Comments on: Actually, The Jaguar Sportscar IS An F-Type. Only Not.

By: akatsuki

akatsuki — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:19:08 +0000

I wish it was better looking.

By: Kurt.

Kurt. — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:28:36 +0000

Looks a bit more like the MG than the Miata, but that’s just pulling hairs.

By: Qwerty

Qwerty — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:43:05 +0000

Is there ANY chance they could outsource engineering to Mazda?

Why not? It already looks like an old Miata.

By: The Anam Cara

The Anam Cara — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:39:10 +0000

damn that’s nice. a new jag i like. i prefer this design to the current xk. i’m not bothered by their choice of model designation.

By: SherbornSean

SherbornSean — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:27:55 +0000

Is there ANY chance they could outsource engineering to Mazda?

By: Durishin

Durishin — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:17:37 +0000

Well,

David E Davis will call it the XK-F.

Just so long as it reminds you of an E-Type (visually) I’ll be placing my order.

By: JTParts

JTParts — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:48:16 +0000

How about Gen Xe?

By: chuckgoolsbee

chuckgoolsbee — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:26:49 +0000

I’m not suggesting they call it (anything)E(anything) really. Just playing devil’s advocate about the moniker “XKE”.

I don’t hold the letter “E” all that sacred to be honest, even in conjunction with Jaguar. That said, I agree that “F-type”, or even “G-type” would be the wiser choice given the target market.

–chuck

By: bman82

bman82 — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:59:16 +0000

Hey, I have an XE, a saturn Astra XE, which proves the point of XE sounding like an economy car trim…

By: BlueBrat

BlueBrat — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:58:42 +0000

48 years on from Geneva and tons of engineering evolution later…it should be the “F” and we should hope it is half what the E was in the market.

That’s the sad part isn’t it.

By: Durishin

Durishin — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:26:02 +0000

@chuck,

I have to disagree. I think that they can’t call it anything “E.”

The E was (still, for you, is) the E. You can’t and shouldn’t re-create the E or attempt to.

Have to call it “F.”

48 years on from Geneva and tons of engineering evolution later…it should be the “F” and we should hope it is half what the E was in the market.

Richard

By: chuckgoolsbee

chuckgoolsbee — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:50:17 +0000

Davekaybsc, Of course they can call it an XKE! Why not?

That term was never an official moniker for the E-type anyway. It was a name made up by US dealers who felt that Americans had no clue about the European racing legacy of the C-type & D-type, but only knew that Jaguar sports cars were called “XK(something)”

Jaguar never called any car “XKE”, at least not officially.

Besides, why not call it that? Model names are re-used all the time (GT, Camaro, Mustang, 300, Challenger, ad nauseum)… and since XKE was never really used the first time…

–chuck

By: Martin B

Martin B — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:34:53 +0000

OMG! Someone turned Table Mountain around!

*Looks out of window* Nope, it’s OK, it was just a bit of artistic licence from Avarvarii.

Whew, had me worried for a moment.

Hey, that’s a nice looking car.

By: Davekaybsc

Davekaybsc — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:47:08 +0000

Well they can’t call it the XKE, and they can’t call it the XF. XE continues with the two letter thing they’ve been doing lately, and considering how well the X-type and S-type are remembered, maybe getting rid of “type” isn’t such a bad idea.

By: chuckgoolsbee

chuckgoolsbee — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:34:25 +0000

Bring it on Mr. Tata.

Just make sure it lives up to the legacy.

–chuck

By: Cammy Corrigan

Cammy Corrigan — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:24:48 +0000

I’d be interested to find out what Mr Rendell’s definition of “affordable” is.

If this car comes in at less than £30K, then I will be doing my bit to stimulate the UK economy and buying it.

God, I love Jaguar cars! :O)

By: Durishin

Durishin — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:20:14 +0000

Hopefully they will be smart enough to leverage the heritage and unworried enough about all things PC to call it the F-Type.

It would make positioning and advertising less expensive a proposition.