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2004 Jaguar X-Type
Date Published: 7/31/08

2004 Jaguar X-Type
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MSRP:
$29,330 - 33,730

Invoice:
$26,691 - 30,695

Class:
Premium Compact Car
2004 Jaguar X-Type
Expert Rating Summary
Category 2.5, man. Rating (See All
Ratings)
Premium Compact Car Average Rating
Acceleration 5 6.1
Fuel Economy 5 5.2
Ride Quality 7 6.4
Steering/Handling/Braking 7 7.1
Quietness 6 6.2
Controls 6 6.6
Room/Comfort/Driver Seating (front) 6 6.3
Room/Comfort (rear) 5 3.9
Cargo Room 5 3.9
Value within Class 2 5.1
Total Score: 54 56.8
Ratings: Maximum 10 points per category
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2004 Jaguar X-Type Review
The top-line version of the X-Type has more standard equipment but a lower base price for 2004, while the base model loses some options. X-Type is Jaguar's lowest-priced car, and comes standard with all-wheel drive. The base 2.5 model uses a 2.5-liter V6 and manual transmission or optional 5-speed automatic. The uplevel 3.0 model comes with a 3.0-liter V6 and the automatic transmission; it offers the manual at no extra charge. Antilock 4-wheel disc brakes, leather-and-wood interior trim, front side airbags, and head-protecting curtain side airbags are standard on all X-Types. For '04, the 3.0 model's base price drops by nearly $3000 while it gains standard automatic headlights, sunroof, split folding rear seat, and wood/leather-wrapped steering wheel. Standard tire sizes are 16s for the 2.5, 17s for the 3.0. The Sport Package option, which is offered only on 3.0 models for '04, adds unique trim, sport suspension, and 18-inch wheels. An antiskid system is part of the Sport Package, but it can also be purchased as a stand-alone option, though now only on the 3.0. Other options exclusive to the 3.0 this year are xenon headlamps, navigation system, and rear-obstacle-warning system. Heated front seats are optional on both models. Dealer-installed voice activation for some audio, climate, and navigation functions is available.
News
The 2004 price cuts are Jaguar's latest effort to boost X-Type sales, which have been lagging for over a year and not just in America. That's contributed to recent large losses at Jaguar and ended chances for a once-rumored X-based coupe and convertible. A planned X-Type wagon was introduced to the UK and Europe in early 2004, but won't be coming here. However, Britain's Autocar magazine says Jaguar may send it over dressed as a quasi-SUV with raised suspension, tough-guy body cladding and similar cues ala Volvo XC70 and Subaru Outback. Still, it's not a done deal yet.

Budget cuts have also killed a hot-rod X-Type R that had been expected, but Autocar thinks Jaguar will offer a supercharged sedan as one of the second-generation X-Types now pencilled in for around 2008. The redesign will mean a completely different small Jag, as the European Ford Mondeo, parent to the current X-Type, will reportedly not be redesigned. Depending on Jaguar's near-term fortunes, the new X-Type could emerge as a very cut-down version of Jaguar's flagship XJ sedan or as a spinoff of something else in the Ford Motor Company fleet. Sources say Jaguar is still only mulling alternatives at this point, but hasn't ruled out a more radical design, including a high-style coupe.
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