Unveiled: 2010 Jaguar XJ

[Evel]

Press Release
Source: Jalopnik

ALL NEW JAGUAR XJ – IN SUMMARY

The all new Jaguar XJ brings a daring new spirit to automotive luxury.Sleek, sporting and sophisticated, it offers a seductive mix of striking design, breathtaking performance, refined luxury and sophisticated engineering.

Building on the success of the new XK and XF models, the introduction of the all new XJ is a landmark for the revitalized Jaguar brand. Clearly positioned as the company's ultimate four-door flagship, it extends the appeal of the legendary XJ line to a new generation of customers.

Jaguars are renowned for their elegant, sporting lines and the all new XJ, with its fluid, contemporary style, is the boldest interpretation yet of Design Director Ian Callum's vision for Jaguar in the 21st century.

A panoramic glass roof is an integral part of the all new XJ's design, enabling the car to have a lower, more streamlined roofline, while dramatically enhancing the feeling of light and space inside.

Standard and long wheelbase models are available from launch. The long wheelbase offers an even more sumptuous and refined environment for rear-seat passengers with an additional 5 inches of legroom. The XJ's largest-in-class trunk features power opening and closing for convenient access to the 18.4 cu. ft. storage space (without alloy space saver spare wheel). The all new XJ cabin blends elegant, contemporary design with the comfort, luxury and unmistakable sporting style of a Jaguar. Chrome and piano black detailing provides an eye-catching contrast to the beautifully-crafted leather and veneer surfaces.

To complement the all new cabin design is a level of choice in colors, veneers and leathers not seen before in a Jaguar. The four models – XJ, XJL, Supercharged and Supersport – blend together the different elements to allow the customer to tailor the car to suit their personal tastes. The ultimate expression of this is the Supersport model, available by custom order only, with specification including a leather roof-lining, semi-aniline leather seats and veneers with laser inlays. Advanced new technologies have allowed Jaguar's interior designers to create an environment more akin to a state-of-the-art living space than a simple car cabin. Stunning, 12.3-inch high-definition Virtual Instruments complement the 8-inch Touch-screen, which displays vehicle functions. Premium surround sound options include the top-of-the-range 1200-watt Bowers & Wilkins system which is comparable in audio quality to the world's best in-home entertainment. Advanced infotainment features also include hard drive-based audio and navigation systems, and comprehensive connectivity for portable audio and video devices via the powerful Media Hub.

The all new XJ's beauty is much more than skin-deep: it is constructed using Jaguar's aerospace-inspired aluminum body technology, which makes the XJ lighter than its rivals by at least 300lbs.

These technologies
– now developed into an even more impressive new generation of the XJ
– provides benefits to performance, handling and fuel economy, while delivering increased strength, refinement and safety.

Proven Jaguar dynamic technologies are taken to new levels in the all new XJ. Features such as air suspension, Adaptive Dynamics (continuously variable damping), Active Differential Control and quick-ratio power steering deliver the blend of responsive, dynamic handling and refined, supple ride expected from a Jaguar. The all new XJ benefits from the most advanced powertrains ever in a Jaguar, combining high performance with fuel efficient technologies such as direct injection. In the U.S. market, customers will have a choice of three engines based on model, all coupled to a shift-by-wire, six-speed automatic transmission controlled by the JaguarDriveSelector™ or steering wheel-mounted paddles:

5.0-liter 385hp AJ-V8 Gen III naturally aspirated direct-injection V8 -
0-60mph in 5.4 secs (0-100kph in 5.7 secs), in the XJ and XJL
models

5.0-liter 470hp AJ-V8 Gen III supercharged direct-injection V8 - 0-
60mph in 4.9 secs (0-100kph in 5.2 secs), in the XJ Supercharged
and XJL Supercharged models

5.0-liter 510hp AJ-V8 Gen III supercharged direct-injection V8 - 0-
60mph in 4.7 secs (0-100kph in 4.9 secs), in the XJ Supersport
and XJL Supersport models

Jaguar has built upon its leading quality performance using the latest ‘virtual' product development technologies. This approach features an obsessive attention to detail, with almost 40,000 quality-specific assessments during the development stage. The all new XJ brings new standards of sustainability to the luxury vehicle segment. The lightweight aluminum structure – with 50 percent recycled material – underpinned by a lifecycle approach to vehicle design and manufacture, enables the all new XJ to minimize its carbon footprint. This alone creates a potential savings of three tons of CO2 per vehicle, compared to a bodyshell made from new aluminum. The Jaguar brand has been acknowledged with a joint first ranking in a vehicle dependability study in 2009. Jaguar's obsessive attention to quality and service has also resulted in #1 rankings in sales satisfaction and customer service. The all new XJ offers extremely attractive cost of ownership with impressive fuel economy across the range, high predicted residual values and 15,000-mile service intervals. In the U.S., the all new XJ can be ordered now. Delivery of first customer cars will begin in early 2010.

More info and pictures on the official website: http://www.jaguar.com/gl/en/#/allnewxj/

[nsx_23]

Elle MacPherson needs to come standard with every Jaguar.

[wooflepoof]

This thing is gunna be gorgeous in a few years. You lot don't understand business, style, or how to let go of the past.

I approve, Jaguar

[Magnet]

Needs to be further away.

I wanted it to be beautiful. I didn't want another XJ with smoother bumpers and different door handles. I wanted a masterpiece.

I didn't want a Hyundai XG hit by an elevator.

[Dsemaj]

I was looking at some videos and the media player has unintentionally letterboxed it in widescreen, so the whole image was squashed. It's just reminded me again that an XJ needs to be long and graceful, the image distortion made it look so much better! The rear still looks awful, that said. The interior has made me like the car a little more, it seems really cool inside, but the exterior has just lost it with me.

