Eiron wrote:


Did they? Having seen the Jag V12 and V8, and the Rover V8 up close, the
Rover seems smaller.

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It platform shares with the mondeo - problem is they made it to small and it
doesn't drive as nice or ride as nice as the mondeo. It's more than a
rebadge (rear biased 4x4 on the bigger models, bespoke interiors etc).

It could have been a lot better - Mondeo is a good car can't understand how
the X type ended up being so disappointing.

In article <3a2pc0F671n3qU1 (AT) individual (DOT) net>,
Stimpy <stimpy1997uk (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:
It stands for Morris Garages. And the first ones were slightly tuned
Morris cars. Later - re-bodied using Morris mechanicals.

And the biggest sellers in BL days were probably the B and Midget. And
there was no such thing as a BLMC or BL saloon.

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Stimpy (stimpy1997uk (AT) yahoo (DOT) com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying :

Which bits? And why on earth would they do that, when the XJS was an
ancient dinosaur at it's (much too late) death in '96, three years before
the DB7 launch (which followed the XK8 launch)?

I'm not saying it's utterly impossible, just completely unlikely...

Tim S Kemp (news (AT) timkemp (DOT) karoo.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :

Because the Mundane is a good car for a Ford but the X is a poor car for a
Jag?

In article <s_OdnYcjO_3TqaHfRVn-gQ (AT) karoo (DOT) co.uk>,
Tim S Kemp <news (AT) timkemp (DOT) karoo.co.uk> wrote:
For the first few years the XJ40 wasn't available with the V12 - the old
but beautiful Series III was kept in production as a V12 only.

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Adrian wrote:
For examples of well done platform sharing you need to try the Saab 9-3, or
the new Volvo S40. Both completely different experiences from the Vectra /
Focus they respectively share with.

The S type is very Jaguar to drive and ride in, the X type just isn't.

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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Exactly. Most MG models were badge-engineered or reworked saloons rather
than unique designs. The saloons on which they were based ran the gamut of
the Morris -> BLMC -> BL ranges


Of course there were; they used a whole variety of brand names. Remember
that during the early 70's there was a brief attempt to remove the marque
brands. Several TV and print media ad campaigns used the brands 'Leyland
Cars' followed (very briefly) by 'BL Cars'

"Adrian" <toomany2cvs (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

Why do people still find it amusing to say "diseasel"?

"Adrian" <toomany2cvs (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

But true all the same.