October 8th, 2009
The 2009 Christmas Book was released Tuesday by luxury retailer Neiman Marcus in Dallas.
The 83rd edition continues Neiman Marcus’ longstanding tradition of offering its customers the ultimate in awe-inspiring gifts.
But this year, perhaps a sign of the tough economic times, the million-dollar gifts are gone and 40 percent of the items are priced at under $250.
July 12th, 2009
Jaguar has officially taken the wraps off the 2010 XJ in London that goes on sale in December 2009, with deliveries starting in early 2010.
The 2010 Jaguar XJ continues to build on the success of XK and XF. The new large sports sedan will be available in both standard and long wheelbase.
The long wheelbase model offers a more spacious environment for rear-seat passengers with an extra five inches of legroom.
July 3rd, 2009
When German tuners Arden revealed the limited edition Arden A-Type AJ at the 1999 Frankfurt Motor Show, the response was overwhelmingly positive.
Still, the company decided to produce only 13 units of the 460 hp car.
In a strange twist, however, ten years and a whole new model since, the company has announced it will built another five for a few lucky customers.
April 21st, 2009
Jaguar’s managing director Mike O’Driscoll announced at this week’s 2009 Shanghai motor show, that Jaguar’s highly-anticipated next-generation XJ sedan will debut on the 9th of July in London.
The all-new XJ is the first car to feature the next-generation of Jaguar’s aerospace-inspired aluminium body architecture and features a panoramic glass roof.
All of Jaguar’s new ultra-efficient Gen III petrol and diesel engines will be available in the new XJ, including the already acclaimed V6 diesel and 510 bhp supercharged V8.
January 14th, 2009
Finally, the Jaguar XFR is here! The new vehicle from the British manufacturer has been designed especially to compete with cars such as Audi RS6, Bmw M5 or the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG.
Under the hood the vehicle comes with a supercharged 5.0-liter V8 engine capable to deliver an impressive 510 hp and 625 Nm or 460 lb.ft of torque.
With this amount of power the vehicle hits 60 mph in just 4.7 seconds ( 0-100km/h in 4.9 seconds ), while the top speed is limited to 155 mph or 250 km/h.
July 17th, 2008
On 11 July 2008 at The Goodwood Festival of Speed in Chichester, international fine art auctioneers Bonhams set a new world record auction price for any Jaguar motor car.
The 1955 Jaguar D-type Sports Racing Car ‘XKD509’ was sold to a British buyer for a whopping £2,201,500 ($4,4 million). This figure betters the previous world record of $3,396,475, set in 1999.
The 3.4-litre car was the first Jaguar D-Type to go into and its price, when sold new in 1955, was a princely £2,500 ($5,000).
