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Jaguar XK60 (2008): first news and pictures

Jaguar XK60 photo: celebrating 60 years of XKs By Ben Pulman First Official Pictures 15 July 2008 13:21 Jaguar will announce its 60th annivesary XK sports car at next week's London motor show. Dubbed the XK60 and based on the naturally aspirated XK coupe and convertible, the new Jag will be available from August 2008. The XK60 comes with around £5000 of optional extras at no extra cost - and every naturally aspirated XK will come in XK60 spec unless buyers opt out.

Jason Castriota to head Saab Design

When Car Design News spoke to Jason Castriota about the new design consultancy he had set up in New York and Turin back in March, the designer told us he was working on a very exciting automotive project that he couldn't talk about at the time. It turns out that automotive project was for Saab, as last week the Swedish automaker announced it had hired Jason Castriota Design to oversee the development of a new generation of Saab products – the first to be completed under the tenure of its new owners, Spyker. Castriota's new appointment marks the shift from Saab's former position – where the brand was an integrated company within GM – to its newfound placement as an independent automaker, with Castriota essentially filling the role previously occupied by Mark Adams, GM Europe's Vice President of Design.

Range Rover Evoque Red Shoe Shuffle

Range Rover Evoque by Marangoni Now the Range Rover Evoque is out in the wild it’s starting to get attention from the tuners. Like this Evoque from tyre maker Marangoni at the Bologna Motor Show. The Range Rover Evoque is something of a style icon at the moment in the car world, so it’s no surprise that tuners are starting to see if they can tweak Land Rover’s new baby to make it more appealing to a market looking for even more individuality than the Evoque already offers.