph. Powering the XKR175 is the same XKR's supercharged 5.0-liter V-8, which produces 510 horsepower and 461 pound-feet of torque, and is capable of moving the XKR175 to 60 mph in 4.6 seconds.

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Jaguar XJ75 Platinum Concept heralds 75th Anniversary at Pebble Beach

JAGUAR XJ75 PLATINUM CONCEPT COMMEMORATES BRAND'S 75th ANNIVERSARY AT PEBBLE BEACH CONCOURS D'ELEGAN

Pebble Beach, Calif., August 14, 2010 – As part of the year long celebration of Jaguar's 75 Years of Looking Forward, Jaguar Cars design team has created the XJ75 Platinum Concept, a one-of-a-kind design project on display at the Pebble Beach Concept Car Lawn this weekend.

The XJ75 Platinum Concept is the company's first demonstration of the design customization potential of the striking new XJ luxury sedan, emphasizing the Jaguar's dramatic interior and exterior styling themes.

“The new Jaguar XJ Platinum Concept celebrates Jaguar's 75th Anniversary, and highlights the uniqueness of the XJ, and more broadly, the increasingly personal nature of luxury cars in today's market,” said Mike O’Driscoll, Managing Director of Jaguar Cars. “The XJ is thoroughly modern, and captures the innovative and daring character that our founder Sir William Lyons built into every Jaguar. And the design team clearly had some fun making their first one-of-a-kind XJ design concept in that spirit.”

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Promise Fulfilled: 2011 Jaguar XJ

When it comes to cars, the Brits have had a habit of coming up with great ideas. The only problem has been the execution. The original Mini is a case in point. It was a truly innovative packaging exercise -- never had so many been able to ride so comfortably in a car so small -- but hapless BMC managers never realized they were losing money on each and every one they built.

The original Range Rover is another. Smooth and fast on road, unbelievably comfortable and utterly unstoppable off it, the 1970 Rangie set a benchmark for all-terrain, all-weather capability that few SUVs come close to matching even today. But with electrics by Lucas, The Prince of Darkness, and build quality that made even the worst efforts of the UAW look like something made by German craftsmen, exploiting that capability was something best left to Rover test drivers, journalists, and customers wealthy enough to have something else in the garage as a backup.

Jaguar's original XJ sedan was another great idea hamstrung by poor execution. The low-slung XJ established the template for the modern luxury sedan; it was fast and stylish, yet it was smooth and comfortable -- key characteristics you'll find to varying degrees in every Mercedes S-Class, BMW 7 Series, Audi A8, and Lexus LS of the past 20 years. The XJ rode like a magic carpet, cosseting its passengers in its wood and leather trimmed cabin, yet its performance and handling rivaled that of raw-boned sports cars. It instantly made Mercedes-Benzes look staid and stolid; like the boring but well-built sedans for bankers from Dortmund they really were. Only problem was, by the 1970s, as Jaguar was sucked into the industrial anarchy that was the state-owned British auto industry, the XJ wasn't so much a car as a loose assembly of car parts that all too frequently parted company.

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