Jaguar X-Type

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Jaguar X-TYPE

Manufacturer	Jaguar Cars
Parent company	Ford Motor Company (2001–2008) Tata Motors (2008–)
Production	2001–2009
Assembly	Halewood, England
Class	Compact executive car
Body style(s)	4-door saloon 5-door estate
Layout	Front engine, front-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
Platform	Ford CD132 platform
Engine(s)	2.1 L AJ V6 2.5 L AJ V6 3.0 L AJ V6 2.0 L Ford Duratorq ZSD Diesel I4 2.2 L Ford Duratorq ZSD Diesel I4
Transmission(s)	5-speed automatic 6-speed automatic 5-speed manual 6-speed manual
Wheelbase	106.7 in (2,710 mm)
Length	Saloon: 4,672 mm (183.9 in) 2001–2008 Estate: 185.5 in (4,710 mm) 2009– Saloon: 4,716 mm (185.7 in)
Width	Bodywork: 70.4 in (1,790 mm) 2001–2008 Overall: 78.8 in (2,000 mm) 2009– Overall: 2,000 mm (78.7 in)
Height	2009– Saloon: 54.8 in (1,390 mm) Estate: 58.4 in (1,480 mm) 2009– Saloon: 1,430 mm (56.3 in)
Fuel capacity	61.5 L (13.5 imp gal; 16.2 US gal)
Related	Ford Mondeo

The X-Type is a compact executive car which has been produced since 2001 by Jaguar, British luxury car manufacturer. It is the smallest of the current range of Jaguar saloons, and is the only estate car in the Jaguar range. It is produced at the Halewood assembly facility near Liverpool,^[1] a Jaguar Land Rover plant which also produces the Land Rover Freelander.

Contents 1 Overview 2 2007 update 3 2008 update 4 Body styles 5 Engines 6 Transmissions 7 2.5 AWD Spirit Limited Edition (2005) 8 Gallery 9 Sales and future 10 Awards 11 References 12 External links

[edit] Overview

Codenamed X400, the X-Type was Jaguar’s attempt to compete in the compact executive car segment. Jaguar and its parent company at the time, Ford, envisaged the X-Type as Jaguar's first compact 4-door saloon. The X-Type was one of the last to be styled under the supervision of Geoff Lawson, with the principal designer credited as Wayne Burgess.^[2]

Neither Jaguar nor Ford had a suitable small rear-wheel drive platform to base the X-Type on, and the decision was made to base the X-Type on a modified version of the Ford CD132 platform, the basis for the 2000 Ford Mondeo. In order to distinguish it from its rivals and its Ford origins, the X-Type was initially offered as all-wheel drive only and mated to a 2.5 litre and 3.0 litre AJ-V6 petrol engine. In 2003, the X-Type was offered in front-wheel drive with the introduction of Jaguar’s first four-cylinder diesel engines (based on the Ford Duratorq ZSD unit from the Mondeo and Transit), and with the smaller 2.0 litre petrol V6.

In 2004, a further body style was added with the introduction of an estate version, making it the second-ever Jaguar estate car. In North America, the estate was officially known as the "Sportwagon”.

The X-Type received modifications to its grille design for the 2004 and 2006 model years, and a fuller facelift of the front end for the model year 2008, which included a redesigned front bumper and an overall look that echoed the 2008 Jaguar XF.

[edit] 2007 update

Engine choices include the 2.0 diesel, 2.2 diesel, 2.5 V6 petrol, and 3.0 petrol AWD. The 2008MY vehicle was unveiled at the 2007 Canary Wharf Motorexpo and went on sale in July.^[3]

[edit] 2008 update

New engine choices included a 2.2 litre diesel with particulate filter, in addition to 2.0 diesel, 2.5 V6 petrol and 3.0 V6 petrol engines. Other changes include:

• New six-speed automatic transmission and Jaguar Sequential Shift on 2.2D
• New Jaguar Sequential one-touch shift function on the 2.2D
• Enhanced, Phase 2 Bluetooth telephone connectivity
• New roof-mounted antenna pod
• Revised parking aid systems
• New mesh grille featuring the Jaguar ‘growler’ badge, in the style of the new XJ.
• New front and rear bumper design
• New sill mouldings
• New re-profiled side mouldings
• New badging including the front wing Jaguar ‘ingot’ badges, and rear chrome signature blade
• New door mirrors with integrated turn indicator repeaters
• Two new alloy wheel designs
• New exterior paint choices
• New speedometer and rev-counter designs
• Tungsten metallic finish for air vents, steering wheel spokes, and centre console
• Chrome finish for air-vent thumb wheels and steering wheel controls
• New seat designs, with new horizontal and diamond twin-needle stitch patterns
• New Rosewood veneer option
• New interior colour palette, with additional trim options including Soft Grain leather
• New door trim designs, to complement new seat-trim and colour combinations

The vehicle went on sale in Australia in mid 2008,^[4] UK in March 2008 and in other European markets from April 2008.