I hate this trend of high body to low window ratios, it looks awful and messes up the proportions of any potentially good looking car.

EDIT: How sad is that looks better than the real thing?



If only Callum had've given it an XF/Aston like rear end without those stupid 'flowing' vertical tailights. It would've transformed the whole car. Oh, and they're bragging about a .cd of 0.29. My 14 year old BMW has the same...

[Gman333-X-ferrari]

Apart from that awkward rear, the whole design looks fantastic.

And that interior is just sublime.

[British_Rover]

Originally Posted by Dsemaj

I was looking at some videos and the media player has unintentionally letterboxed it in widescreen, so the whole image was squashed. It's just reminded me again that an XJ needs to be long and graceful, the image distortion made it look so much better! The rear still looks awful, that said. The interior has made me like the car a little more, it seems really cool inside, but the exterior has just lost it with me.

I hate this trend of high body to low window ratios, it looks awful and messes up the proportions of any potentially good looking car.

EDIT: How sad is that looks better than the real thing?



If only Callum had've given it an XF/Aston like rear end without those stupid 'flowing' vertical tailights. It would've transformed the whole car. Oh, and they're bragging about a .cd of 0.29. My 14 year old BMW has the same...

With the exception of the rear end I like it and I have pretty much come to terms with the fact that I won't like the rear ends of most new car designs. I think the rear end can be cleaned up a little anyway give it some time.

And really your BMW has a CD of 0.29? Show me where you found that out cause all I can find is 0.32 to 0.34 so 0.29 is significantly better.

[TomCat]

Originally Posted by British_Rover

With the exception of the rear end I like it and I have pretty much come to terms with the fact that I won't like the rear ends of most new car designs. I think the rear end can be cleaned up a little anyway give it some time.

Agreed.

I think the front end and interior are an improvement over the XF's. It's just those weird taillights that disrupt it. But I really don't mind them so much.

[Night_Hawk]

The headlights and grille just don't work together at all. The taillights are just too strange. It's just a strange and very weird looking car.

I'll bet it looks much better IRL though.

[Cold Fussion]

Originally Posted by Dsemaj

bragging about a .cd of 0.29. My 14 year old BMW has the same...

What about the downforce levels?

[Dsemaj]

Originally Posted by British_Rover

And really your BMW has a CD of 0.29? Show me where you found that out cause all I can find is 0.32 to 0.34 so 0.29 is significantly better.

Weird.. when I was first researching the car, I found a figure of 0.29, but I can't find it now. I stand corrected until I can find that again, someone must have gotten it wrong in wikipedia or something and it was corrected. That figure might have been for the updated version though, that said I doubt it would be significantly better over a refresh...

Oh, and in reference to the old thread

Originally Posted by edkwon

Please submit your design idea, i'm sure it's better.

5 minutes with a pen and paper. Needs refining, and most people wouldn't agree, but it's at least slightly more faithful than Cullum's vision...

[BlaRo]

Originally Posted by Dsemaj

Weird.. when I was first researching the car, I found a figure of 0.29, but I can't find it now. I stand corrected until I can find that again, someone must have gotten it wrong in wikipedia or something and it was corrected. That figure might have been for the updated version though, that said I doubt it would be significantly better over a refresh...

Wikipedia says between 0.32 and 0.34, depending on model, and the former figure is the M5's.

[Arctor]

Originally Posted by Dsemaj

5 minutes with a pen and paper. Needs refining, and most people wouldn't agree, but it's at least slightly more faithful than Cullum's vision...

Front won't pass pedestrian impact standards, the passenger compartment would buckle on frontal or rear impact and the low rear trunk would create excess drag. I'm not saying this to be an ass but merely to point out that it is VERY difficult to design something unique with all the ridiculous standards we have to hold cars to now.

[Der Stig]

Originally Posted by Evel

The 2010 Jaguar XJ was just unveiled at the Saatchi Gallery in London.

Source: Jalopnik

Hey guys, have you seen my Mini's steering wheel? Oh wait, Ian' nicked it. Along with my neighbor's MKS tail lights. The front is tolerable. If it had four separate lamps, then it would a bit better and as for the back, well, I'd rather have a Bangle trunk

[NecroJoe]

Originally Posted by Dsemaj

5 minutes with a pen and paper. Needs refining, and most people wouldn't agree, but it's at least slightly more faithful than Cullum's vision...

Reminds me of a Chrysler Concord.

[starfox07]

Interior is horrible. In no way does it look British.

The exterior is just pathetic.

[bartboy9891]

Originally Posted by starfox07

Interior is horrible. In no way does it look British.

The exterior is just pathetic.

The wood on the doors looks British to me. But the rest doesn't.

[sshack]

I like it a lot. The interior looks fantastic, and I particularly like the low key way they've presented the technical aspects. Mercedes or bmw would be going on and on about the active cruise control or blondspot assist. The Jag just has it listed in the tech specs, It's just assumed that it has it.

The one problem where they messed up was both the B and C pillars. I *hate* B pillars painted black in an attempt to be visually "invisible". It just screams lack of talent. Either do something with them or get rid of them. Same with the C pillars. Attempting to be invisible but lacking the technical expertise to do so. Had they managed to pull it off a Pillarless saloon with virtually invisible C-pillar it would be a
sensational hit. As it stands I think it'll be a solid contender.

That said, with all the kit this car comes with I may seriously look at buying one. We'll see how it
drives. I hated the recent Xj8 compared to my XJ40.

[Walsh_e]

Originally Posted by starfox07

Interior is horrible. In no way does it look British.

The exterior is just pathetic.

Just out of interest, what is a British interior supposed to look like?

[starfox07]

Originally Posted by Walsh_e

Just out of interest, what is a British interior supposed to look like?

Not like that.