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Old 07-07-14, 03:23 PM
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Let me get this straight:


Lexus = Line (IS Line, GS Line, LS Line...)

BMW = Series

Mercedes = Class

Jaguar = Type


... and what else are we missing here?
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Old 07-07-14, 05:04 PM
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For cars I can't think of anymore than what you listed. But some other names/terms left available are: genus, strain, breed and ilk
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Tesla - Model S, Model X, Model E.
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Old 07-07-14, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
Let me get this straight:


Lexus = Line (IS Line, GS Line, LS Line...)

BMW = Series

Mercedes = Class

Jaguar = Type


... and what else are we missing here?
Is Mazda not a series?
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Old 07-07-14, 07:57 PM
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Old 07-07-14, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by swajames
Tesla - Model S, Model X, Model E.
A bit off topic but rumor has it that Tesla is no longer going with the Model E for the upcoming sedan because Ford said they would sue
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Originally Posted by RXSF
A bit off topic but rumor has it that Tesla is no longer going with the Model E for the upcoming sedan because Ford said they would sue
Hmm.. I saw that too, but Mercedes has 'E-Class' already.. ?..
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Originally Posted by RXSF
A bit off topic but rumor has it that Tesla is no longer going with the Model E for the upcoming sedan because Ford said they would sue
While I believe it, I also believe having a Model S, Model E and Model X may be a bit too obvious

Originally Posted by MelF1fan
Hmm.. I saw that too, but Mercedes has 'E-Class' already.. ?..
Not a problem though since it's not an exact match. Jaguar E-Type too
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Old 07-08-14, 02:12 AM
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
Let me get this straight:


Lexus = Line (IS Line, GS Line, LS Line...)

BMW = Series

Mercedes = Class

Jaguar = Type



... and what else are we missing here?
No, that's incorrect actually. Our oldest and continuous production model since 1968 has been the XJ-Series, joined by the XK-Series in 1996. There was never even an XJ-S Type nor is the XF classified as XF-Type. Prior to the XJ, saloons utilized "Mark" and sports/racing models XK or "Type" (except '60s S-Type and 420).

Not until '90s Ford ownership, was the "Type" designator resurrected in 1995 for the 1999 S-Type and 2000 F-Type concept car. The new X760 XE saloon, does not go by XE-Type either.
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Originally Posted by cmk1
No, that's incorrect actually. Our oldest and continuous production model since 1968 has been the XJ-Series, joined by the XK-Series in 1996. There was never even an XJ-S Type nor is the XF classified as XF-Type. Prior to the XJ, saloons utilized "Mark" and sports/racing models XK or "Type" (except '60s S-Type and 420).

Not until '90s Ford ownership, was the "Type" designator resurrected in 1995 for the 1999 S-Type and 2000 F-Type concept car. The new X760 XE saloon, does not go by XE-Type either.
2001 X-type
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
While I believe it, I also believe having a Model S, Model E and Model X may be a bit too obvious
Good one, I totally mixed that upon first reading.
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Originally Posted by jwong77
Good one, I totally mixed that upon first reading.
Elon might be a hound
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Originally Posted by Byprodrive
2001 X-type
And why would it be of relevance for me to mention the X-Type? I'm well aware of that already and did not feel I needed to include it. Perhaps I should've left out the 2000 F-Type concept like I originally intended to, as I only included it when the OP tried to assume "Type" for Jaguar, solely based on the production X152 F-Type range.

The "Type" designator at Jaguar hadn't been in use for 20 years, when in late 1995 the executive board approved the X200 exterior design and resultantly settled on the model name S-Type for it (later filed in April 1998, U.S.).
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