"XS"? Come on. Please no. LOL.

 

well xA, xB and xD were taken

 

extra small for entry level

 

not a great looking car imo. back end in particular is weird.

 

Yeah, the rear looks awkward and the front end looks a little long.

 

its wearing a modified xf body, that's not how its really going to look

 

I think this will all be fixed with the proper tires and rims. These mule car rims look tiny and the offsets are completely off....and it throws off the long front-end and the bland rear, IMO.

I think this has the potential to be a nice-looking car.

 

looks good, but all they did was glue the front end of the XJ to the XF. Nothing wrong with that, but by 2015, that styling might be getting old

 

ah thanks. glad that's not what it will look like then!

 

You're right, they literally did that because it's a mule. That's not actual styling of the production car.

 

with what bmw, audi, and mercedes has done, I dont think there is much hope for the Jag

 

Does that mean 2015 for the 2016 my coupe with the convertible following a year or two later? I could care less about the sedan, but an ecoboost convertible would definitely peak my interest.

 

Jaguar design boss admits X-Type was a mistake

History has a way of repeating itself, especially in the auto industry. When Jaguar was owned by Ford, the British brand attempted to field a competitor for the BMW 3 Series, called the X-Type. Based on the bones of a Ford Mondeo, it aped the styling of Jaguar's flagship model, the XJ, while borrowing liberally from the Ford parts bin. That was 2001.

Now, in 2013, Jaguar is planning a new 3 Series challenger based on the platform previewed by the C-X17 Concept, while Ford is attempting to take the latest Mondeo upmarket. The moves have both brands recognizing where, why, and how the X-Type failed. "It didn't look mature or powerful or anything. It was just a car," Jaguar's current head of advanced design, Julian Thomson, told PistonHeads. Basing the X-Type on a front-drive car while giving it styling that was meant for a rear-driver lead to proportions that "were plainly wrong," Thomson told PH. Ford's European head of quality, Gunnar Herrmann, added that the X-Type was "a fake Jaguar, because every piece I touch is Ford."

For what it's worth, the X-Type's successor in the segment will sport rear-drive, with plenty of input from Ian Callum. Thomson described the new model, which would challenge the 3 Series as having, "Big wheels right to the ends of the car, low bonnet, short overhangs, very low cabins." Sounds good to us.

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/19/j...was-a-mistake/

 

I have a feeling this new Jaguar XS (3-Series fighter) will be a formidable opponnent

 

So happy to see Jaguar waking from its 30 year slumber


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