wow... what a change...






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Jaguar is testing the next generation S-Type in the Californian desert - and some of the latest prototypes are shown in these recent photos.

Code-named X250, the next S-Type will take direct aim at the BMW 5-Series. According to insider information, the new S-Type will adapt styling elements from both the RD6 and R Coupe concept cars and will be getting an oval mesh grille split by a chrome bar with the Jaguar badge. Twin single-unit headlights and a bumper with integrated twin fog lamps are in the offing, too.

Engines come from the current S-Type lineup: a 2.7-liter turbodiesel, a 3.0-liter V-6 and a 300-hp, 4.2-liter V-8 will be carried over. A 420-hp V-8 will be derived from the XKR.

The new S-Type is scheduled for release in 2008. The photos show S-Type prototypes, while two additional computer renderings give an artist's impression of how the new model could look like upon its release.

- Hans G. Lehmann/Hidden Image

 

Don't care for the front grill, I like the traditional Jag look and that vent on the side gotta go. Other than that you can feel free to park one in my garage!

Pat

 

IMHO it looks an awful lot like the Maserati Quattroporte.

 

I don't see the similarity. I actually think the picture of the Maserati looks like a Buick.

 

It actually looks like a Hyundai with those headlamps.
Jag have never been the same since Ford took them over.