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5vz-fe · 01-11-2005, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by 23790554

definitely too aston marton

Second that....

HeilSvenska · 01-11-2005, 08:39 PM

bit too Aston Martin

"Cough", Ford Premier Automotive Group

Ripping the design off Aston Martin

"Cough", Ian Callum...of Aston DB7 and Vanquish.

e46drew · 01-11-2005, 09:52 PM

Look they put a Jag badge on an Aston :roll:

e46drew · 01-11-2005, 09:53 PM

Look they put a Jag badge on an Aston :roll:

cho_888 · 01-11-2005, 10:07 PM

yeah not a fan, its just too...i dont know, but it is

SilviaEvo · 01-11-2005, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by e46drew

Look they put a Jag badge on an Aston :roll:

it looks like a DB7 so i think it looks Sexy. what a Jag should look like

FerrariFerrari · 01-11-2005, 10:45 PM

I have nothing wrong with it looking like the DB9 after all the XK8 looked very similar
to the DB7. But with that said I think that it looks ugly. Oh it does have some good
features but they just don't seem to fit together in seamless harmony. The front lights
look way out of place(they should be more rounded), the rear lights look like they
came off of a Kia Amanti, and though general look of the front end looks like a ford
tourus. If you look at the front end you'll notice that there is some very abrupt transisions
from round edges to angular edges. :cry: It has no elegance.

ikon2003 · 01-12-2005, 12:40 AM

Very good looking, but as i saw and as everyone else pointed out: too much Aston to it. almost feel like it is stealing the style.

I do however, like the rear lights on it. I find them very stylish, mostly because I'm used to associating them with the Fuora Black Jag Concept - a 600+ bhp monster car with astonishingly unique and flavorful looks.

Thanks for posting hi res pics.

Wutputt · 01-12-2005, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by dani_d_mas

... may be the interior should be more "modern" (why not copy it from the DB9 as well??? they've already copied the exterior!)...

If you look closely you'll see the interior main lines of this XK concept are almost exactly the same as the DB8/AMV8. Personally I would prefer an interior like the R coupÃ© or the F-type. They look also mouth watering good, but this way this Jaguar would kept its identity. Now it's just Aston's little brother. I don't think that's good, certainly not since both belong to the same group and will have a car in the same class. They would have a broader group of clients if both looked different with each their own identity. That would cost a bit more, but in the will make more cash in the long run.

ikon2003 · 01-12-2005, 01:45 PM

^Incidentally, Aston is coming out with their own "little brother" - the AMV8 Vantage (georgeously good looking too... much nicer than this imo).

i guess this car then gets relegated to the ranks of "slightly less attractive younger cousin"

mv · 01-12-2005, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by ikon2003

^Incidentally, Aston is coming out with their own "little brother" - the AMV8 Vantage (georgeously good looking too... much nicer than this imo).

i guess this car then gets relegated to the ranks of "slightly less attractive younger cousin"

If the jag came out in this specific form, I would find it even better looking than the aston...but as ever, a few progressive details and gimmicks will be dropped, 18s will be applied and we've got another boring jag

HeilSvenska · 01-12-2005, 08:35 PM

almost feel like it is stealing the style

For the last time, it's not stealing or like it's stealing. Ian Callum, who designed the Jaguar Advanced Lightweight Coupe also designed the DB7, so it's not stealing or like stealing at all.

If you look closely you'll see the interior main lines of this XK concept are almost exactly the same as the DB8/AMV8

Nonsense! Having similar layout doesn't mean that it's almost same. They look completely different.

ferrarif1fan89 · 01-12-2005, 09:28 PM

i HATE those lights. looks like a cartoon. not elegant

findleybeast · 01-12-2005, 11:45 PM

Yea way too Aston-ish. I actually looked at the photos before the title of the thread and was confused to see Jaguar in the title. Still gorgeous though... says something about Aston doesn't it?

Wutputt · 01-13-2005, 06:18 AM

Originally Posted by HeilSvenska

If you look closely you'll see the interior main lines of this XK concept are almost exactly the same as the DB8/AMV8

Nonsense! Having similar layout doesn't mean that it's almost same. They look completely different.

I didn't said they look almost the same, I said the main lines of the interior are the same. And I personally think this is a bit of a shame, having the recent Jaguar conceptcar interiors in my mind. I would love to see one of those (or the same style) in a production Jaguar, hence the car would look more Jagy. Now it feels too much AM.