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Jaguar XF SE Business & XF Sport launch

Jaguar XF SE Business 9left) and & XF Sport extend the XF range Jaguar has added the XF SE Business and XF Sport, both with the new 2.2 diesel engine, to the XF model range. Jaguar has chosen today to launch two new XF models – the Jaguar XF SE Business and Jaguar XF Sport – to coincide with the XF being declared ‘Executive Car of the Year’ by Business Car. Another gong for the XF, and two new models for the XF range.

New Ford Edge Concept previews larger Ford SUV for Europe: Los Angeles Auto Show

New Ford Edge Concept previews larger Ford SUV for Europe Ford, just like all mainstream car makers, knows that the SUV and Crossover are fast becoming the transport of choice for families. So Ford has a plan to cover all the SUV bases with a range of new products that will sell in all Ford’s global markets. That includes the new Ford Kuga, the Fiesta-based Ford EcoSport and now this new Ford Edge which, although billed as a concept at the LA Auto Show, is very close to the new production Ford Edge that will be heading for sale in the UK and Europe late in 2014.

Design Services: Car Menu launched

Within almost every automotive design department throughout the world, their comes a time when a junior designer is dispatched to find a picture of some new model's tail lamp, the side view of a particular class leading competitor or examples of several new cars' colour and trim packages. Whilst looking at the competition is not necessarily a healthy way of finding ideas, it is often essential to demonstrate what is feasible, check in-house proposals are not too derivative, or show how advanced a design theme is relative to the same type of cars on the market. But even if the particular aspect of a car can be found, press packs and magazines typically show cars in the flattering light of an exotic location or being drifted around a corner on opposite lock; rarely are these images particularly useful.