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Old 08-25-05, 11:06 PM
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Default 2007 JAGUAR XK8 (UPDATED- Why Does it Have a Ford Tauraus Nose ? )

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looks awesome!
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Old 08-25-05, 11:12 PM
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Looks 90% like a maserati.
Not that it's a bad thing.
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Old 08-25-05, 11:20 PM
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I was thinking more Aston, but it is looking great, inside and out. I wonder how Aston sales will be affected by this.
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Old 08-25-05, 11:22 PM
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The profile, rear and interior look great in the pics. Not too sure about the front though. Will probably look good in person.
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Originally Posted by Incendiary
I was thinking more Aston, but it is looking great, inside and out. I wonder how Aston sales will be affected by this.
Yeah, looks WAY too much like an Aston. I sometimes confuse them on the road as it is. The whole grille shape with the headlights makes them even closer in appearance.
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Old 08-25-05, 11:43 PM
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you guys are right...from some angles it does look like a maserati...
the car itself is distinguishable, but the proporations and other things scream maserati
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the car looks great, probably the first jag that i actually like

and yeah, it does look a lot like the maserati, very interesting
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Looks like a Ford humped an Aston...

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I just don't like that J-shift
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looks awesome... is it the embodiment of jaguars advanced lightweight concept? now offer it in a manual!
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Old 08-26-05, 01:48 AM
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Looks good but the front end looks kinda like a ford taurus front end. The proportions look maserati. I don't mind jags but the fit/finish was pretty shoddy with the jag that I rented on a trip to vegas. The stitching on the seats were poorly done and I nearly cut my finger with the plastic molding piece on the steering wheel covering the airbag. I forgot which model it was (the low end one) but the V6 was terrible. My ex-boss had an old jag and his was smoooooth. What happened?
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From the front, I still prefer the current one.
I'm sure there'll be a lot of improvements & a better car.
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Looks more like a 550 Maranello to me.



But from the front it really does look Maserati-ish
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I agree it looks a lot like an Aston... but really y'all, is that a bad thing for the Jag?

I think this will make a VERY serious competitor to the 6-series... and when the convertible comes out, to the Lexus SC as well. IMHO, this looks a lot more classy and expensive/exotic than the 6 does... not to knock the 6 by any means. I'm curious to see how it handles as well. Judging on how well the new all-aluminum XJ sedan handles, i'm guessing this is going to follow suit. Is it going to be all aluminum as well? Props for Jaguar, great looking car.
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VERY Aston Martinish....... But that is a GOOD thing no question. And me thinks it will sell quite well!
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