Jaguar Joins Audi, BMW, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo with Versatile Wagon
On Friday, August 15, Jaguar offered up the first pictures its new X-Type Estate (station wagon) that is scheduled debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show on September 9, 2003.
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| On August 15, Jaguar released teaser photos of their new sharply styled X-Type Estate. (Photo: Ford Motor Company) |
Jaguar states that in Europe over one third of station wagon purchasers make their choice due to styling, something the X-Type Estate has in spades. This should bode well for a model that, in 4-door sedan guise, hasn't sold as well as its contemporaries.
Like the sedan permanent all-wheel drive will be standard, with 2.5 or 3.0-L V6 engines available. A new 2.0-L diesel, announced in June, will get the nod for European customers with no news of its availability in Canada.
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| The X-TYPE Estate will debut next spring and hit European showrooms by fall 2004. (Photo: Ford Motor Company) |
Actually, Jaguar hasn't announced plans to bring the Estate across the Atlantic at all. Being that in the eyes of many North American consumers, the leaping cat brand is seen as a more expensive car than its German contemporaries, a Jaguar sport wagon might be difficult to comprehend.
Still, it makes sense for the brand to enter a stronger entry into Canada's the family segment. Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are succeeding with their 5-door variants, all of which are good models to follow.
The new X-TYPE Estate will debut next spring, and be in European dealerships by September of 2004.