Comments on: Optional Jaguar XF Hood Ornament Looks Horrid http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:34:35 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: wsn http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-834771 wsn Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:23:23 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-834771 argentla said: <i>I’m with AKM. The XF is not an ugly car, but it’s utterly anonymous. It could be a Lexus, it could be an Infiniti. </i> Are you kidding? No way can this be a Lexus or an Infinity. Some Lexus and Infinity models may be bland, but still sleek. This <i>thing</i> is just ugly and can only come from the big 3. The Ford lineage is so obvious. They never cease to amaze me. This time they made a impossibly ugly car even uglier. argentla said:
I’m with AKM. The XF is not an ugly car, but it’s utterly anonymous. It could be a Lexus, it could be an Infiniti.

Are you kidding? No way can this be a Lexus or an Infinity.

Some Lexus and Infinity models may be bland, but still sleek. This thing is just ugly and can only come from the big 3. The Ford lineage is so obvious.

They never cease to amaze me. This time they made a impossibly ugly car even uglier.

]]> By: AlmightyPants http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-686032 AlmightyPants Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:01:22 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-686032 I've seen the leaping jag on the hood of maybe 1/3 of the XFs roaming the streets. I'm pretty sure Jaguar of Great Neck is the guilty party. I’ve seen the leaping jag on the hood of maybe 1/3 of the XFs roaming the streets. I’m pretty sure Jaguar of Great Neck is the guilty party.

]]> By: Kman http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-678731 Kman Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:45:31 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-678731 To expand on <i>seoultrain</i>'s post: "Eek! A <i>small</i> penis!" To expand on seoultrain’s post:

“Eek! A small penis!”

]]> By: Johnny Canada http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-678511 Johnny Canada Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:48:56 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-678511 Needs to be bigger. <em>Feel free to post your Freudian analysis</em>. Needs to be bigger.

Feel free to post your Freudian analysis.

]]> By: beater http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-678312 beater Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:49:32 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-678312 KatiePuckrik said: <em>Oh my goodness! That’s like putting a moustache on the Mona Lisa!</em> It's... it's like making a hybrid Escalade! oh... ummm... KatiePuckrik said:

Oh my goodness! That’s like putting a moustache on the Mona Lisa!

It’s… it’s like making a hybrid Escalade!

oh… ummm…

]]> By: Andy D http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-678291 Andy D Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:33:06 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-678291 2 of you lucky ducks could add a big kitty to your Pontiac. Ive got 2 I harvested from my brief and miserable foray into XJ6 hell. They looked good on the XJ 6 but silly on that thing. 2 of you lucky ducks could add a big kitty to your Pontiac. Ive got 2 I harvested from my brief and miserable foray into XJ6 hell. They looked good on the XJ 6 but silly on that thing.

]]> By: Cicero http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-678092 Cicero Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:57:32 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-678092 Hey, it could have been <a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.motorsportcollector.com/MAR04Images/TOGA/6L.JPEG&imgrefurl=http://www.motorsportcollector.com/DEATHMOBILE.html&h=447&w=528&sz=47&hl=en&start=8&sig2=BYewwtXHHInb_0HSqIli-w&um=1&tbnid=yEa60mLm9krnOM:&tbnh=112&tbnw=132&ei=GBWiSM7PM5ewiwGgrJ39Dg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Danimal%2Bhouse%2Bdeathmobile%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN" rel="nofollow">worse.</a> "Knowledge is Good." Hey, it could have been worse.

“Knowledge is Good.”

]]> By: kovachian http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-678032 kovachian Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:33:12 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-678032 That's not a Jaguar, that's a Narwhal. Get it right people. JEEZ. That’s not a Jaguar, that’s a Narwhal. Get it right people. JEEZ.

]]> By: peoplewatching04 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-677961 peoplewatching04 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:04:10 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-677961 It's made out of 100% galvanized steel. That way it's strong enough for you to hold onto while you're throwing up out of disgust. :) I saw one the other day and it really did look weird. I thought some die-hard Jag fan put it on their car after-market. Had no idea they were *selling* them like that. Otherwise it's a pretty car. It’s made out of 100% galvanized steel. That way it’s strong enough for you to hold onto while you’re throwing up out of disgust. :) I saw one the other day and it really did look weird. I thought some die-hard Jag fan put it on their car after-market. Had no idea they were *selling* them like that. Otherwise it’s a pretty car.

]]> By: argentla http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-676952 argentla Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:17:57 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-676952 I'm with AKM. The XF is not an ugly car, but it's utterly anonymous. It could be a Lexus, it could be an Infiniti. If you squared off the grille opening and changed the badge, it could be a Volvo. Hell, it could be a Buick -- a reasonably classy Buick, as such things go, but a Buick nonetheless. The reviewers who babbled about Jaguar's "bold new design language" make me wonder what kind of refreshments Jag was handing out at the press junkets. This is pretty much "large sedan, generic." I’m with AKM. The XF is not an ugly car, but it’s utterly anonymous. It could be a Lexus, it could be an Infiniti. If you squared off the grille opening and changed the badge, it could be a Volvo. Hell, it could be a Buick — a reasonably classy Buick, as such things go, but a Buick nonetheless.

The reviewers who babbled about Jaguar’s “bold new design language” make me wonder what kind of refreshments Jag was handing out at the press junkets. This is pretty much “large sedan, generic.”

]]> By: bjcpdx http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-676931 bjcpdx Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:10:07 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-676931 Leaper aside, this is the worst looking Jaguar front end since the rectangular headlight era. Leaper aside, this is the worst looking Jaguar front end since the rectangular headlight era.

