Jaguar intends to cut its best-selling X-Type and in the future will be based on lower volume and higher profit. In the past years, Jaguar has been a loss-maker and there are rumors that it will follow Aston Martin on leaving the Ford empire.
When Jaguar launched the X-Type in 2001, they wanted to ake on the
BMW 3-Series and double Jaguar’s sales to more than 170,000 a year, but they only sold around 100,000 units since its debut year.
The result is that
Jaguar may reduce the X-Type (..
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Jaguar has decided to create an R version for the X-Type sedan. The engine will be the same as in the XKR: V8 supercharged with an output of 420 hp. The new X-Type R will be a competitor for the Audi RS4, the new
Lexus IS-F and the future
BMW M3 that will be unveiled in March at Geneva Motor Show.
The most important modifications in the X-Type R are: new 19" wheels with R symbol, two air inlets on the cowling like on the XKR, lateral profile, new rear bumper, lower than in the X-Type, R (..
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Jaguar could replace its X-Type lower-premium car with a “shooting brake”-style station wagon. The X-Type, which comes as a sedan and station wagon, is Jaguar’s best-selling model. Its sales have not matched the British sports car maker’s hopes since its 2001 launch.
Development work on the X-Type’s successor has been delayed as Jaguar debates what kind of vehicle should replace it. The X-Type’s successor likely will be equipped with all-wheel drive.
Last year Jaguar (...)
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A new diesel model heads a list of revisions to the Jaguar X-TYPE for the 2004 model year. Paving the way for Jaguar’s expansion into the diesel market, the new 2.0D diesel will be on sale from September this year.
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