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Design Development: Jaguar XJ
Many designers regard the original 1968 Jaguar XJ6 as one of the classic sedan shapes of the last forty years, so it's maybe not surprising that many of the styling cues on this latest XJ redesign appear to echo those of the original car. However, this was not part of ...
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Jaguar C-X75 adds Louis Vuitton Award to collection
Adding to its collection of trophies, the Jaguar C-X75 was last night awarded the Louis Vuitton Classic Concept Award 2010 by a panel of luminaries from the worlds of design, fashion and luxury. Set up in 2009, the annual Louis Vuitton Classic Awards Ceremony took place in Paris on ...
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Video: Jaguar's Julian Thomson on the importance of design values
Jaguar's Head of Advanced Design, Julian Thomson, appeared at this month's PSFK Conference in London giving a talk on design values.
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Design Review: Bertone Jaguar B99 concept
The lamps are supported by strong blades of chrome underneath as a kind of powerful cat jawline and there are two piercing pinhole eyes in the blanked-off grille too.
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Design Review: Bertone Jaguar B99 concept
This is Bertone's 99th anniversary and, after last year's flamboyant Alfa Romeo Pandion, the firm was keen to show a more strategic concept this year as way of reminding the world of its breadth of capabilities.
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Design Development: Jaguar XJ
Callum said that he felt that the interior proved quite difficult for the team as they were manipulating package more than they felt they had ever done so before.
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Design Development: Jaguar XJ
The Jaguar XJ has been a much-loved model since the appearance of the first generation in 1968. A large executive sedan, the XJ is a model that is arguably overdue a thorough overhaul: the last iteration, the Mk 3 X350, first appeared in 2003, but it retained a traditional appearance ...
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Jaguar tells design story behind new XF Sportbrake [w/video]
Jaguar has released a walk-through of the design of its new XF Sportbrake, which debuted at last week's Geneva motor show.
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Jaguar to build C-X75
Jaguar has announced that the C-X75 concept car from the 2010 Paris Motor show will enter limited production. Strictly limited to just 250 units, the hybrid super car is tipped to cost from £700,000 (depending on local taxes).
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Design Review: Jaguar C-XF concept
According to Jaguar's Director of Design, Ian Callum, four seminal saloons set the format for Sir William Lyons' 'sense of velocity' as a basic design language. The Mk7 from 1950, the 1959 Mk2, 1961 Mk10 and 1968 XJ6 Series 1 all contained a purity of line, stance and proportion that ...
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Design Review: Jaguar R-D6 concept
At first glance, the R-D6 shows many similarities to the R-Coupe of two years ago, but size-wise it's closer to an Alfa 147 or Mazda RX8 at 4330mm long. The large 21" wheels, 2840mm wheelbase and short overhangs give a new proportion for a compact premium car, while the pronounced ...
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College Exhibition: GAFA - Jaguar Land Rover collaboration project
H.O.M.EWang Peihan & Liu Zhenxiang (Transport) and Chen Feng (Textile)
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College Exhibition: GAFA - Jaguar Land Rover collaboration project
Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (GAFA) students recently completed a collaboration project with Jaguar Land Rover, with a brief to design a vehicle for either brand for the Chinese market in 2022.
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Interview: Ian Callum, Design Director, Jaguar
CDN: So as you're working to move the brand forward, what creative stimuli do you value?"Cars. What stimulates me is clarity: clarity of language, clarity of intent. And I get incredibly stimulated and inspired by people owning the product. I discovered when I was doing the DB7, something I'd never ...
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Interview: Ian Callum, Design Director, Jaguar
There's been a strong Ford streak throughout Ian Callum's career. On graduating from the Royal College of Art in 1978, Scottish-born Callum was immediately recruited by the Blue Oval and spent the following 12 years working in the company's design studios around the world.
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Design Review: Jaguar XJ
The effect is again bold and highly distinctive, quite unlike anything else in the luxury class. However, it does leave the vertical surface of the trunk lid as a large plain area, relieved only by the chrome Jaguar 'leaper' logo in the center, and there is an awkwardness to some ...
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Design Review: Jaguar XJ
Despite the critical acclaim already achieved by the Jaguar XF, it has moved the needle only slightly in terms of the old-fashioned public perception of marque. The sleek coupé-like profile may have begun the task of fast-forwarding Jaguar design from its 1960s time-warp, but for most people Jaguars are still ...
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Design Development: Jaguar XK
The basic design was showcased as the ALC concept at the Detroit Auto Show in early 2005. Although the ALC differed only in details - bumpers, lamps, bigger wheels, gills and textured aluminium inserts rather than wood on the interior - the feedback was very positive and paved the way ...