Jaguar Preparing New XJ Sedan
Posted by admin on Jan 10, 2009
Jaguar has all but confirmed speculation that a new XJ is due to go into market as early as June 2009 according to statements by Jaguar executives. The XJ was spied in testing several times during 2008. Jaguar MD Mike O’Driscoll said of the car that it ‘takes, we believe, the luxury saloon to new heights in terms of its technical enhancements’. That was during an event previewing the brand’s upcoming new engines.
The vehicle will be a radical design departure for the XJ label, promising to look more like a four-door coupe than a big sedan
. Currently Jaguar’s superstar car is the XF and Chief Designer Ian Callum had intended for it to take on coupe-like looks even as a four-door sedan. This was achieved partly by getting the rear roofline to slope towards the back more like an XK than a saloon. Similar-looking cars include the Porsche Panamera, Aston Martin Rapide and the Mercedes-Benz CLS. With the XJ that philosophy will be taken to the next level.
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2010 Jaguar XFR with 510HP
Posted by admin on Jan 10, 2009
These are the first official photographs of Jaguar’s long-awaited XFR sports sedan that is due to make its worldwide debut at this week’s Detroit motor show. The first pics of the car made their initial ‘premiere’ on a video shown on the Polish website Moto.Pl. Aimed squarely at the BMW M5, Audi RS6 and the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, this wild cat comes with a supercharged V8 engine delivering 510HP and a more aggressive design in and out with details that hint but do not shout at the car’s performance.
At the heart of the new XFR we find an all new 5.0-litre AJ-V8 Gen III engine fitted with a sixth-generation, Roots-type twin vortex system (TVS) supercharger. It produces an output of 510HP between 6,000-6,500 rpm and 625Nm (461 lb.ft) of torque from 2,500-5,500 rpm. Compared to its supercharged 4.2-litre V8 predecessor, power has increased by 23 percent and torque has increased by 12 percent
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The Future Of Mercedes Benz
Posted by admin on Dec 20, 2008
Mercedes-Benz took the easy route when it comes to making its current CLC, using the previous C-Class coupe as a starting point instead of engineering a new entry-level model from the latest C-Class platform. That may be about to change, as CAR is reporting that MB will introduce a proper C-Class coupe to replace the CLC. The new model will ditch the cut-off hind-end of the current car, which isn’t quite as pretty as its competition from Audi and BMW. A soft-top convertible is expected to follow a few months after the new 2010 C-Class coupe is introduced.
Moving up the Mercedes line, a new E-Class coupe is also in the works to offer a direct competitor to the Audi A5. We wonder if a “shooting brake” style hatchback could be offered as well. In any case, the two-door will lose its CLK nomenclature in favor of being known simply as a coupe. Also dead is the CL moniker, which will be replaced with an S-Class coupe. In addition to the expected gasoline and diesel-powered models, hybrids are expected to be offered across the entire Mercedes-Benz range in an effort to lower fuel consumption and carbon emissions
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Mercedes-Benz aims to set up finance arm in India
Posted by admin on Dec 6, 2008
German luxury car maker Indian arm, Mercedes-Benz India, is looking to set up a finance arm in India to promote vehicle sales in the country, reports Business Standard.
The company is doing primary research on the Indian automobile finance market. Though the details are yet to be worked it could be in line with the company`s financing facility offered to clients in Europe and West Asia among others.
The Daimler group owner of Mercedes-Benz brand provides financing, leasing, insurance and fleet-management as part of its financial offerings. The Indian subsidiary currently has a tie-up with ICICI Bank for financing its vehicles.
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Mercedes Benz Shooting Brake based on next-gen CLS
Posted by admin on Dec 6, 2008
The Mercedes Benz CLS ignited the four-door coupe market when it was introduced back in 2004, and since then we’ve seen several other luxury rivals attempt to emulate the design with cars like the Porsche Panamera, Audi A7 and Aston Martin Rapide all under development. For the second-generation CLS, expected to arrive in late 2010 as a 2011 model, Mercedes is set to popularize a niche segment once again, this time reinvigorating the ‘Shooting Brake’ bodystyle.
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