Jaguar has announced a fantastic new warranty and maintenance program.

Targeted  at the North American market the new  warranty and maintenance program will be called Jaguar Platinum Coverage. It includes a 5-year/50,000 mile warranty, 24/7 roadside assistance and free maintenance, (including wear and tear items like brake pads, disks etc). The new program will also offer customers no-cost oil changes, brake fluids and wiper blades.

Jaguar North America Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Richard Beattie. “Jaguars have always been known as beautiful, fast cars, and now, with our modern lineup supported by Jaguar Platinum Coverage, they will be known as beautiful, fast cars with exceptional customer care and dealership service,”

“We are delighted to now provide our customers the class-leading warranty and maintenance package in the luxury segment; we hope to turn our customers’ affair with Jaguar into a long term relationship. We are firm on our mission to continue to provide an extraordinary level of customer satisfaction.”

The program will launch next month in May with the all-new Jaguar XJ.

Baron95 wrote:

Does anyone have a recommendation of what cold tire pressures to use on the XF-SC or XFR for track days?

Specifically this is a fast track with three long straights with terminal speeds of 130-150MPH followed by heavy braking and long sweeping sustained turns. Each session will be 25 minutes long.

Options are:
1 – Start with factory street pressures 34/34psi, and assume that pressures will rise appropriately to something a bit harder.
2 – Start lower to prevent too high pressures after heating up.
3 – Start higher to prevent excessive sidewall flexing/folding and control pressure rises.

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Cashmere Gold Jaguar XF

The general consensus on the  XFForum is that there aren’t many Gold Jaguar XFs on road so  GoldJag’s posting created a good deal of interest.

The trouble GoldJag only posted 1 picture of his glittering XF that one picture prompted suggestions that there was more than a hint of Grey in the ‘Cashmere Gold’  Jaguar XF.

So in order to settle this we need either: More images from GoldJag or an appeal for any other Gold Jaguar XF owners to post their pictures of XF on the road!

Not a member yet? Join the original one and only XFFORUM at JaguarVision.com HERE!

They are stunning. Let’s hope they are also correct.

Here are the photographs: (click more to see pics).

2014 Jaguar XF Coupe

Second side rendering:

Side view of 2014 Jaguar XF Coupe

http://www.jaguarvision.com/forum

ENTER THE XFFORUM MESSAGE BOARD HERE!!

My collection of Jaguar toys is growing:

1. Jaguar cuddly toy (from the dealer cos the car was delivered late)
2. Jaguar branded Parker pen (from the dealer on signing up)
3. Turquoise (sorry Phosphor) pen from Jaguar on receipt of order.
4. Jaguar “carbon fibre” pen (x2) (GDO 1)
5. Jaguar head bottle stopper (x2) (don’t ask) (GDO1)
6. Jaguar “carbon fibre” pens (x2) (GDO 2)
7. Jaguar 1Gb USB leather-bound pen drive (GDO 2) (cool)

A think I need a Jaguar handbag 

For the full thread:

http://www.jaguarvision.com/forum/index.php?/topic/3149-jaguar-goody-bags/

AndyXF cant go wrong in his Jaguar XF.

The Jaguar XF came up trumps in the “Top Gears” category (for cars with a retail price of R250 000 and above).

It beat nine competitors: the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Porsche Boxster/Cayman, Audi A4, Lexus IS250, Honda Accord, MINI Convertible, Alfa GT, Audi A3 and BMW Z4.

The WOW Women’s Car of the Year Awards are convened by Associated Magazines, publisher of Women on Wheels (WOW) magazine. These are the only car awards in South Africa designed and run by women, for women. The finalists were featured in WOW, an annual motoring guide bagged with Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, House and Leisure and O, The Oprah Magazine.

The wow factor

A panel of women motoring journalist judges – including Charleen Clarke, Heléne Griffiths, Fenley Foxen and Peta Lee – judged the cars in various categories and WOW readers were also given an opportunity to vote (WOW reaches 1.6 million high powered, high income women). The 2009 edition of WOW described the XF as “the finest executive car on our roads”.

