Well, Jaguar Land Rover is a new leader for its North American operations and surprise surprise, has announced that he comes from Porsche. With current president Gary Temple retired, Andy Goss (the smiling guy right), with the reins as president of Jaguar Land Rover North America.
Goss came to the job from his current position as CEO of Porsche Cars GB, where he led the German automaker's operations in the UK. Previously, he worked at Austin Rover, Citroen, Nissan, Lexus and Toyota. So he has plenty of experience, although most of them in the UK and not in the region he will now jump to the cat and the Green Oval was the interception. Official announcement after the jump.
StarTech, a division of the mad tuning company Brabus offers upgrades for high-end vehicles from the likes of Jaguar and Land Rover. Previously available only if you do not live in the U.S. of A, the company has now opened the store in the U.S.. StarTech now calls Irvine, California is home to its U.S. business.
The Startech modifications are not as fast as the go-Brabus offers for Mercedes-Benz vehicles owned. StarTech focuses more on style extensions for the British luxury sedans, coupes and SUVs. Wheels, aerodynamic upgrades and suspension pieces are typical components of a StarTech package, and it will show the 2011 Jaguar XJ StarTech at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show 2011th
The Jaguar E-Type will be 50 this year and we continue to work for his classic lines to this day jaw. Bo Zolland, a car designer from Sweden is to make clear also a fan of the legendary E-Type. Unlike most of us, but he has the tools and ability, a vision of what the E-type could be as they were back to life in the 21st Century look like to generate.
Zolland calls his Jaguar rendered homage to the Growler E 2011 Concept, and it takes clear design elements from the original version. We also have some spy 240Z, and Chevrolet Corvette, although just as well say, these cars learned their lines from the E-Type.
Fittingly, the Growler would be built on top of the guts of a Jaguar XKR, which would also donate (to produce 600 hp tuned) its 5.0-liter V8 engine. Check out Bo's Growler Zolland 2011 E Concept in the gallery below. Sound off with your thoughts on his design in the comments.
We have heard rumblings of a more powerful XKR. We saw spy shots of the rumors two-door, if it carries through the English countryside a touch of camouflage blew. And now it's official: Jaguar XKR to bring greater the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, and goes by the name XKR-S.
We can only assume Jaguar is stuck with the supercharged 5.0-liter V8 as a motivational tool, because the details are not until next week in Switzerland to be unvieled shindig. However, we already have a few figures: 550 horsepower, 502 pound-feet of torque, running top speed of 186 miles per hour and the ability to benefit from zero-to-60 mph in just 4.2 seconds.
If you are not excited enough about Geneva, Jaguar 550 reasons you have to start drooling. Get the full details in the press release after the jump.
Opinions are divided on the latest design of Jaguar phase. Some of the company a modern design on the likes of the latest XF and XJ saloons in love, while others lament the decline of the company's classic lines. What very well could be because it is an external option. And like the leaked pictures above it looks like we get about exactly when are rapidly approaching the Geneva Motor Show.
The B 99 is above concept sedan apparently take Bertone, which should look like a modern Jag, and according to the rumors with him, it takes the form of the potential rival BMW 3 Series in Coventry pipeline. It is not immediately known how much the design of the house and the car manufacturers have been working on this concept, or what, if any, opportunities to produce something like this, but it will likely appear on Bertone stand and one of the most important speeches points the whole show.
Jaguar seeks to expand the existing lineup of vehicles. Currently, Leaping Cat buyers from variations on the two-door XK, four-door XF and XJ flagship sedan choose. A two-door, four seater coupe XJ-base is supposed to work and is aimed at the Mercedes-Benz CL-Class to take. Also discussed an apparent shooting brake on the XF and an entry-level crossover is based on the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque.
According to Adrian Hallmark, Global Brand Director for Jaguar, crossovers a specific part of the automaker's future will be. In addition to the proposed entry-level CUV based Evoque, Jaguar, given other crossover on the Range Rover Sport is based.
Chrysler, the automaker to the top of the minivan movement in the 1980s, is seriously thinking about his family tractor business. As we reported earlier, the Chrysler is scrapping one of the two twins minivan by 2013, making room for a small micro-van within the next few years to start - a vehicle that compete with the likes of the Ford C-Max and Mazda5 . Now, Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne, reports confirmed that a hybrid version of the company's next-generation minivan on the way, should be up to 2013 debut.
Which is for use in hybrid minivans use the same drive technology, we shall see in the gasoline-electric version of the Chrysler 300 sedan, will also be set to start in 2013 planned the drive train. The factory, where both the Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan are built today - The new van will be built at the automobile manufacturer Windsor Assembly Plant in Canada.
Preparations are already underway for Monterey Car Week next August, and that includes the naming of the presented brands for any event. Mazda Raceway is kicking things off by declaring, Jaguar a star producer of the Monterey Motor Sports Reunion. Jaguar has a special history with Mazda Raceway and the vintage race with Phil Hill won the first Pebble Beach Road Races in 1950 behind the wheel of a Jaguar XK120. This is the third time Jaguar was chosen, having previously in 1976 and 1992 are seen.
The historic race highlight of the Jaguar C-Type, which will celebrate the 60th Anniversary of his 24 Hours of Le Mans victory in 1951 - the first of seven for Jaguar. The races are also on the 50th Anniversary of the elegant Jaguar E-Type. For more information visit mazdaraceway.com or read the official statements in the press release after the jump.
