Jaguar has confirmed that it is working on a new small saloon that will be placed a segment below the XF.
According to company insiders, the new car will be slightly smaller than the current XF saloon, while still being big enough to accommodate five adults. There is no news yet on whether the car will be built around an aluminium platform. However, the replacement for the XF will almost certainly be made from aluminium, will grow in size and will move slightly further upmarket.
Jaguar sources also confirmed that an all-wheel drive version of the XJ saloon is currently under development and will be launched in under 24 months time, possibly coinciding with a mild makeover for Jaguar’s flagship saloon.
These new projects are part of Jaguar’s move to finally have a presence in some of the most important premium market niches. Indeed, the launch of the four-cylinder diesel XF saloon will hugely improve the car’s prospects in markets where sales of the four cylinder diesel models nearly add up to 50 percent.
In the next few days Jaguar will launch a 3.0-litre petrol V6 version of the XJ in the booming Chinese market. Will it make it to India? Only time will tell.
According to company insiders, the new car will be slightly smaller than the current XF saloon, while still being big enough to accommodate five adults. There is no news yet on whether the car will be built around an aluminium platform. However, the replacement for the XF will almost certainly be made from aluminium, will grow in size and will move slightly further upmarket.
Jaguar sources also confirmed that an all-wheel drive version of the XJ saloon is currently under development and will be launched in under 24 months time, possibly coinciding with a mild makeover for Jaguar’s flagship saloon.
These new projects are part of Jaguar’s move to finally have a presence in some of the most important premium market niches. Indeed, the launch of the four-cylinder diesel XF saloon will hugely improve the car’s prospects in markets where sales of the four cylinder diesel models nearly add up to 50 percent.
In the next few days Jaguar will launch a 3.0-litre petrol V6 version of the XJ in the booming Chinese market. Will it make it to India? Only time will tell.
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