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2004 Jaguar X TYPE


2004 Jaguar X TYPE
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Drive wheels - Traction - Drivetrain:4WD
Price (out of date):$43000


The 2003 X-Type sedan is available with either a 2.5L or 3.0L V6 engine. Reverse Park Control is now offered for 2003. The headlamp power wash with heated jets and electrochromic rear view mirrors are now standard. Also, heated front seats and Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) have been added as stand alone options. The

2004 Jaguar X TYPE specs, Drive wheels 4WD

Not to be confused with Jaguar XJ.

The X-Type is a compact executive car produced by the British luxury automaker Jaguar since 2001. It is the smallest of the current range of Jaguar saloons and, alongside the 1998 S-Type, was intended to spearhead the company’s efforts in emulating the sales of German rivals Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz. It was produced at Jaguar Land Rover’s Halewood facility in Liverpool, alongside the Land Rover Freelander.


Overview

Codenamed X400, the X-Type was Jaguar’s attempt to compete in the compact executive car segment. Jaguar and parent company Ford envisaged the ‘baby Jag’ as Jaguar's first compact 4-door. The X-Type was one of the last to be styled under the supervision of Geoff Lawson, with the principal designer credited as Wayne Burgess.

Neither Jaguar nor Ford had a suitable small rear-wheel drive platform to base the X-Type on, and the decision was made to base the X-Type on a modified version of the Ford CD132 platform, the basis for the 2000 Ford Mondeo. In order to distinguish it from its rivals and its Ford origins, the X-Type was initially offered as all-wheel drive only and mated to a 2.5 litre and 3.0 litre V6 petrol engine. In 2003, the X-Type was offered in front-wheel drive with the introduction of Jaguar’s first diesel engines, and with the smaller 2.0-litre petrol V6.

In 2004, a further body style was added with the introduction of a estate version, making it the second-ever Jaguar estate car. In the United States, the estate was officially known as the "Sportwagon”.



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