Justine Joseph, editor of the magazine, says the Jaguar XF’s triumph is “a testament to the fact that this brand is successfully evolving from a classic – and a classically male car – to a cutting-edge choice for South African women”. “That’s why more women than ever before can’t wait to get their hands on this hot set of wheels. And that’s why we love it!” she notes.

This latest accolade is one of many that Jaguar has won. Last year, Britain’s best motoring website for women – evecars.com – named the Jaguar XF “Best Executive Car.

Not just for the ladies

However, it’s not only the ladies who love the XF. It recently won the award for Best Executive Car at the 2009 Fleet World Honours and also just picked up the “Money No Object” Award at the 2009 British Towcar Awards. Chosen by experts from Practical Caravan, What Car? and The Camping and Caravanning Club, the XF was hailed the most desirable towing vehicle among 39 competitors.

The XF has won more than 20 international awards since its launch, most recently “Britain’s Best Car” in the Auto Express Driver Power Survey for 2009 and “Best Executive Car” at the What Diesel Awards 2009. Earlier this year, the Jaguar XF also reaffirmed its position as one of the finest cars – not only in South Africa but in the world – by clinching finalist status in the South African Car of the Year and World Car of the Year competitions.

LONDON – Jaguar has teamed up with the NSPCC to raise £1m for the charity’s Child’s Voice Appeal.

The luxury car brand is running a competition giving entrants the chance to win the very first new Jaguar XJ, worth more than £62,000, when it rolls of the production line later this year.

The competition runs until 25 November and the winner will be announced on 1 December. Entrants must correctly answer three questions about the new Jaguar XJ to be in with a chance of winning.

The competition coincides with the NSPCC’s relaunch of its ChildLine service today. As part of its Child’s Voice appeal, the charity intends to raise £50m to boost the service, enabling children to get in touch online and by text as well as by phone. It will also go toward developing the NSPCC helpline for adults worried about a child.

Jaguar Land Rover has been awarded ‘Vehicle Manufacturer of the Year’ at the 13^th Annual Industry Awards, hosted by Bodyshop Magazine at the Hilton Metropole in Birmingham.

The awards recognise excellence in dealer bodyshops and repair centres.

Jaguar Land Rover triumphed over strong competition from other manufacturers to scoop the accolade. The award continues to reinforce the confidence held by the bodyshops, dealers and customers alike that Jaguar Land Rover is committed to being the best in vehicle repair and finish. The winners of the award were judged on criteria such as training, network development and customer satisfaction. The current and future strategies are also examined for soundness and to show the clarity of the direction the programme is heading towards.

Rob Harris, Jaguar Land Rover’s Business Development Manager said, “It is important that in the current climate such high standards within the business are recognised and rewarded. This award is credit to all those who have worked so hard throughout the year and they should be very proud of their accomplishments.”

At the same time, Jaguar Land Rover held their own internal awards for excellence, which aimed to recognise the best paint centre and body shops from within the 112 UK Jaguar Land Rover Centres of Excellence.

Louise Dominy, Managing Director and Tim Blease, Bodyshop Manager of Jaguar Land Rover Banbury’s Dealership, won the Paint Centre of the Year award during the ceremony, which took place at the Bank Restaurant in Birmingham. They were recognised for their consistency in delivering against the award criteria in terms of certificate printing, branded car provision and customer satisfaction.

The bodyshop awards were presented to four regional finalists, who were scored individually over four three monthly periods on seven categories. Areas assessed included Key Performance Indicators, Customer Satisfaction Information and Marketing. It was essential for the winning repairer to demonstrate they comply with the core aims and objectives that are upheld by the programme.

Winners from the regional finals:-

- East and Northeast England – Dean Dionisiou and Nis Kyraciou from M & A coachworks

- Scotland, Northern Ireland and Northwest England – Derek McFarlene from Mitchell Inglis Glasgow

- Midlands and Southwest England – Irshad and Hamza Lokat from Doseley Motors

- Southeast and Southern England – Louise Dominy and Tim Blease from Banbury’s