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Top 5 Most Successful Vehicles of 2011… so Far

Top 5 Most Successful Vehicles of 2011… so Far

The results for the most successful cars of 2011 so far are in. Automotive data and marketing solutions company Polk has calculated the results from the first six months of 2011 new vehicle registrations and have come up with the top picks for non-premium and premium models. These results look at model-level performance and determine…

Jaguar C-X16 Concept is a Porsche Rival With Hybrid Tech [Frankfurt Preview]

Jaguar C-X16 Concept is a Porsche Rival With Hybrid Tech [Frankfurt Preview]

Revealed ahead of the Frankfurt Auto Show, the new Jaguar C-X16 concept moves Jaguar one big step close to becoming a credible threat to the Germans, giving the first look at a volume sports car. There may be some similarities to Jag’s grand touring XK, but the C-X16 is a smaller two-seater. In fact, it’s…

UK Luxury Hotel Offers Jaguar Inspired Suite to Woo Any Auto Enthusiast

UK Luxury Hotel Offers Jaguar Inspired Suite to Woo Any Auto Enthusiast

Looking for a uniquely British experience? 51 Buckingham Gate, Taj Suites and Residences has you covered. Located in London, just around the corner from the Buckingham Palace, this luxury hotel has just announced the addition of a Jaguar-themed suite. The 1,832 square foot abode is part of an exciting collaboration between Taj Hotels Resorts and…

Pebble Beach Concept Lawn Video: Current and Future Exotics Take Center Stage

Amid all the historic autos on display at the annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the Concept Lawn is a look at modern works of vehicular art – not all of them concepts either. Vehicles on display at this year’s event included the the Infiniti Etheria concept, the SSC Tuatara concept and the Lotus Evora GTE…

Williams F1 Wants To Be Jaguar’s AMG

Williams F1 Wants To Be Jaguar’s AMG

The Williams Formula 1 team has a long and somewhat checkered history at the pinnacle of motor sports, and like some of its competitors, have delved into the business of sports cars. Williams was full at hand with the development of the Renault Clio Williams from the early to mid ’90s, and had even developed…

Jaguar C-X16 Concept Teased Ahead of Frankfurt Auto Show Debut

Jaguar C-X16 Concept Teased Ahead of Frankfurt Auto Show Debut

Jaguar has just released the above teaser sketch of what it calls the C-X16 production concept. The name itself speaks volumes, and while this concept is intended to give a look at the future of Jaguar design, it’s likely to be a near production model. What isn’t clear, is how close this vehicle is to…

Jaguar XJ Gets Decapitated By Newport Convertible Engineering

Jaguar XJ Gets Decapitated By Newport Convertible Engineering

Newport Convertible Engineering, famous decapitators of everything from the Subaru Impreza to the GMC Yukon to the Toyota Prius, have no shame and no hesitation in taking their Sawzall to a bevy of four-doored vehicles. In case its customers pine for JFK’s convertible, NCE has offered them the chance to enjoy wind-in-hair motoring, once again—behind…

Tata’s First Quarter Profit Down on Declining Jaguar Sales

Tata’s First Quarter Profit Down on Declining Jaguar Sales

Tata Motors, the owner of Jaguar Land Rover, is suffering from slumping sales as the first-quarter profits are released. Tata’s Indian passenger car sales fell and Jaguar deliveries have also decreased. Surprisingly, however, Tata’s net income rose to twenty billion rupees in the three months ending on June 30th. This is up from 19.9 billion rupees a…

Jaguar XF Wagon To Debut In 2012

Jaguar XF Wagon To Debut In 2012

The development of the Jaguar XF wagon is still a work in progress for the British automaker. Ford’s product planners did not include a wagon body style when the sedan was first designed and Jaguar engineers have had to develop the XF estate from square one, with the project has becoming considerably more expensive and complex. Some insiders…

Jaguar XE Planned for Frankfurt Auto Show Debut as Boxster Rival

Jaguar XE Planned for Frankfurt Auto Show Debut as Boxster Rival

Jaguar has plans to reveal a new sports car in concept form at the upcoming Frankfurt auto show next month. The British automaker said the new concept was “likely” to form the centerpiece of its show booth. A spokesman for Jaguar said that a concept car is likely to be revealed at the show. Nothing…

Wald Releases Black Bison Kit For Older Jaguar XJ

Wald Releases Black Bison Kit For Older Jaguar XJ

Wald is giving older-generation Jaguar XJ owners something to get excited about. Part of their Black Bison line, Wald has introduced a new styling package for the XJ transforming the aesthetics and giving the luxury sedan a much sportier look. Along with the kit, customers can opt for a set of Wald wheels and a…

