Poor unloved Jaguar X-Type–the memorial service won’t be the media circus of some other recent farewells, will it?
The compact delicacy sedan has finally met its maker. Production will end in December, reports Autocar, and there faculty of volition end the massive experimentation that probably signaled the cessation of Ford’s long involvement by the stain.
Hopes were high in 2002 when Ford added a reworked Mondeo to the Jaguar lineup. With all-wheel drive, goggle-eyed styling and a chintzy interior by brand standards, the Jaguar X-Type won positive reviews for its handling–but not a great deal of more. At a time at the time that Lexus, BMW and Mercedes were winning converts with new smaller cars, Jaguar’s play for stakes cost its reputation dearly.
The X-Type drooped on U.S. sales charts until 2008, when the car was finally discontinued. Used versions command bottom dollar today, contumacy its virtues–handling, a in greater numbers roomy wagon version, and all-wheel drive.
Jaguar built more than 350,000 X-Types in eight years, which makes it the highest-volume Jaguar ever. Since the sale of Jaguar by Ford to Tata, the new direction of fewer customers, fewer cars and a more exclusive image has been aided by the introduction of the 2010 Jaguar XJ sedan. Whether it permanenty fixes the “Jaguar problem”–great cars with sales underneath the yearly total just for the Lexus RX–remains to be seen.
[Autocar via TheCarConnection]
Source: www.motorauthority.com
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