Jaguar has gone through a total rebranding, and people cannot stop talking about it. This rebrand initially sent some folks into a frenzy, which led to Jaguar being the recipient of some honestly toxic complaints. Other folks, like legendary car designer Frank Stephensen, focused on the symbol of Jag’s future, the Jaguar Type 00 prototype. But, oof, poor Jag cannot catch a break.
Our fresh face in the Autopiansphere, Brian Silvestro, wrote about Stephensen’s scathing take on the Type 00’s design. Our readers brought the jokes and their own takes. Brent Ozar:
Sounds like he scored it an 00 out of 10.
DialMforMiata:
“The car severely misses the Jaguar villainy”
I strongly disagree, but only in the sense that it looks like a cartoon baddie’s car.
Zeppelopod responded:
“Nyeh heh heh, now all shall suffer the chalky taste of Pepto Bismol!”
ExAutoJourno:
If I paint my window air conditioner a weird metallic purple-ish color, I won’t need this Jag. I’ll have one in my bedroom.
It’s hard to believe a company that built the gorgeous Mark II and XJ sedans — never mind the E-Type — could have strayed so far from their design heritage.
Jason Torchinsky gave the Bishop the idea to recreate the Chrysler TC by Maserati, but with the hilarious exception that it had to be based on the only car Chrysler has for sale right now, the Pacifica. The result? It’s definitely one of the cars of all time. Paul E:
That, sir, is a sore for sighted eyes. Walter P. Chrysler would be spinning in his grave. Fine work!
Help, I can’t stop laughing at “a sore for sighted eyes,” it’s just too good!
3WiperB:
Will the opera windows still focus the light to catch portions of the interior on fire?
Automakers often try their best to make journalists comfortable on press trips. If you go on a trip at high altitude, this might mean getting cans of oxygen to feed from, as was the case in Sam Abuelsamid’s first drive of the Subaru Solterra. V10omous:
Subaru put a few cans of oxygen in each car
What!!??
I can’t be the only one who immediately thought of President Skroob huffing Perri Air at his desk.
Yes! You can buy bottles of oxygen to give yourself an oxygen boost while working out or while you’re at altitude. The wild thing is that these metal cans, which look like water bottles, weigh basically nothing. But that makes sense given the weight of oxygen and all that. The next time you’re in a pharmacy, be sure to pick a bottle up! It’ll feel so weird.
Have a great evening, everyone.
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