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| Car of the Day: April 10, 2010; High Speed '01 Jaguar X-Type | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 10 2010, 04:18 AM (871 Views) | |
| james_autos | Apr 10 2010, 04:18 AM Post #1 |
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![]() Today's car of the day is High Speed's 2001 Jaguar X-Type. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_X_Type ![]() The X-Type was considered nothing more than a posh Ford Mondeo when it came out as it shared the Mondeo's platform and a lot of the components (but for a higher price, of course). It was Jaguar's only attempt at making a 'smaller' car, and since it was discontinued a couple of years ago, I don't think there are any plans for Jaguar to replace it. This model by High Speed is accurately detailed, and true 1:64. |
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| Sak | Apr 10 2010, 05:42 AM Post #2 |
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Our old office manager had one. It was not a very good car, at all...in fact, a complete bomb compared to an A3. This is a very nice High Speed model! Never seen it Stateside. |
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| craftymore | Apr 10 2010, 08:33 AM Post #3 |
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I'm with Sak, never seen this one over here. Quite the nice model though. |
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| ivantt | Apr 10 2010, 10:57 AM Post #4 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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I've see one of these Jags now and then, and notice they are smaller, and sometimes at quick glance think it is a Hyundai. Americans wouldn't know a Mondeo from a Monarch, so the car here is purely a Jaguar here and its origins wouldn't stop one from being a Jag owner. Jags are very popular in the far west states---I see numbers of them in my daily travels. Looks like the the High Speed version would be a good trading item for U.S. collectors. Edited by ivantt, Apr 10 2010, 10:59 AM.
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| AQUA XK8 | Apr 12 2010, 03:40 PM Post #5 |
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I thought for sure I had this one but I don't. When I checked my database and actual diecast car I discovered I did have a Jaguar X-Type, but it was made by Yatming and is 1:72 scale. I like it as it represents a crap car from Jaguar, one that I actually see occasionally on the streets. |
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| Swifty | Apr 12 2010, 04:34 PM Post #6 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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Add me to the list of people who don't have this one. I'm going to have to track one down also! As for the Mondeo origins- Americans would know that as the Ford Contour/Mercury Mystique and it's quite apparent from the side profile the humble origins of this Jaguar. |
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| james_autos | Apr 13 2010, 03:15 AM Post #7 |
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It's just one of many crap Jaguars over the years. The XJS and the XJ6 were awful cars, especially the XJS. And the styling on the S-Type was hideous. It's only been in the past few years that Jaguar have got their act back together producing some superb cars like the XK, XF and XJ. |
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