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The Jaguar XKR-S must be self-destructive. The elegant lines of the XF and the awesome 550-horsepower supercharged V8 are marred by the retina-searing blue paint and the tuner-esque spoiler on the rear. Can that be deleted? If so, I’ll take one in black.
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I’m a strong Jag fan and would stick to the ‘normal’ XFR.
I believe you got the name wrong in the title. Shown is the XF, not XK. Jag’s naming system is as nonsensical as Lincoln’s, but for some reason gets no grief for it.
Are you sure? As far as I can tell the F is the bottom rung, then the J and finally the K. It’s just the order of the Latin alphabet.
Although it did start disjointed.
It’s identified as an XKR-S in the title. It should be XFR-S. The XK/XKR/XKR-S is the two-door coupe/convertible. The XF/XFR/XFR-S is the midsize sedan and the XJ/XJR is the top-rung sedan.
Duh. (LOL)
There is no XJR in the current lineup; there is, however, an XJ Supersport to round-out the lineup.
But boy, all of Jaguar’s current cars are far cries from the Edwardian looks of their predecessors…
Are they entering it in WRC and trying to get an underground scene going in LA? what a ridiculous spoiler. Is Ian Callum on sick leave or something?
All you need is some chromies and HKS stickers and you will have a mad JDM ride.
I actually quite like how this car looks. The spoiler as well. Maybe because I’m young, but it gives it a nice aggressive look to it, and it has the horsepower to back it up. Supercharged V8? Hell yeah.
Doesn’t fit the class/price point of the car.
I don’t know man, after some reading up on this car, the money seems worth the upgrades. Definitely more performance oriented. Better brakes, suspension, transmission, a bump in horsepower, and all of the eye candy your heart desires.
I agree. I think the spoiler is a nice touch, but I’m young as well. If nothing else, I’m sure you could have it removed at the dealership and sell it to some punter looking to spruce up his pre-owned ’08 XF base-model…
Cmon man, Plenty of reasons to be a hater but the paint isn’t one of them.
Black is cliche and the worst possible color from an ownership standpoint. Just a couple of days ago Ttac readership was praising the jellybean like colors of the Fiat clown car, we can handle it!
The wing’s a bit much to be sure but from this angle it looks like a nicer upscale version of that final Holden/Pontiac thing that gm brought over.
I’ll give you the paint color . . . although it’s a little vivid for the traditional Jag owner (although I’m really getting sick of nothing but shades of grey, black, white and silver from any number of carmakers).
But the spoiler looks like it was ripped off a Lancer Evo.
I’d buy a black XFR, because I wouldn’t want to take someone to dinner in a Gatorade blue car with a spoiler. End of story.
+1
Too bad that Jaguar couldn’t figure out a way to have a retractable spoiler. As far as the blue is concerned, it’s hardly subtle but I think that color would work well with the XF’s shape.
Yeah, I quite like the color myself……considering how subjective color preferences are, it seems like a silly reason to knock a car.
Besides, even if it’s not my color, I like the variety….the last thing we need is more boring silver/black/white on the roads.
The spoiler on the other hand, flame away.
If you’re going to put all the same cheap trinkets and chintz that a Pontiac G8/Vauxhall Vectra/Holden Commodore has, why spend the cash for the Jag name?
Agreed. Total boy-racer look that does not befit a Jag. This looks, at least from the rear, far too much like a Holden Commodore.
I agree; Grace, Pace, and Space have morphed into this thing?
Agreed, that “Jag” looks ridiculous.
I’m into the blue – but then again I really like blue cars. Like another poster pointed out , black is so cliche. There’s a boatload of German and British cars on my side of town and I’m fully convinced 90% of M-B’s, Audi’s and BMW’s are black. It’s a very rare site to see a red or blue one.
Dang, I want some Christmas lights that color.
I like colors and would take this blue over any silver or grey. In fact, I’d take it over black and white too.
Here’s a link to some tasty BMWs
http://www.autospies.com/news/Dream-Display-Of-BMWs-In-RARE-And-HOT-Colors-70120/
Driving cars (and motorcycles, aircraft and other assorted forms of transportation) is fun to me and to me vibrant colors indicate how I feel when driving. Too bad more people don’t feel the same. Silver, gray, black , white… the roads look like a gulag.
By the way, I also like colors, real colors, not shades of white or beige on my walls at home.
Grey/Silver, White, Beige, Black, Maroon, Dark Green, Bright Blue. Gee which one is not ambiguous? I’ll take that one, with the wing please.
Holden HSV called, they want their design language back.
elegant? I’d say the styling goes well with the spoiler.
That’s a Jaguar?? It looks like a riced 1990s Civic. I’m fine with the blue, but the spoiler on a pretty dull back end just doesn’t work at all.
I don’t know if the TTAC god will cut this image link or not…
http://www.caradvice.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/HSVVECommodore2.jpg
It is such a rip on a HSV VE Commodore.
Jaguar, back in the BL days, always was distinctive and were always head turners. Now they pretty much look like any other Japanese high end car. This particular one needs a coffee can muffler to go with the spoiler. And some colored neon lights underneath, that would sure be the ticket.
Are you sure these aren’t spyshots of the next Mitsubishi Lancer EVO?
I guess the paint was leftover from Ford…as were the spoilers, and well the overall design. If you do some digging and look at the pics of the 2012 Ford Falcon FVP — well, wow.
http://www.mibz.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/ford-falcon-fpv-gt-8.jpg
Looks a bit like Mustang grabber blue to me. I love the colour on my ‘Stang and I get positive comments all the time. Much less cliche on a sporty car than red.
Showed this picture to my mildly car crazy wife. Her response: “Why did they put a spoiler from a Mitsubishi idiot car on a nice looking car like a Kia Optima? That’s a Kia Optima, right? The wheels look like my paralegal’s wheels on her Optima…..”
PS – we both liked the color. Wife said a friend has same color on his Miata.
British ricer !
Actually that stupid carbon fiber spoiler (how early-mid 00’s!) is a $$$$ option. The standard decklid integrated one is much more discrete. And yes, you can get it in a few other colors – make mine the dark grey/ gun metal-ish. It looks sweet!
p.s: The funny thing is that it’s about £20000 cheaper here in the U.S. compared to the U.K. where it’s actually built! And we get everything included, those poor suckers even have to pay for things like voice interactive control! Talk about a rip-off!
Looks like the marketing department did a great job here, it got you talking about it and raising some awareness. There is no such thing as bad publicity. If the car was silver or black without the wing, most likely you would not have posted a story about it. Will they sell many blue ones? Probably not. Will they sell some in a different color due to the infinitesmally small extra bit of publicity the blue car put out there? Most likely yes. Did it cost them an extra dime for the publicity? No.
My issue with this car is not with the looks–I like them a lot. It’s with the perception this car brings. We’re all car enthusiasts and we can tell the difference between this and, say, a Holden Commodore/Pontiac V8/Vauxhall Vectra. But others, like those in Jaguar’s customer-base, may not see such a difference and may forego the car–and Jaguar–altogether. I think the most promising product for Jaguar’s young-but-old media campaign is the new F-Type…