Jaguar XK wins another award
Best car of the year say the Scots
Award winning Jaguar XK
The awards were presented by President of the Association of the Scottish Motoring Writers Stephen Park who said: "The Association of Scottish Motoring Writers is delighted to award our Scottish Car of the Year accolade for 2006 to the Jaguar XK Coupe. Despite so many fantastic category winners, the XK Coupe emerged as a clear overall champion. Perfectly proportioned from every angle, and designed by Scotsman Ian Callum the XK is also thoroughly accomplished on the road."
The 'Car of the Year' award for the XK was collected by Jaguar's UK boss Geoff Cousins who said: "I am especially honoured to collect this award for what we believe to be a truly deserving winner. The XK made an immediate impact in the UK when it was launched in March this year and already more than 2,000 customers in the UK have taken delivery, with Scottish dealers recording a 57 per cent growth in XK sales compared to 2005. Scotland continues to be a significant market for us, with more than 1,100 vehicles sold this year while XJ sales have increased by 40% since 2005."
The 'Sporting Car of the Year' award for the XK Coupe was picked up by Jaguar's design director Ian Callum who said: "I feel very proud to have led the team that created the award-winning XK and it's even more special to me to collect the prize in Scotland from the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers. The XK is undoubtedly the most advanced car Jaguar has ever produced and marks the beginning of a whole new chapter for the company."
Commenting on the XK Coupe winning the Scottish 'Sporting Car of the Year' category, Stephen Park President of the ASMW continued: "The Dove Publishing-sponsored Sporting category was undoubtedly one of the most fiercely contested but from the moment I drove Jaguar's new sports GT, I just knew that my fellow ASMW members would agree that this is a seriously special machine.
"By their very nature sports cars have to offer certain features. Exhilarating thirst for speed, unparalleled excitement as well as precision handling and ride qualities. No strangers at creating objects of sheer desire, Jaguar's latest creation, the all-new XK Coupe, delivers at every level."
The Jaguar XK Convertible was also runner up this year in the drop-top category.
How did this happen?
In July at the British International Motor Show, Jaguar unveiled the new XKR – an uprated 420bhp V8 supercharged sports car. And there are strong rumours of an XKR-R in the brew, which will boost the car's credentials as a sports rather than a GT car even further.
Globally, Jaguar has already sold nearly 10,000 XKs with the order bank still growing. The XKR is hot on its heels, with advance orders of 1,500 vehicles globally (800 in the UK market alone) even though it doesn't arrive in showrooms until November. According to Jaguar, the XK continues to be one of the most dominant cars in a fairly static sector up nine per cent this year with sales increased by 74 per cent year-to-date on 2005 and 72 per cent month-on-month.
The XK has already picked up some notable awards since its launch this year including 'Car of the Year' and 'Best Coupe' awards at the Auto Express New Car Honours 2006. At the beginning of this year, What Car? magazine voted the XK 'Most exciting car to be launched in 2006' while other awards were in recognition of exceptional safety features on the car: the Prince Michael Award for Safety and the World Traffic Safety Symposium's Traffic Safety Achievement Award in the Automaker category.
My old Ford Sierra 92'does not even have one of those ,as it uses part of the rear window element and always has good reception and been there for 210,000miles ,or does my TVR or the wife's Mitsubishi colt which can be had for £7000 new. Come on ,its attention to detail , if its that bad where it shows whats it like elsewhere !!
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