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Jaguar XJ Review (2013 MY): 3.0 litre Diesel Portfolio

We’ve got the 2013 MY Jaguar XJ in Portfolio trim with the 3.0 litre diesel engine and the new eight-speed gearbox and stop-start in for review and road test. But even though it’s changed little in the three years since it debuted, the XJ has changed minds about what a big Jaguar saloon should be; no longer the staid old man’s carriage of choice with a pipe holder in the centre console, but instead a stand-out car in its sector with better dynamics than anything else. The looks have grown on a sceptical public too, and the XJ is now viewed as a real Jaguar; it doesn’t garner crowds as it did in the early days, but it’s still a car that passing strangers feel warrants comment, comments which have always been complimentary when the big Jag has been with us.

Nissan says the Leaf electric car will snag Toyota Prius owners

Owners of Toyota Motor Corp.'s fuel-efficient Prius hybrid will succumb to the charms of the Nissan Leaf electric sedan, predicts Nissan Division Vice President Al Castignetti. More than half of the 130,000 hand-raisers who have expressed an interest in the Leaf so far have been Prius owners, he said. "That's a pretty significant signal to us," Castignetti said last week as Nissan North America Inc.

London motor show A-Z report and videos

By Tim Pollard Motor Shows 24 July 2008 17:30 CAR Online now has a full A-Z multimedia guide to the London motor show 2008. Check out our full reports from every stand at the British International Motor Show, complete with: • A written stand review by CAR journalists • Video of the key cars at the London show • Separate video news stand-by-stand • Reader reports by CAR's citizen journalists Scroll to the foot of each manufacturer report for exclusive CAR video reports – and be sure to click 'Add your comment' to rate our news and our readers' reviews of the British International Motor Show. Do we have some star writers in the making?