Concepts and prototypes : Jaguar XJ6
July 28, 2011
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Keith Adams · 
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Getting the styling right on Project XJ4 was always going to be tricky…
And as you can see, they had a few goes at it, before settling on the final, beautiful, solution.
From E- to XJ- in a few simple steps
E-type saloon seemed like a great starting point.
Rear end was certainly glamorous...
Early profile is stunning...
Front three-quarter view of the above car...
Six-light proposal on wires isn't that far off...
Bulked up boot treatment jars with the rest of the sporting styling scheme.
The frontal styling starts to get finalised...
Getting there. although it's still a six-light proposal at this point. And those rear lights look interesting.
Experimentation: Fronal styling
A definite case of trying to find their way...
Jaguar-meets-Bristol with this one...
That nasty oval in the grille was probably there to serve as a link with the S-type.
A smaller oval - stepping in the right direction.
The finished article...
Images supplied by Ian Nicholls
July 28, 2011
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