Then again, full-on supercars are more expensive than this Jag. The aforementioned AMG GT S, for example, starts at $130,825, with an as-tested price of $151,075. By contrast, the starting figure Jaguar X-Type First Drive. The X-Type was developed on a Ford-shared platform. It accelerates well, handles nicely, and rides comfortably, but overall didn't quite measure up to competitors. There JEFFREY G. RUSSELL It's a handsome wagon. Some think the roof's bright "silver" rails--aluminum with plastic mounts, both painted--verge on the flashy, but buyers can get them in black, no charge. The illusion is generally successful and the X-Type looks bigger on the road than its dimensions suggest. as when we drove the S-Type on a closed course at Atlanta Motor Speedway to test its Since then, Jaguar has slashed the X-type 3.0's base price to $33,995. Equipped as it was for this test, the price increased to $36,495—the second-highest sticker in the bunch but still within Shopping with Colin: 1965 Jaguar E-Type; In our September 1961 road test, R&T recorded a 0-60-mph time of 7.4 seconds and a 0-100 of 16.7 with the standard 3.31 rear end. Bystanders asked if The Jaguar X-Type is an luxury vehicle. This model of motorcar first began production in 2001 (as a 2002 model) and remains in production at Jaguar 's Halewood facility in England. The X-TYPE is the smallest of the current Jaguar saloon (sedan) cars, and was designed to build on the success of the S-Type, although it takes many styling cues Jaguar has always distinguished itself as a premium manufacturer, whose cars that are driven by the corporate elite. Yet the introduction in 2001 of its X-Type range, with prices starting at under £20,000, opened the brand to a much wider market, both in fleet and private sales. And that market is even broader following the arrival of the 2.0D.
Reviews 2002 Jaguar X-type First Drive A silk purse from a nylon wallet. By Csaba Csere Published: Jun 1, 2001 MIKE VALENTE The cynical among you will likely view the car on these pages as
Like the other XKs, the XKR-S employs a responsive six-speed automatic (with paddle shifters for manual operation). Jaguar expects the car to reach a mile per minute in 4.2 seconds (the XJ220 did
X-Type, Jaguar's first foray into the 3 Series/A4/C-Class entry-level luxury segment, aims to double the marque's sales worldwide. of the Contour SE that once served in the AW long-term test
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