Dream Drives Jaguar: The Jaguar XK and Jaguar XJ

  filmmaker and author dream hampton describes her latest adventure driving two Jaguars.  Late last fall, I test drove a big bodied 2012 Jaguar XJ around Los Angeles. The cashmere metallic four-door sedan was so luxurious I damn near complained it didn’t come with a driver. (Never mind my “real” car’s a Ford that incidentally, not so long ago, owned Jaguar). I so wanted to experience the backseat I parked in the lot... Read More

Ten Best Driving Moments of 2010

1. Against all odds, electric cars are on the marketplace. The Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf did the impossible. What a difference a year makes when research and development gets a swift green kick in the booty. 2. Driving the MINI Countryman before anyone else across America for MINI Takes the States. 3. The Gotryke Soundtrack. Cop dat here. 4. The Jaguar XJ ushers in the return of the wild cat to Jag’s reputation as a rockstar. 5.... Read More

Catching up with Common and Jaguar at the Los Angeles Times Magazine Rock/Style

Common was among the head turners who showed up in a 2011 Jaguar XJ for the LA, Los Angeles Times Magazine’s “Rock/Style: A Night of Music and Fashion” event at Drai’s in Hollywood on June 1. Common hosted and performed at the event. The night was chilly, but that didn’t stop Ben Elliott, Nikki Lund, Lauren Mayhew, Terrell Owens, Donald Strickland and choreographer Robin Antin from pausing to gaze and pose with the... Read More

Onto the Next One: Jay-Z and the Jaguar XJ

The LA Auto show media paused to throw up the Roc. Or at least they wrapped their heads around news that Jay-Z adds his considerable swagger to one of the first half-dozen 2010 Jaguar XJs — well before the vehicle goes on sale in April. The coveted sedan will be feature in the video for his next single “On to the Next One” from The Blueprint 3 album. Jaguar previewed a 60-second trailer in the making of the XJ’s role in the... Read More