Panzani Design’s Vintage GT is a Scary Looking Jaguar S-Type R

What you see pictured here is the creation of a relatively unknown Italian tuning firm called Panzani Design. Named the Vintage GT, it’s an extreme take on the Jaguar S-Type R, which was the flagship version of the series powered by a 4.2-liter supercharged V8 kicking out 400HP.

Whether you like Panzani Design’s styling approach or not, one thing is for sure: there’s no way you can ignore it. The tuning company starts with the exterior of the Jaguar S-Type R by adding a new wide body kit with prominent wheel arches that house 20-inch alloy wheels shod in tires size 255/35 R20 up front and 305/30 R20 at the back.

The car also gets a new front end with a carbon fiber bonnet and bumper trim, and side air vents from the XKR. At the back, Panzani Design eliminated the bumper adding a massive rear diffuser, new circular LED tail lamps and a new carbon fiber boot that incorporates a spoiler. The race-spec mirrors, exposed fuel cap, side skirts and the matte grey paint finish complete the look.

There was a lot of work done in the interior, which is swathed in leather and Alcantara with contrasting seams. The cabin also features a pair of sports seats, carbon fiber trim and a newly styled three-spoke sports steering wheel.

Pangani Design did not say if there are any modifications under the hood nor did it release pricing info on the Vintage GT.

Source: Panzani Design via Autoblog.nl

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Jaguar C-XF – Deja vu? You’re right!

Hide and seek is over for Jag’s brand new cat as official pics have spilled all over the net the past few hours after a huge dispute between Ford, Print and Web based media (If you haven’t read about it, either click here or scroll down to the next post to see what happened exactly).

Back to Jag’s concept, from the first moment I laid my eyes on it, it was like having a déjà vu but I couldn’t quite figure which car it reminded me of. Ok, I saw a little XK in the rear end but that wasn’t it. Then I had a flashback! That’s it, it reminds me of Ford’s Iosis Concept that previewed the 2007 Mondeo Sedan! Check it out for yourselves and leave a comment if you agree with me or not.

As for the typical info, the C-XF is equipped with a 400 Hp 4.2 supercharged V8 and it previews the S-TYPE successor, dubbed XF that’ll make its public debut at the Frankfurt Show in October –sales start early 2008. In addition, according to officials, C-XF’s design will affect all future Jag models. Pics via: The whole damn net…

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Jaguar’s Detroit C-XF concept leaks on the web

As if it wouldn’t… Thanks to a Car & Driver subscriber how uploaded a couple of scanned pics from the 2007 February issue of the magazine we have the first full-blown images of Jag’s Detroit Show, C-XF concept that’ll base next year's S-TYPE successor.

From what we make from the article, the C-XF uses the S-TYPE R’s supercharged 4.2 V8 that pumps out 400 Hp. While overall I like the shape of the C-XF, I must note that the front part looks a bit out of place reminding me of a pimped up version of the latest Lancer. Lets hope that the production version (dubbed XF) which will make its debut in October at the Frankfurt Show will feature a more sensuously styled front end.

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