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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 10:26 AM
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It didn’t take long for somebody to ruin the stylish lines of the new Jaguar XF and the latest atrocity comes to us from the guys at Galpin in California. Galpin is actually the biggest Jaguar dealer in the U.S. and has been offering a number of styling and performance mods for a range of its cars for years, which includes the likes of Aston Martin and Lincoln as well.

Their new kit for the XF consists of a number of styling mods including a two-tone paint scheme, 22in color-matched Forgiato wheels, blacked-out headlights, tinted glass and a matching two-tone color scheme for the leather interior.

It appears somebody forgot to tell the designers that Jaguars are all about tradition and British heritage, but then again it’s unlikely Galpin would have designed the car this way unless there was demand for it.
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Not feelin' that at all.
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 10:28 AM
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WOW. I'm not a fan of the XF to begin with, but this is just atrocious.
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 11:10 AM
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...im a big fan of the xf, and thats still atrocious
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 11:17 AM
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RUINED!
don't like the style at all.
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 11:18 AM
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Funny how just a set of wheels makes the car from to
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 11:19 AM
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totally not for me
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 11:31 AM
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"blacked-out headlights"...where?

i was thinking of a blacked-out headlight housing and that may be the only cool mod but blackedout taillights...[no comment].

they sure ruined it.
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 11:31 AM
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What did they do? That is terrible! They owe Jaguar some money!
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 12:06 PM
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They turned it into an Accord!

I like the two-tone idea, but not the execution.

Wheels are horrid - too busy.

Ride height sucks. Fellas... have you ever lowered a car?
God knows they don't bother to do it with the TV show cars.

A perfect candidate for the "Unpimp ze Auto" campaign.
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 12:08 PM
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oh ew.


what the deuce....
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 12:18 PM
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Wow, that two-tone theme looks terrible
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 12:20 PM
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The XF is beautiful.

That is a disgrace to beauty...
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 01:21 PM
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having seen the stock xf's at work now for a couple weeks, i have to say i like this except for the wheels. terrible choice. the colors would be ok witha decent set of wheels. and lower it! the xf is a good looking car, much better than their previous efforts but it still needs something to appeal to the bmw/audi crowd. wonder what it coudl be.... maybe some actual character!
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 01:53 PM
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Just because they could, doesn't mean they should.
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 02:10 PM
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that car has a lot of ground clearance now!
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