]]> By: mykeliam http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-676852 mykeliam Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:55:57 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-676852 I looked at some other pics of the car and couldn't find the ornament, but neither could they........ http://www.autounleashed.com/images/jaguar_xf_charity.jpg I looked at some other pics of the car and couldn’t find the ornament, but neither could they……..
http://www.autounleashed.com/images/jaguar_xf_charity.jpg

]]> By: Mrb00st http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-676771 Mrb00st Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:42:23 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-676771 this reminds of how many many first-generation CTS's were seen with aftermarket Landau roofs after they first came out. It's like, you guys are missing the point, that looks like butt. this reminds of how many many first-generation CTS’s were seen with aftermarket Landau roofs after they first came out. It’s like, you guys are missing the point, that looks like butt.

]]> By: Phil Ressler http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-676752 Phil Ressler Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:35:27 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-676752 The car itself is a woeful misstep as an expression of the Jaguar brand, but it is a misstep in a forward direction. The leaper is a jarring disintegration of design theme in this case, signaling that the misstep having been taken is recognized by its originator as an error. The design dissonance renders that not a cat, but a wart. Phil The car itself is a woeful misstep as an expression of the Jaguar brand, but it is a misstep in a forward direction. The leaper is a jarring disintegration of design theme in this case, signaling that the misstep having been taken is recognized by its originator as an error. The design dissonance renders that not a cat, but a wart.

Phil

]]> By: J.on http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-676702 J.on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:18:35 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-676702 I once saw an XK8 with a leaping hood ornament… talk about fugly…! I once saw an XK8 with a leaping hood ornament… talk about fugly…!

]]> By: Usta Bee http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-676671 Usta Bee Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:09:56 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-676671 It looks like the Jaguar is jumping off a cliff, somehow that just seems appropriate. It looks like the Jaguar is jumping off a cliff, somehow that just seems appropriate.

]]> By: kazoomaloo http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-676571 kazoomaloo Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:42:42 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-676571 I wonder if this car pulls towards all the B9 Tribecas in the oncoming lane... I wonder if this car pulls towards all the B9 Tribecas in the oncoming lane…

]]> By: David Holzman http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-676502 David Holzman Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:25:12 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-676502 what's really bad about this car is not the hood ornament but the Pokemon eyes and mouth what’s really bad about this car is not the hood ornament but the Pokemon eyes and mouth

]]> By: Chris Haak http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-676461 Chris Haak Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:12:33 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-676461 It's hideous, of course, but hopefully you guys know that it's just some tacky dealer that installed it. You can't get it from Jaguar like that. Jeez. The same guy who would do this to a Jag (and even put a license plate on that beautiful face if it's not legally required) would also put chrome door-edge guards on it. Terrible automotive taste. It’s hideous, of course, but hopefully you guys know that it’s just some tacky dealer that installed it. You can’t get it from Jaguar like that. Jeez.

The same guy who would do this to a Jag (and even put a license plate on that beautiful face if it’s not legally required) would also put chrome door-edge guards on it. Terrible automotive taste.

]]> By: shaker http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-676381 shaker Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:59:38 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-676381 Kind of "jumps out at you", doesn't it? Kind of “jumps out at you”, doesn’t it?

]]> By: SupaMan http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-676362 SupaMan Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:57:27 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-676362 I really hope these leapers don't become a custom fad like portholes are. As for the XF....clean looks spoilt by a flying penis. What's next? A katana blades for a grille on Lexuses? I really hope these leapers don’t become a custom fad like portholes are.

As for the XF….clean looks spoilt by a flying penis. What’s next? A katana blades for a grille on Lexuses?

]]> By: NeonCat93 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-676351 NeonCat93 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:55:28 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-676351 @ TRL If it were from J.C. Whitney, shouldn't the eyes glow red or something? Actually, that would be kind of awesome, just not on this car. Oh, and a tiny sensor that gave a growl every time someone walked in front of it. @ TRL

If it were from J.C. Whitney, shouldn’t the eyes glow red or something?

Actually, that would be kind of awesome, just not on this car. Oh, and a tiny sensor that gave a growl every time someone walked in front of it.

]]> By: red60r http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-676342 red60r Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:54:21 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-676342 Stick-on, fake Buick portholes and Cadillac tailfins were the rage in the JC Whitney catalogs of the early '50's, along with blue lens dots to stick onto tail lights so they looked purple when lit. Commonly applied to lowered Fords and Mercurys. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Stick-on, fake Buick portholes and Cadillac tailfins were the rage in the JC Whitney catalogs of the early ’50’s, along with blue lens dots to stick onto tail lights so they looked purple when lit. Commonly applied to lowered Fords and Mercurys. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

]]> By: Sajeev Mehta http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-676292 Sajeev Mehta Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:46:27 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-676292 Let's just hope its a dealer add-on. Look at how far back it sits on the hood just so you can see it from behind the wheel! Let’s just hope its a dealer add-on. Look at how far back it sits on the hood just so you can see it from behind the wheel!

]]> By: ash78 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/optional-jaguar-xf-hood-ornament-looks-horrid/comment-page-1/#comment-676272 ash78 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:38:19 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=62621#comment-676272 Two days ago I saw the DIY stick-on cowl vents on a vehicle (nothing unusual), but they were placed ALONG THE DRIVER'S DOOR. Now I've seen everything. This is really not that bad. Two days ago I saw the DIY stick-on cowl vents on a vehicle (nothing unusual), but they were placed ALONG THE DRIVER’S DOOR.

Now I’ve seen everything. This is really not that bad.

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