Cool Cars of the Philippines

    2008, the year of financial instability and the year Jaguar and Land Rover were sold to Indian automaker, Tata. Although said to be a controversial decision by many enthusiasts and fans, the XF was the first Jaguar to finally relinquish its rather old and cheesy retro design for a more modern and contemporary choice. Its discontinuation of dated look paved way for its more stylish appearance, now looking like it belongs in the right century, as some reviewers lauded.      The XF first started its development at Whitley Design and Development HQ in hopes of replacing the archaic S-Type. Initially, the XF had been planned to utilize an original all aluminum platform, however due to time constraints, the XF made use of a heavily modified Ford platform, much like the X-Type and its Mondeo chassis. The XF was then launched and production began in September of 2007, in Birmingham, England.      One of biggest changes in terms of design over the S-Ty...

     Jaguar, the crown jewel automaker of the British Empire. First founded in 1922, Jaguar, formerly known as the Swallow Sidecar Company, developed motorcycle sidecars and bodies of automobiles before branching out to developing fully engineered vehicles. Nowadays, Jaguar is one of the most iconic and valuable automakers in Britain, even supplying vehicles for the royal family of the United Kingdom. However, even though it was an almost century-old carmaker at the time, the Jaguar X-Type was their first foray into the compact executive market.      The X-Type, nicknamed the Baby Jag, was released during Jaguar's tenure under Ford in 2001. Over its eight year production, numbers amassing up to 350,000 were sold to the general public, making it their most sold Jaguar at the time. However, it was also quite problematic at the time, due to its use of the chassis platform of the Ford Mondeo, which many did not take lightly. Unfortunately, despite being produce...