2006 Jaguar S-Type VDP Edition Review - Autochannel (press release)
If introduction of the Jaguar XK in 1996 showed that the venerable British automaker was truly alive and well after some turbulent years, it was the debut of the S-Type in model year 2000 that emphasized Jaguar's vitality. The S-Type was a sport-luxury sedan designed to compete with the best mid-luxury sedans from Germany and Japan, and did so very well, with sales numbers never before seen by Jaguar. To say that it saved Jaguar from extinction is not overstatement. In building the S-Type, Jaguar, which had been bought by Ford in the late 1980s, utilized Ford parts to keep the cost on target. The V8 was Jaguar's own AJ-V8. The S-Type is an example of Jaguar doing what it has always done best, even before it was known as Jaguar: building a car that features beautiful and emotional styling, and sells for a reasonable, if not necessarily inexpensive, price. The current S-Type is no longer new, but that does not mean that Jaguar has left it untouched. For 2006, the lineup stays the same, with the V6 powered 3. 0, V8-powered 4. 2 and VDP Edition, and supercharged V8 S-Type R. All models get a new mesh grille. Source: www.theautochannel.com
