Jaguar XJ preview

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	This week in Car Tech Wayne Cunningham CNET.com Jaguar XJ preview On the heels of the 2010 Jaguar XJ unveiling in London, and preceding its North American debut at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance this weekend, Jaguar showed the new XJ off at small events in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Along with a select number of auto journalists, Jaguar invited design school students to take a look at the car. The new XJ represents a radical revamping of a 40-year-old design, and with so much history, the new look is a little hard to accept. In fact, it is difficult to think of it as an XJ at all. Its lines are modern, making it look similar to other cars on the road. But designer Ian Callum includes a few touches to make it stand out, such as the strange back glass that appears to wrap around the rear of the car. In the cabin, there's no mistaking its modernity. Not only does it have a touch screen on the stack for navigation, phone, and music functions, but it also uses a completely virtual instrument cluster, a TFT screen showing representations of analog gauges. Read more. Most popular products Navigon 7200T  Check prices Garmin Nuvi 265WT  Check prices Garmin Nuvi 880  Check prices TomTom ONE 125 - GPS receiver  Check prices Garmin Nuvi 255W  Check prices Latest reviews and features 2009 Audi Q5 The 2009 Audi Q5, in Prestige trim, offers some of the best tech of any small SUV, along with incredible road performance. Read more  Check prices 2009 BMW Z4 sDrive35i The 2010 BMW Z4 sDrive35i delivers incredible driving performance while incorporating practical cabin gadgets to inform and entertain. Read more  Check prices 2010 Kia Soul Although unimpressive to drive, the 2010 Kia Soul Exclaim offers practical interior space, a cool exterior, and a very capable stereo and phone system. Read more  Check prices 2009 Volkswagen Touareg TDI The 2009 Volkswagen Touareg TDI makes for a practical and stylish diesel SUV option, but its cabin tech only partially passes muster. Read more  Check prices Car Tech blog Top 25 car chase movies Antuan Goodwin Associate Editor, Car Tech For as long as there have been cars, people have been chasing each other around in them. Between the roar of an engine, the occasional crunching of metal, and the pumping adrenaline, there's something primal about a good car chase that just gets us going. Read more From the Car Tech Forum Concerning the Volt's mpg claim Posted by fleurya This is lame. Why do they need complicated mathematics and scenarios of the typical driver? All they really have to put on the sticker is "full charge: 40 mile, gasoline: 30 city, 25 highway." Isn't that so much easier to put on the sticker and easier to understand? Come on people!  Read more  Latest green car news 1. BMW unveiling two big hybrid models 2. Chevy Volt snags 230 mpg city EPA rating 3. EPA hasn't actually tested the Volt 4. Nissan claims 367 mpg for electric Leaf 5. Getting a charge from the Chevy Volt   Related Newsletters Stay informed on the tech topics that matter to you most CNET offers a wide variety of newsletters on everything from tech industry news to the latest games and gear. Browse the entire list now. Manage newsletters More Car Tech resources  Car Tech forums  Green car buying guide  Car Tech videos  Car Tech podcast  All new car reviews  Past car shows
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