Tata Motors May Enter Joint Engine Development Program With Jaguar Land Rover

Tata Motors May Enter Joint Engine Development Program With Jaguar Land Rover

Today, a report was released regarding the possibility of Tata motors entering a joint engine-development program with Jaguar Land Rover. Tata is currently India’s leading automaker by sales, and presently obtains engines from Jaguar and Land Rover models from the brand’s previous owner, Ford Motor Co. Tata feels that the joint engine-development program would allow…

Jaguar Planning Return To Le Mans Prototype Racing

Jaguar Planning Return To Le Mans Prototype Racing

Jaguar hasn’t won at Le Mans since 1990, or when the XJS was just starting to get long in the tooth. But parent company Tata is interested in a return to the prototype class, with an LMP1 car of its own. Hopefully Jaguar will replicate any of its seven past wins, the most recent with…

Jaguar XF Wagon Confirmed

Jaguar has announced that the XF will have a wagon variant but only in Europe. There probably won’t be a wagon version in the U.S, but we can live vicariously through the Europeans for a few minutes. The most important detail given was that “It will be slightly different, with character and panache,” which may…

Goodwood Erects 91.9-Foot Tall Sculpture To Commemorate Jaguar E-Type

Goodwood Erects 91.9-Foot Tall Sculpture To Commemorate Jaguar E-Type

In commemoration of the Jaguar E-type’s 50th anniversary, a 91.9-foot tall sculpture has taken center stage for this years Goodwood Festival of Speed. This gigantic steel structure constitutes nearly half a kilometer of steel pipes, which were originally intended for use as a gas pipeline. The material for this structure was donated by Tata Steel,…

European Cars Sweep 2011 Concept Car of the Year Awards

European Cars Sweep 2011 Concept Car of the Year Awards

The British and the Germans swept the 2011 Concept Car of the Year awards in Dearborn, with top marks going towards Lotus, Jaguar, and Volkswagen. The insane, beautiful Jaguar C-X75 took not only the Best Concept award but also the Most Significant—no doubt for its turbine engine, which sadly won’t make it to Jaguar’s production version…

Jaguar’s Lineup Gets Some Serious Power

Jaguar’s Lineup Gets Some Serious Power

Jaguar’s new high performance XKR-S is the fastest car in its lineup since the XJ220 supercar built twenty years ago. Jaguar is now considering installing the same 542-hp 5.0-liter supercharged V8 in the XK convertible and XF sedan. The XKR-S convertible and coupe will have identical aerodynamic upgrades feauturing front and rear carbon-fiber spoilers as…

Jaguar to Delete Name from Vehicles, Retain “Leaper”

Jaguar to Delete Name from Vehicles, Retain “Leaper”

Jaguar has plans to change its badging and drop the brand name from appearing on the lineup of luxury vehicles. The word ‘Jaguar’ will soon be replaced from the back of production cars within two or three years, the firm’s design boss confirmed. ”Eventually we will take the name off and just leave the leaper,” said…

Jaguar Crossver Due in 2014

Jaguar Crossver Due in 2014

The first crossover/SUV from Jaguar will bow in 2014 as a 2015 model year vehicle according to a new report. The unnamed machine is likely to be a large one and take on the likes of the Audi Q7 and BMW X5. To help keep weight down Jag will use an aluminum body, as with…

2011 Gumball 3000 Rally Kicks Off in London [Video]

With the Gumball 3000 already underway (it started May 26), the folks in charge of the international parade of shenanigans has released a video showing the rally’s start in Covent Garden, London. The 19 minute video shows over 100 of the most magnificent and rare supercars in the world. Even the rain couldn’t stop the…

Jaguar Land Rover To Build Engine Plant In India

Jaguar Land Rover To Build Engine Plant In India

Both facilities have been conceived so that Jaguar Land Rover can replace, as quickly as possible the four-cylinder gasoline and turbo diesel engines it currently sources from Ford Motor Company, which have proven to be relatively expensive.

Eagle E-Type To Bow At Salon Prive

Eagle E-Type To Bow At Salon Prive

The Jaguar E-Type is arguably the most beautiful sports car ever made. Ever since it was introduced back in 1961, many car companies have tried to copy its iconic shape, yet none have gotten the same effect. Even Jaguar have tried to revive the E-type design in recent history with cars like their XK, but…

Jaguar To Introduce Bigger XF, Smaller Model

Jaguar To Introduce Bigger XF, Smaller Model

Originally, Jaguar had planned to offer a new, baby offering ahead of the XF redesign, but there were some that felt it could potentially steal sales away from the current XF, the car which ‘saved,’ Jaguar, since the two models would likely be harder to differentiate.

Top Gear Season 17 Returns June 12th

Top Gear Season 17 Returns June 12th

Everyone’s favourite car show will return to television on June 12. The hit BBC show Top Gear has been on break since the 16th season ended on February 27 with only 6 episodes. Some of the highlights of last season included Hammond driving the Porsche 959 and Ferrari F40, May driving around in NASA’s new…