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Spellbinding, with performance and beauty
by Brian Chee
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TO THE POINT
What’s New? From sheetmetal to the powertrain, virtually everything has been updated on the 2007 Jaguar XK
Selling Points: Sensual design, excellent performance
Deal Breakers: Soft top convertible in a retractable hardtop world; 300 horsepower is less than what some competitors offer.
Our Advice: The 2007 Jaguar XK is an impressive luxury sports coupe with virtually no weaknesses, save for horsepower, a problem that will be cured with the upcoming supercharged XKR edition.
MEET THE COMPETITION
BMW 650Ci
Cadillac XLR
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
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The 2007 Jaguar XK will bewitch anyone who gives the car a chance. Some may not, though one look at the XK should at least nudge luxury sport coupe buyers into the cockpit. Jaguar, after all, has much ground to make up in the minds of luxury buyers. It’s been a decade since the last new XK was introduced, and in that time Jaguar has had some pretty notable failures. Jaguar executives, acknowledging the obvious, admit that mistakes were made. As a result, there are waves of buyers with money to spend and little to no emotional connection to a brand that, at its best, could inject desire straight into the heart. The new XK can do that for you, and so it would be easy to say that Jaguar is back, that the intangibles the car gives to people echo the history of the XK and the romance of the cat. A skeptical public will make that decision.
They will, as always, do it with their wallets, along with shifting patterns of want and desire. That will spell the fate of the 2007 Jaguar XK. It may end up being the car that starts a monumental turning point for a re-energized and legendary brand. Or it may be one of the very best cars no one ever really gives a chance. The contrast is as stunning as this car is…bewitching.
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