Comments on: 2008 Jaguar XF pricing announced

By: BobB

BobB — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:26:41 +0000

Price in UK $A70 700 – $A114 500
Price in Australia $105 500 – $166 700
The UK is not known as a low tax country!
Please explain why is there such a great difference Jaguar-LandRover Australasia?

By: Duck

Duck — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:01:30 +0000

^^^^^^^^^^Its also rear wheel drive and it uses a 6 speed auto

By: Duck

Duck — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:58:56 +0000

Cadillac CTS starts at $75,000 (estimated)

Engine- 3.6 Direct Injection. Power- 229kw at 6400rpm. Torque-374nm at 5200rpm. Top Speed- 241km/h. 0-100km- 6.3 secs (claimed)

Weight-1757kg

MOTOR MAGAZINE also said…………..”If the CTS doesnt succeed here, it’s not because of the car”.

By: Duck

Duck — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:52:08 +0000

Andrew,
Look Caddy’s as we know it has never been that good but thats all going to change. MOTOR MAGAZINE said……………”The new CTS is a proper alternative to a Series or C-Class”. Cadillac is landing on the shores of Oz in October this year.

By: Chris Parr

Chris Parr — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:37:53 +0000

WHAT a GREAT looking motor car,, now thats what i call a
brilliant design!! this is the sort of car jaguar needed..
Looks much better than the opposition,makes a BMW 5 series
look seriously bland!! who cares where the money comes from (tata) as long as it has a jaguar badge and looks like that I would buy one…

By: rocket_v6

rocket_v6 — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:54:52 +0000

please TATA build another car like this a bit cheaper so i can afford it.

By: James F

James F — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:03:55 +0000

I remember when I would glance at a Jag and know instantly – YEP thats a Jag…

When I first saw the XF – I had to do a double take. Didnt recognise it.

Sorry, not a fan. I love the old traditional Jag shape. It used to be such a differentiating feature between brands (like the Aston for example).

No doubt its a great car, but I used to love the shape of the Jag. not so much now.

By: No Name

No Name — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:12:45 +0000

XR2 Capri – yep you’re right the Caddy is a Saab in a box unstylish suit.

By: XR2_Capri

XR2_Capri — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:04:45 +0000

didnt Top Gear say that the caddy is a saab or the saab is a caddy?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:38:15 +0000

Duck says “Yeah! But will the Cadillac CTS-R be better?”

Ah no. The Americans aren’t good at making cars. I could mention what is wrong with them but where do you start?

By: XR2_Capri

XR2_Capri — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:55:49 +0000

Looks like ford sold at the right time?

By: No Name

No Name — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:05:06 +0000

Boy your Government is shagging you lot for the tax, The 2.7 Diesel start here at $76K. Glad i’m here now.
I work 100m from a jaguar dealer and have looked at this in the flesh, its loverly with a big L. The demonstrator hardly gets chance to cool down theres so much interest.
However I don;t think the front end is a class as the Aston style rear end. Good stuff this Tata XF then!!!

By: Captain Mainwaring

Captain Mainwaring — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:56:16 +0000

Hard to comprehend, but the number of seriously rich people in India already exceeds the total population of Australia by at least ten to one, and the ongoing growth in wealth is rampant. There is buying power in India and China that is going to dominate the world for the next half-century at least. Rich Westerners now need to invest what’s left of their money in Asia because the mature markets have done their growing.
Forget about Australia being a place to manufacture cars, these days that’s like making wide-body airliners in Norway.
Tata will be a big part of the world’s automotive future, whether or not their brand name is on all the cars they make.

By: Duck

Duck — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:44:19 +0000

^^^^^^^Or CTS?

CTS (V6)
CTS-R (V8)

By: Duck

Duck — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:43:23 +0000

Yeah! But will the Cadillac CTS-R be better?

By: Fred

Fred — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:24:13 +0000

Really looks promising but I hope buyers overlook the Tata backing.

By: o

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:18:09 +0000

cool maybe there will be a deal by an xf get a tata nano free

By: Captain Mainwaring

Captain Mainwaring — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:15:17 +0000

If this doesn’t work I’m looking forward to a leather trimmed Tata Nano with four big discs, a supercharged two cylinder engine and a big cat on the bonnet, all beautifully finished in British Racing Green. Not too far removed from Ford’s effort with the awful Mondeo-based X-Type.
Just joking.

By: tonyn

tonyn — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:23:22 +0000

that is a horn looking car i hope it sells well

By: tonyn

tonyn — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:22:44 +0000

that is a hor looking car i hope it sells well!!!