"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
05/05/2018 at 17:21 • Filed to: Jaguar
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"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
05/05/2018 at 17:21 • Filed to: Jaguar | 2
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I don’t have the heart to tell them how far down market current Jaguar is going. On a sad side note for this Jag lad, the sedan outlook is looking really grim from here.
The F-Type outsells the XF as well as the XJ and the XE is tanking pretty badly. Jaguar MUST offer sedans (#branding) but they will need to replace the XE and XF with a single model. Same thing Cadillac is doing with the CT5 replacing the ATS and CTS, and I think Lexus will do the same with the IS and GS.
Maybe Jaguar will go for a 2+2 XJ/XK coupe and make a 4 door fastback out of that model so that it will be seen as a Panamera rival rather than an S-Class rival (serious difference).
Some extreme issues happening across all brands to be honest with the market shift. The most severe one seems to be offering premium RWD-based models for below $40k (and commodity RWD under $30k such as MX-5 and the pony cars). All that while keeping products below the $60k price range where everything is falling apart.
All this means changing to FWD-based platforms for models currently below $40k or sharing RWD-platforms across multiple brands. I’ve been watching this for the past few months and things look rough, kin.
Nibby
> Wobbles the Mind
05/05/2018 at 17:28 |
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maybe if they made better interiors that weren’t so spartan in their non-XE and XJ models
oh and fix your slow, unresponsive infotainment system
kthxbai
Spanfeller is a twat
> Wobbles the Mind
05/05/2018 at 17:42 |
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E pace is a Evoque under the skin, no?
Evoque is fwd based....
Vicente Esteve
> Wobbles the Mind
05/05/2018 at 18:09 |
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The way sedans from non-German brands are dying, while not surprising, is so sad.
sm70- why not Duesenberg?
> Wobbles the Mind
05/05/2018 at 19:57 |
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Here’s my biggest complaint: Jaguars to me have always been about gorgeous (or at least distinct) interior and exterior styling. The F-Type is really the only one still hitting this mark. The XJ is very nice but also almost a decade old, and every single other car in the lineup is a bland snoozefest inside and out, with the possible exception of the XF Sportbrake (which nobody is buying, so the point is moot).