Land Rover: Jaguar's 12MY Range Now Available In Middle East North America (MENA) Showrooms
Jaguar Middle East and North Africa has announced the arrival of its highly anticipated 12MY line up across MENA showrooms. A saloon with the soul of a sports car, the XF has won accolades and enthusiastic fans across the globe for its dynamic abilities and dramatic looks. Advances in lighting technology has allowed the new 2012 XF model range to adopt the bold Jaguar design language introduced on the flagship XJ saloon. The supercharged XFR has received a unique, assertive styling treatment that signals the performance available in this quintessential Jaguar saloon. The 2012 model year XK builds on the car鈥檚 award-winning reputation as a high-performance sporting GT. A new range-topping variant, the XKR-S, creates a new performance flagship for Jaguar by becoming its most powerful production car ever, capable of reaching 300kph, and 0-100kph in 4.4 seconds. Robin Colgan, Managing Director of Jaguar Land Rover Middle East and North Africa said: 鈥淥ur new fleet is the strongest embodiment of the Jaguar essence that we have seen in decades. We now have three very different beautiful fast cars, which are each at the forefront of their individual categories. We鈥檙e incredibly excited about our 2012 XK, XF and XJ which will break new boundaries in performance and design. Substantial changes and improvements across the range have brought performance, refinement and economy to new levels, strengthening the contemporary appeal of Jaguar鈥檚 latest line-up. Vehicles are available for viewing and test drives now through Jaguar鈥檚 exclusive importers.
Ryan Cooke is in third place in the championship after a fine second place last time out in his Milner LRM-1, his best ever result in the car. Cooke commented: 鈥淭he car has had a full checkover and the transfer box has been stripped and visually checked. Milner R5 driver Andrew West is aiming to get his championship challenge back on track at Radnor after lower arm mechanical issues forced him out of round three. Navigator Peter Widdop said: 鈥淲e鈥檝e repaired all the damage and also changed the lower arm on the other side of the car as a precaution. Andy Powell and Phil Ibbotson are another crew looking for a better event than they had in Scotland. After his truck broke down near the venue Ibboton was forced to make an overnight journey home and then back to Scotland, arriving just in time for the first run. Sadly the gearbox on their Simmbugghini broke during the first day. 鈥淲e鈥檙e hoping for better luck at Radnor after not having much at the first three rounds,鈥?said Powell. 鈥淚 have rebuilt my manual shift autobox, I鈥檝e never taken one apart before so I hope I鈥檝e not missed anything.
You鈥檒l find yourself immediately relaxed by the latest Citroen C5, as it鈥檚 so soothing to drive. The engines never emit more than a distant hum, and power delivery of the HDi diesels is relaxed. Performance is a secondary consideration - which is just as well, as the heavy saloon isn鈥檛 that fast, even with 2.2-litre and 2.7-litre V6 diesels fitted. Nevertheless, the Citroen鈥檚 suspension gives it a unique feel, particularly the gas set-up of costlier variants, which is focused entirely on comfort. However, there鈥檚 no hint of athletic ability, with vague steering and soft suspension. At least roll is limited and grip is good. No, the Citroen鈥檚 most at home on motorways, where it seems to glide along. Suspension is less able to deal with sharp ridges and potholes, but overall it鈥檚 very relaxing. Talk about a transformation. This C5 is as striking as its predecessor was dowdy. This is vital, though, as buyers in this sector aspire to German brands.
In the world of full-size luxury SUVs, the Range Rover is king. The Range Rover is nothing short of a legend. It鈥檚 a model that may as well be a brand unto itself. In fact, despite the fact that Land Rover sells several SUVs that don鈥檛 get the Range Rover badge, a normal person couldn鈥檛 be faulted for thinking Land Rover and Range Rover are the same thing. Thanks to the Range Rover鈥檚 success, Land Rover has also spun off several less-expensive models. You can go one size smaller and get the Range Rover Sport, or you can go even smaller and get the Range Rover Evoque. Plus, for buyers who want something sized between those two, you鈥檒l soon be able to buy the Range Rover Velar. But to take on the Bentley Bentayga and the upcoming Rolls-Royce Cullinan, Land Rover needs to offer its own distinct model above the top-of-the-line Range Rover. Visit Torque News homepage for more stories. 225,000. At that point, you鈥檙e pushing the limits of what a luxury vehicle can offer, and you鈥檙e not even up to the base price of the Bentley Bentayga.
