November 22, 20241 yr One of my very first cars was an XK 120 Coupe. It was hella fun to drive, when it was actually drivable, but its electrics were filthy with green wires, and useful running time probably was better measured in hours rather than days. It did cure my desire for any sort of British mechanical devices, so experiences related here hit close to home.
November 22, 20241 yr there are renderings of the new jags out there, pretty fucking sexy. their all electric coupe is gonna start at like $115K though. $150K I'm sure when you add the shit that makes a car worth six figs. pretty much competing with the taycan which is a similar price point and also sexy as hell.
November 22, 20241 yr 13 hours ago, Superhero said: There are rules. Did you miss the part when I said she was also crazier? I mean, there are rules, but rule #1 is "I want to live."
November 22, 20241 yr Author 2 hours ago, nnm said: Compare it to this Volvo ad that just dropped. Night and day. They're doing it wrong. That ad has shots of the actual car they're trying to sell. That's lame and old. Needs more clowns too.
November 22, 20241 yr So...when is the last time anyone gave a shit about Jaguar? It's gone viral. Ad is successful.
November 22, 20241 yr 22 minutes ago, crash_davis said: So...when is the last time anyone gave a shit about Jaguar? It's gone viral. Ad is successful. Right? Exactly. It's weird and it's stupid and... it has done something that hasn't happened in decades: Get people talking about the brand.
November 22, 20241 yr On 11/20/2024 at 7:57 PM, Rimbo said: That's a gal who is at the peak of the crazy/hot scale on both axes. Worth it
November 22, 20241 yr 4 hours ago, nnm said: Compare it to this Volvo ad that just dropped. Night and day.
November 22, 20241 yr Author 1 hour ago, crash_davis said: So...when is the last time anyone gave a shit about Jaguar? It's gone viral. Ad is successful. Anyone can make an ad that goes viral. A Chili's ad that just shows people licking dirt feet would go viral. "Success" is when the ad leads to product sales. No one is rushing out to Jag dealerships due to this ad.
November 22, 20241 yr 21 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said: Anyone can make an ad that goes viral. A Chili's ad that just shows people licking dirt feet would go viral. "Success" is when the ad leads to product sales. No one is rushing out to Jag dealerships due to this ad. Well. Yeah. Didn't they stop making cars while they retooled all their plants to make the new electrics?
November 23, 20241 yr Raw Dong Lover responds to the backlash: https://www.businessinsider.com/jaguar-boss-speaks-backlash-new-ad-campaign-woke-car-2024-11 Quote In an interview with the Financial Times, Rawdon Glover said the campaign's intended message was lost "in a blaze of intolerance" and that the controversial promotional video was not meant to be a "woke" statement, as some critics have argued.
November 23, 20241 yr I always heard the reason Brits drink room temperature beer was because all of their kegerators were designed and built by Jaguar engineers. CHIEF
November 23, 20241 yr 18 hours ago, rage-a-holic said: Anyone can make an ad that goes viral. A Chili's ad that just shows people licking dirt feet would go viral. "Success" is when the ad leads to product sales. No one is rushing out to Jag dealerships due to this ad. I expect the shift back to high end luxury only will work - not sales volume but profitability. When money isn’t a factor the EV wins for a lot of buyers, add no threat of the brand being watered down by entry level models and I suspect the shift will work. Honestly, I probably have one absurd car purchase in me before I retire and I’d consider the coupe as it’s rendered, it’s fucking sexy as hell. Will I buy it? Probably not but before I saw it jaguar wasn’t even close to on a wish list. For those with cash to burn, I bet the brand will reemerge on their list. And that’s their underlying goal.
November 23, 20241 yr 14 hours ago, 52-80 said: The name of their CEO (promoted from MD) is literally RAW DONG LOVER What's truly bizarre is his name is an anagram that fully encapsulates the phrase Land Rover with a few leftover characters. Rawdon Glover For the "W? Go Land Rover!"
November 24, 20241 yr On 11/22/2024 at 5:37 PM, rage-a-holic said: Anyone can make an ad that goes viral. A Chili's ad that just shows people licking dirt feet would go viral. "Success" is when the ad leads to product sales. No one is rushing out to Jag dealerships due to this ad.
December 1, 20241 yr On 11/22/2024 at 12:23 PM, nnm said: Compare it to this Volvo ad that just dropped. Night and day. Damn yeah that got me. Well done.
December 3, 20241 yr https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a63071885/jaguar-type-00-concept-revealed/ Quote While the first of the new armada of Jaguars will be a four-door grand tourer, that car should follow the brutalist vision presented by the Type 00. The name marries the "Type" nomenclature from past Jaguars with two zeros, one to reference the lack of tailpipe emissions from its future lineup and the other representing the rebirth of the company, using this car as a new starting point. And Zero to represent the amount of producible, or marketable, elements of either of these concepts. Quote Between the seats sits a piece of travertine stone, which Jaguar says serves as a plinth to support the seats. I was going to buy one if it was granite. Travertine? I'm out.
December 3, 20241 yr 37 minutes ago, gofuckyourself said: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a63071885/jaguar-type-00-concept-revealed/ And Zero to represent the amount of producible, or marketable, elements of either of these concepts. I was going to buy one if it was granite. Travertine? I'm out.
December 3, 20241 yr They actually copied the Rolls design As a concept, it actually looks really really good. But also, as a concept, basically only 5% of that aesthetic is actually ever going to carry over in production
December 13, 20241 yr That Volvo commercial gave me goosebumps. Maybe because my kids are close to aging out of our home or maybe because I want to be a grandparent or maybe because it’s just a solid piece of advertising art. Well done.
December 20, 20241 yr It's not too late for them to hire a new ad agency My wife asked me to test drive a Volvo for her. The entire time I kept hearing in my head, “they’re boxy, but good”
January 5Jan 5 My wife asked me to test drive a Volvo for her. The entire time I kept hearing in my head, “they’re boxy, but good”Such a great movie. An underrated gem. Sony. Because caucasians are just too damned tall.
January 6Jan 6 On 12/3/2024 at 9:45 AM, gofuckyourself said: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a63071885/jaguar-type-00-concept-revealed/ And Zero to represent the amount of producible, or marketable, elements of either of these concepts. I was going to buy one if it was granite. Travertine? I'm out. "Between the seats sits a piece of Travertine stone..." I dunno if I'm fancy enough for that, but in the 90s I carried a log inside my VW Camper Van and I'd use it to chock the wheel on hills because I was building up the energy to crawl under it and repair the parking brake line.
May 19May 19 Jag... it's not that difficult. Go back to this exterior. Drop a reliable, powerful engine in it...
May 19May 19 10 minutes ago, Lidig8r said: Jag... it's not that difficult. Go back to this exterior. Drop a reliable, powerful engine in it... So, do something they've never done before? Edited May 19May 19 by nnm
May 19May 19 On 11/22/2024 at 4:27 PM, 'stache said: It's the video version of pronouncing it Jag-you-are. Do you like Luxury?
May 19May 19 4 hours ago, nnm said: So, do something they've never done before? That WOULD be different for them.
July 1Jul 1 On 11/23/2024 at 12:45 PM, pearlandhorn said: Jaguar sold 70,000 cars worldwide last year. Shit cars, shit advertising. Looks like they'll sell fewer this year.
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