XKR as a Four Door?
#21
4 Door XK
Which front bumper is on your car? Don't recognize that one (and like it).
#24
That's not my car. My car is lite blue. I got the picture off the net. I like that look as well, but have no clue if its real or digital. Perhaps Paragon can create something like that?
#25
Looks like the Aston Martin Zagato:
The Aston Martin V12 Zagato
I bet Tony could make you up something very nice.
The Aston Martin V12 Zagato
I bet Tony could make you up something very nice.
#26
I have a photo that the dealer from which I bought the car used to advertise it on the net. It's low resolution but should suffice. If not, let me know and I will take some pics over the weekend.
#27
Photo attached
Looks like the Aston Martin Zagato:
The Aston Martin V12 Zagato
I bet Tony could make you up something very nice.
The Aston Martin V12 Zagato
I bet Tony could make you up something very nice.
#29
First off, I drive a lot of miles every day - mostly short trips. Being that I am in New York, i have to put up with stop and go traffic and, finally, the roads are terrible. Under such driving conditions, I will kill the suspension and the transmission rather quickly. Also, the Jag is a true grand touring automobile and it is a beautiful piece of machinery, which, I feel, is intended for long drives on smooth freeways. Driving it every day would simply make it just another car, which is how I feel about M37 (although M37 is truly a phenomenal vehicle in every respect.) The bottom line is that I enjoy the Jag in small doses. Perhaps when it's time to give up the M, I will consider the new XJ, which is also a stunningly great looking car, although a bit too bulky as a daily driver. The XJ will fit friends and family, although the exclusivity would be lost as XJs are overly abundant where I live and drive .
#30
I was about to say on the daily...
What about an older XJ with the classic design language like your XKR? A ~2005 XJR perhaps? Maybe not as abundant as the new ones, or is this what is running all over the place? If I wasn't such an Audi guy for big sports-luxury sedans (and German nut on the whole), one of these would be my sedan pick for sure.
What about an older XJ with the classic design language like your XKR? A ~2005 XJR perhaps? Maybe not as abundant as the new ones, or is this what is running all over the place? If I wasn't such an Audi guy for big sports-luxury sedans (and German nut on the whole), one of these would be my sedan pick for sure.
#31
I was about to say on the daily...
What about an older XJ with the classic design language like your XKR? A ~2005 XJR perhaps? Maybe not as abundant as the new ones, or is this what is running all over the place? If I wasn't such an Audi guy for big sports-luxury sedans (and German nut on the whole), one of these would be my sedan pick for sure.
What about an older XJ with the classic design language like your XKR? A ~2005 XJR perhaps? Maybe not as abundant as the new ones, or is this what is running all over the place? If I wasn't such an Audi guy for big sports-luxury sedans (and German nut on the whole), one of these would be my sedan pick for sure.
#32
Nope Jaguar's plans did pan out. If you noticed, the 2009 article said the car would replace the (then) current XJ. Well it did. It is the NEW XJ that you see on the roads today. Looks at the illustration and then the new XJ,. They are very close.
#35
philhef,
What an insult. The Panamera is truly one of the ugliest vehicles I have ever seen, right up there with Alfa Milanos and Plymouth Valiants. There is no angle at which the Panamera looks comfortable in its own skin except maybe if you're laying underneath it looking up. What Jaguar have you ever seen that wasn't a sensuous, beautiful looking vehicle?
What an insult. The Panamera is truly one of the ugliest vehicles I have ever seen, right up there with Alfa Milanos and Plymouth Valiants. There is no angle at which the Panamera looks comfortable in its own skin except maybe if you're laying underneath it looking up. What Jaguar have you ever seen that wasn't a sensuous, beautiful looking vehicle?
#36
philhef,
What an insult. The Panamera is truly one of the ugliest vehicles I have ever seen, right up there with Alfa Milanos and Plymouth Valiants. There is no angle at which the Panamera looks comfortable in its own skin except maybe if you're laying underneath it looking up. What Jaguar have you ever seen that wasn't a sensuous, beautiful looking vehicle?
What an insult. The Panamera is truly one of the ugliest vehicles I have ever seen, right up there with Alfa Milanos and Plymouth Valiants. There is no angle at which the Panamera looks comfortable in its own skin except maybe if you're laying underneath it looking up. What Jaguar have you ever seen that wasn't a sensuous, beautiful looking vehicle?
However, to me, the worst looking cars of all time have to be the Gremlin and the Pacer. One was just fugly, and the other one looked like a cross between a horrible looking car and a terrarium.
#37
As a former owner I will agree that it wasn't the best looking car that ever came out of Italy, but it suffered only in comparison to Ferraris, Lambos and other Alfas. Compare it to the U.S. cars of the 1980's and it looks downright handsome.
However, double-clutching it into 3rd gear coming out of a tight corner made it into one beautiful car. And it had 4 doors.
#39
Too much ragging here on AMC. As I recall during that era (early 1970s) the cars from the Big Three were pretty boring. The AMC models at that time at least stood out from the pack and were pretty intriguing.
Doug
Doug
#40