[edit] Body styles

Body type	Saloon	Estate
Years	2001–	2004–

[edit] Engines

Model	Years	Displacement	Bore x Stroke	Power	Torque
2.1 Litre V6 Petrol	2003–2007	2,099 cc (128.1 cu in) V6		157 PS (115 kW; 155 hp)
2.1 Litre V6 Petrol	2008–	2,099 cc (128.1 cu in) V6	81.65 mm × 66.84 mm (3.215 in × 2.631 in)	156 PS (115 kW; 154 hp) @ 6,800	196 N·m (145 ft·lbf) @ 4,100
2.5 Litre V6 Petrol	2001–2007	2,495 cc (152.3 cu in) V6		196 PS (144 kW; 193 hp)
2.5 Litre V6 Petrol	2008–	2,495 cc (152.3 cu in) V6		196 PS (144 kW; 193 hp) @ 6,800	241 N·m (178 ft·lbf) @ 3,000
3.0 Litre V6 Petrol	2001–	2,967 cc (181.1 cu in) V6	89.0 mm × 79.5 mm (3.50 in × 3.13 in)	231 PS (170 kW; 228 hp) @ 6,800	279.3 N·m (206.0 ft·lbf) @ 3,000
2.0 Litre Diesel	2003–	1,998 cc (121.9 cu in) I4	86 mm × 86 mm (3.4 in × 3.4 in)	130 PS (96 kW; 128 hp) @ 3,500	330 N·m (240 ft·lbf) @ 1,800
2.2 Litre Diesel	2003–	2,198 cc (134.1 cu in) I4	86 mm × 94.6 mm (3.4 in × 3.7 in)	155 PS (114 kW; 153 hp) @ 3,500	360 N·m (270 ft·lbf) @ 1,800
2.2 Litre Diesel with DPF	2008-	2,198 cc (134.1 cu in) I4	86 mm × 94.6 mm (3.4 in × 3.7 in)	145 PS (107 kW; 143 hp) @ 3,500	360 N·m (270 ft·lbf) @ 1,800

[edit] Transmissions

Model	Years	Types
2.0 Litre V6 Petrol	2003-2007	?
2.0 Litre V6 Petrol	2008-	5-speed manual, 5-speed automatic
2.5 Litre V6 Petrol	2001-2007	?
2.5 Litre V6 Petrol	2008-	5-speed manual, 5-speed automatic
3.0 Litre V6 Petrol	2001-	5-speed manual, 5-speed automatic
2.0 Litre Diesel	2003-	5-speed manual
2.2 Litre Diesel	2003-	6-speed manual
2.2 Litre Diesel with standard DPF	2008-	6-speed automatic

6-speed automatic transmission includes Jaguar Sequential Shift.

[edit] 2.5 AWD Spirit Limited Edition (2005)

Introduced in 2005, this limited edition model featured the 'Sports Collection' which comprised a new front lower spoiler; black mesh finish for both the upper and lower grille openings; lowered side sills; a new, lower rear valance; a more pronounced rear boot spoiler; and new exhaust tailpipe finishers. In addition to the Jaguar Sports Collection treatment, the 2.5 AWD Spirit Limited Edition featured a unique 'Spirit' badge on the right hand side of the boot plinth, below the 2.5 engine badge. The 450 produced units of the Spirit Limited Edition cars were offered with a choice of four different colour combinations: Platinum, Quartz, Ebony and Jaguar Racing Green.

[edit] Gallery

2001-2004 Jaguar X-Type saloon (UK)

2004-2005 Jaguar X-Type saloon (US)

2006-2007 Jaguar X-Type saloon (North America)

2008-2009 Jaguar X-Type estate

[edit] Sales and future

The X-Type has been Jaguar's best-selling model since its introduction.^[5] However, sales never met the company's expectations of 100,000 units per annum, peaking at 50,000 in 2003.^[5] In the United States, the car's primary market, sales dropped from 21,542 in 2004 to 10,941 in 2005.^[5] In the same year, Audi sold 48,922 A4s, BMW sold 106,950 3-series and Mercedes-Benz sold 60,658 C-classes.^[5]

Ford's decision to use a modified version of the Ford Mondeo platform (another variant of which is also used as the platform of the Land Rover Freelander^[6] compact crossover SUV which is also produced at Halewood^[6]) for the Jaguar X-Type wasn't received well by some enthusiasts of the British luxury marque.^[7] However, numerous car magazine and website reviews were largely positive for the X-Type, especially during the early years of its introduction.^[7][8] In reality, the X-Type used only 18% of Ford Mondeo's components,^[9] while a variety of Ford platforms, engines and components were being used by all models of the Ford Motor Company's luxury brands in that period, namely Aston Martin, Jaguar and Lincoln. In 2008, Jaguar director of design Ian Callum claimed that, despite management denials at the time, the slow-selling X-Type “was essentially designed in Detroit and presented as close to a fait accompli to reluctant designers and engineers at Jaguar's Whitley design centre."^[10]

The current facelifted model was expected to continue through to the 2010 model year in its remaining markets, and not to be directly replaced. On 15 July 2009, Jaguar Land Rover announced that it will cease the production of the X-Type at the end of 2009, with the loss of 300 jobs, and have a three-week shut down, at their plant in Halewood where it is built, between September and December.^[1][11][12]

[edit] Awards

Jaguar X-Type won AutoWeek's Editors Choice Award as the Most Significant Car at the Geneva Motor Show of 2001.^[13][14]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jaguar X-Type

• Jaguar X-Type Official Page
• X-TYPE media kit

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