Jaguar X-Type - The Car Connection
The Jaguar X-Type was a compact prestige sedan sold from 2002 through 2008 by the British luxury marque. The smallest and least expensive sedan that Jaguar had offered since the 1960s, the X-Type was intended to expand the company's footprint into the much higher-volume small luxury market by providing a less expensive entry into the Jaguar brand. , the X-Type went on sale for the 2002. Read More Below » The Jaguar X-Type was a compact prestige sedan sold from 2002 through 2008 by the British luxury marque. The smallest and least expensive sedan that Jaguar had offered since the 1960s, the X-Type was intended to expand the company's footprint into the much higher-volume small luxury market by providing a less expensive entry into the Jaguar brand. , the X-Type went on sale for the 2002 model year with a choice of two six-cylinder engines and standard all-wheel drive (hence the "X" in its model name). in 2005, an X-Type Sportwagon model was added, which lasted through the final 2008 model year--albeit in very small numbers--and offered 50 cubic feet of cargo space with the rear seats folded down. While the X-Type was by far the best-selling Jaguar model during the years it was on sale, it never lived up to the company's hopes for it. In part, that was because the smallest Jaguar faced a pair of challenges. Source: www.thecarconnection.com
