HOW DO YOU solve a problem like replacing the large
luxo-saloon in your model range?
luxo-saloon in your model range?
For Jaguar, it appears that it will involve building a radically
different car, one bristling with technology and taking
another step upmarket with a new exterior look and an
even posher new cabin. Overleaf, you can read our latest
interpretation of how Jag could reinvent its Mercedes S-Class
and BMW 7 Series rival. We suspect it will take a diversion
in terms of styling to set it apart from those cars and shift
towards the ground occupied by Porsche’s Panamera
towards the ground occupied by Porsche’s Panamera.
There’s a feeling among many (although not all) premium
car manufacturers that large saloons still have an important
role to play at the helm of a model range. Such halo models
must make a bold statement about the brand they represent.
The latest S-Class and 7 Series, for example, have moved the
game on in infotainment, efficiency, autonomy and chassis
technology, and now their lesser
siblings are benefitting from the
trickle down of the technology.
Now that Jaguar has decided the XJ
has a future, it is vital that it makes
a bold statement with the next one

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