I just got my latest issue of Car Magazine in the post and spotted the all-new Jaguar XJ on the cover. Jeepers, but that is a beauty!

The Cape Royale has been driving me around in the XF which has been an absolute dream, but I must say I wouldn’t mind an upgrade, if there’s one going!

This month’s Car Magazine

Blamed in the past for boring automotive design, Jaguar broke the mould with its beautiful and brilliant XF executive saloon in 2007. With the all-new XJ due for the South African market in the third quarter of this year, Jaguar steps even further away from its former conservative self in favour of ground-breaking style…

The All-New Jaguar XJ

But there are even more pics and details (including radical virtual instrumentation and Hard Disc Drive!!) :

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Check this out:

Sophisticated virtual instrumentation
There is no physical instrument cluster display in the all-new Jaguar XJ. Instead, a 12.3-inch high-definition screen, which uses sophisticated – and beautifully detailed – virtual instruments, provides all of the functions performed by traditional dials. Jaguar’s designers have also taken advantage of the freedom provided by virtual instrumentation to help prioritise the most useful information as well as creating a real sense of theatre for the driver.

Flexible multimedia capabilities including Hard Disc Drive (HDD)
The impressive flexibility provided by the new display and control systems is matched by the all-new Jaguar XJ’s multimedia capabilities. Depending on market and model, there is a choice of CD/DVD player; analogue, DAB, HD radio or SiriusTM radio receivers; and digital or analogue television. In addition, the Media Hub provides flexible connectivity through two USB ports, Bluetooth® audio streaming and an auxiliary input, which allow the user to connect with iPods®, iPhones®, laptops and Blackberries®, for example. The audio unit utilises a hard-disc-drive (HDD) system, so that CDs can be loaded onto the HDD for later listening. GracenoteTM is included to allow artist and track information to be recognised. The vehicle’s navigation system is also HDD-based, providing quicker access and the ability to store and update detailed mapping information more easily.

And that’s before we even discuss the engine, design and interior of this thing!

CLICK HERE to view the other pics and download the press release.

Read deputy editor Hannes Oosthuizen’s driving impression in the May issue of CAR, on sale 19 April.

[source : carmag]