Jaguar X-Type | |
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Jaguar X-Type Saloon
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Jaguar Cars |
Production | 2001–2009 |
Assembly | United Kingdom: Halewood, England (Halewood Body & Assembly) |
Designer |
Ian Callum (estate) Wayne Burgess (saloon) |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Compact executive car (D) |
Body style | 4-door notchback saloon 5-door estate |
Layout | Transverse Front engine, front-wheel drive / all-wheel drive |
Platform | Ford CD132 platform |
Related | Ford Mondeo |
Powertrain | |
Engine | |
Transmission | 5-speed automatic 6-speed automatic 5-speed manual 6-speed manual |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 106.7 in (2,710 mm) |
Length | Saloon ('01-'08): 4,672 mm (183.9 in) Saloon ('08-'09): 4,716 mm (185.7 in) Estate ('04-'09): 185.5 in (4,710 mm) |
Width | Body ('01-'09) 70.4 in (1,790 mm) Overall ('01-'08) 78.8 in (2,000 mm) Overall ('08-'09) 2,000 mm (78.7 in) |
Height | Saloon ('01-'08) 54.8 in (1,390 mm) Saloon ('08-'09) 1,430 mm (56.3 in) Estate ('04-'09) 58.4 in (1,480 mm) |
Chronology | |
Successor | Jaguar XE |
The Jaguar X-Type is an entry-level luxury car that was manufactured and marketed by Jaguar Cars from 2001 to 2009 in a single generation under the internal designation X400. Manufactured at the Halewood Assembly Facility near Liverpool, the X-Type was developed during Jaguar's tenure in the Premier Automotive Group (PAG) of Ford Motor Company — and was based on a modified version of the Ford CD132 platform, shared with the contemporary Ford Mondeo.
The smallest of the Jaguar model range, the X-Type was marketed in notchback saloon and estate variants, and was the first estate manufactured in series production by the company.
The Jaguar X-Type, codenamed X400, was launched in October 2001 as Jaguar's first compact executive car since the Jaguar Mark 2 of 1959. The X-Type was one of the last to be styled under the supervision of Geoff Lawson, with Wayne Burgess as principal designer.
The four-door saloon was launched in 2001 and in 2004 the five-door estate joined the range with production of both versions ending in 2009. The estate was officially marketed as the "Sportwagon” in the United States and was the first Jaguar model designed by Ian Callum.
Initially, the X-Type was only available with all-wheel-drive and either a 2.5 litre or 3.0 litre V6 petrol engine. In 2002, an entry-level 2.1 litre V6 front-wheel-drive model was added. All three engines were available with either five-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmissions. The X-Type grille was slightly modified for both the 2004 and 2006 model years.