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Article: Jaguar Outdoes Itself With '96 Vanden Plas
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- September 2, 1995
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Few Jaguar owners are asked why they bought their car. The sensuous
Jag is some
thing you get simply because you want it for its grace and style.
Never mind that dozens of cars costing less would serve nearly as
well.
I recently drove a restored 1952 Jaguar XK-120 sports car and
was surprised at how comfortable and glamorous the little bullet
still is.
With their slinky lines and wood-and-leather interiors, Jaguars
always have been sexy. But for decades, Jag sedans have been
notorious for having tight interiors - especially in the rear-seat
area.
Not so with the longer 1996 Vanden Plas version of the
Ford-owned, British automaker's XJ6 sedan. The artfully sculpted new
Vanden Plas, ...