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Jaguar recalls over 5,000 XF and XK over fuel pump
 According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Jaguar is recalling 5,048 XF, as well as the XK model, equipped with the 5.0-liter V8 engine, due to a faulty electric fuel pump which may cause the engine to unexpectedly cut out."The in-tank electric fuel pump may not be correctly activated as the fuel pump relay is not energized following a vehicle startup cycle," said NHTSA in its recalls summary of the problem.In certain Jaguar XK Coupes or Convertibles from the 2010 or 2011 model years, or in 2010 Jaguar XF models, the issue occurs as the fuel pump is not properly activated due to the ...
Tags: xf, xk, jaguar-xf, jaguar-xk, jaguar, recall
2011 Jaguar XKR launched, world debut in Geneva
 It is clear that the Geneva Motor Show is the most important auto event of the year, so all the automakers will be bringing everything they got, the most important new models, at the Swiss event that will open its gates in 10 days. Jaguar is no exception, as the British automaker announced that they will be bringing the fastest ever Jaguar XK in history at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. More precisely, they 2011 Jaguar XKR Coupe will make its world debut. The new 2011 Jaguar XKR Coupe will get two new optional styling and performance packages, named Black and Speed, ...
Tags: xkr, 2011, world, debut, world-debut, geneva, coupe, fastest, production, jaguar
Former Opel boss appointed as Tata Motors CEO
 Until November 2009 Carl Peter Forster was the boss of General Motors Europe, where he tried to administrate as best he could the European activities of Chevrolet, Saab and Opel / Vauxhall. In November last year, the 55 year old executive resigned from his job after objecting to the decision of General Motors to reverse a sale of its European operations to a Magna consortium. Thus, this was the end of eight successful years for Carl Peter Forster in charge of General Motors Europe. Before his job at General Motors, Carl Peter Forster worked 13 years for the BMW Group, in various ...
Tags: boss, ceo, former, general-motors, europe, opel, tata-motors, tata
Jaguar XJ all-electric created
 Some of you think that making a hybrid unit before going directly to the all-electric variant would be a better way to get in the green vehicle department, it looks like Jaguar is speeding things up a bit, launching the XJ all-electric. The car isn't in fact available publicly but the autocar.co.uk guys went quite far announcing Jaguar has created already a project that could be debuted soon.Somehow uncanny, but the source affirms this is the very 1st Jaguar iteration for special zones worldwide that will perhaps band diesel or gasoline models in favor of zero-emission, all-electric cars.So, the electric XJ unit will feature an ...
Tags: xj, all-electric, jaguar, geneva, e.v. , jlr, zero-emission
Jaguar to return to the Le Mans 24 hour race
 After a long period when it practically disappeared from any kind of motorsport, Jaguar has officially announced that they will be returning to the famous Le Mans 24 hour race. The British automaker will return with the Jaguar XKR GT2 run by JaguarRSR, an independent racing team from the United States of America. Jaguar only needs one more race to celebrate 75 Le Mans 24 Hour races. Gentilozzi, the driver of the JaguarRSR XKR GT2 in the 2010 American Le Mans Series, has stated ``We are delighted the ACO has granted us entry in the prestigious 24 hours of ...
Tags: le-mans, 24, hour, race, return, jaguar
Aston Martin Virage, owned by Mr Bean, now on auction
 The Aston Martin Virage 1990, first owned by Rowan Atkinson – well known comedian is for sale now on Auto Trader for £22,995. Atkinson played the role of Mr Bean, which is one of the most appreciated characters in United Kingdom. Atkinson appeared a few times in blockbusters like Love Actually, Never Say Never Again - James Bond, Four Weddings and a Funeral and The Lion King.The actor has a fortune of £100 million approximately; a part of it invested in cars - his passion. Atkinson in 1999 was involved on an accident with his McLaren F1 supercar - £650,000 and a Rover Metro. In ...
Tags: virage, mr-bean, rowan-atkinson, auction, aston-martin, actor, movie
HD Radio will be a standard feature for 2011 A6, A8 and Q7 by Audi
 HD Radio is for the automakers a must-have - just like a woman wants, needs a little black dress in the closet. After Volkswagen, Ford, Jaguar and Rolls Royce, Audi hurry to bring HD Radio like standard on its 2011 units, namely Q7, A8 and A6.You'll find this technology available also as an option on 2011 A5, A4 and Q5 units. All cars will be ready at Audi dealerships in America by fall this year.Filip Brabec, Product Planning - General Manager at Audi of America said 'We are dedicated to providing our customers with the best entertainment options to enhance their Audi driving experience. These ...
Tags: hd-radio, 2011, a6, a8, q7, audi
XKR Jaguar GT2 debuting at Petit Le Mans
 RSR wants to enter in the Petit Le Mans the Jaguar XKR GT2, event on 26th of September, for using the track timeframe for development and testing. The GT2 class has production-based autos changed as allowed by the ACO (Automobile Club de l'Ouest) rules. The bodywork of the racecar it's inspired from the Jaguar XKR, that has undergone computational fluid intensive dynamics work (CFD). The carbon fiber mix body work (composite) was molded, made by a local firm in Michigan, the ACO guidelines said.RSR team owner, Paul Gentilozzi stated 'The end result is a GT2 car that contains the DNA and the spirit of the ...
Tags: xkr, gt2, rsr, jaguar, petit-le-mans, bosch, yokohama, racing, alms
Jaguar Land Rover will be closing one of its plant
 A few months full of uncertainty, but after that, the JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) – the British maker decided on terminating 1 of its factories in 2014. There are 2 factories eyed for this closure, namely Castle Bromwich Jaguar, in Birmingham plus Land Rover factory, in Solihull. The JLR CEO - David Smith was quoted by just-auto.com, saying 'This is a plan that recognizes the impact the economic collapse has had on our business, and at the same time the opportunities that lie ahead for these two great brands'.JLR is not promising any lost jobs in the short future, due to an unions agreement. The ...
Tags: jaguar, jlr, land-rover, close, job, tata-motors, lrx, british, kpmg
Tata looks for 100m pounds for Land Rover Jaguar
 Tata Motors - Indian carmaker wants to raise 100 million pounds approximately for its brands - Land Rover and Jaguar, covering maybe the lost posted by the 2 units last year. Tata had 41 million pounds net loss for the quarter terminated in June, down from eighty million pounds profit on the same period of last year.Tata has unveiled already, autocar.co.uk reported, that it got the commercial banks' OK, including ING, Bank of Baroda, GE Capital, Standard Chartered and Bank Ireland subsidiary Burdale, for the one hundred million pounds loan. The question is: Tata Motors will revive Land Rover Jaguar using just 1 million million ...
Tags: jlr, xj, money, tata-motors, jaguar, land-rover, tata
- april 2008
Jaguar X-Type
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 210 km/h- april 2008
Jaguar X-Type Estate
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 224 km/h- april 2008
Jaguar XF
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 201 km/h- april 2008
Jaguar XJ
5-doors, stationwagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 202 km/h- january 2006
Jaguar XK
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 230 km/h- january 2006
Jaguar XK Convertible
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 230 km/h- june 2005
Jaguar S-Type
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 209 km/h- june 2005
Jaguar V12
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 205 km/h- july 1999
Jaguar XJS
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 214 km/h- july 1999
Jaguar XJS Cabrio
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 214 km/h- july 1999
Jaguar XJS Convertible
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 215 km/h
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