Talk:Jaguar X-Type

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[edit] Estate car

oops. there appears to be a difference between estate and estate car. well done, hcheney. akaDruid 17:41, 2 Mar 2004 (UTC)

No problem. I'll probably try to create some more Jaguar articles in the coming weeks. --Hcheney 18:08, 2 Mar 2004 (UTC)

If you are interested in the area, you are welcome to join WikiProject:Automobiles. akaDruid 09:24, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)

[edit] X-TYPE in capitals?

I've just added the X-TYPE picture. Out of interest I went to www.jaguar.com to see how the name of the car is written and it's Jaguar X-TYPE (in capitals). I've also checked in Google Images and found two rear-view pics of the X-TYPE that clearly show the capitals. So should I change all references to X-type to X-TYPE? This applies to S-TYPE as well. I don't know how to change the article title nor the template at the bottom. - Adrian Pingstone 16:01, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)

You're quite right, and they should be moved. There's a move tab to rename articles, and the template can be edited at Template:Jaguar or by clicking on the link at the bottom. I'll have a shot at these now if I get time. Nice job on the photos, again! akaDruid 16:49, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I've moved X-Type to X-TYPE and S-Type to S-TYPE, reworked the articles, and updated the template. I'm not 100% sure about Jaguar S-TYPE, since I think the 1963 S-Type was not capitalised - certainly the contempary E-Type wasn't. I wonder which should be reflected in the title? If there is enough information, the pages could be split, but that would cause some ambiguaty problems. akaDruid 17:09, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Most vehicles use all-caps on the flank/rear badges. But yes, it looks like Jaguar uses all caps in writing as well. Every other reference I looked at (press coverage) uses "X-Type", though. And X-TYPE hurts my eyes! Of well, we move it but keep redirects. Note that the old S-Type was NOT all caps. --SFoskett 19:00, Jan 11, 2005 (UTC)

The Manual of Style says something like if the word is an acronym, it should go in capital letters, but in lower-case in other cases. Besides, many manufacturers use capital letters on short names. I thik it should go with Title Case, as the article's name.

[edit] Estate car

In this section there is written the X-TYPE estate car is the second ever Jaguar estate car. I really can't see which has been the first (if any).

Supposedly there was a one off estate version of the XJS, but I don't have a cite handy. Certainly its the first production model Alastairward 15:59, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

You're right, it was the 'shooting break', a break derived from a sports car (like Volvo P1800 ES or Aston Martin DB5 Shooting Break). Technically, it's not the same as an estate car, especially not the same as the X-Type break.