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Many companies are abandoning it, but some are doubling down, like Costco and Jaguar.
Jaguar is toast -
Jaguar Land Rover already shocked Jaguar enthusiasts and dealers when it announced it would end the production of all internal combustion engine Jaguars this year and stop selling Jaguars worldwide until the first of the brand’s all-new electric-powered models, a car described as a four-door GT, launches in 2026. Halting production of today’s Jaguar lineup and effectively withdrawing the brand from the market for almost two years—although U.S. Jaguar dealers will be selling down inventory through 2025—sounds like a breathtakingly radical move.
Jaguar Land Rover already shocked Jaguar enthusiasts and dealers when it announced it would end the production of all internal combustion engine Jaguars this year and stop selling Jaguars worldwide until the first of the brands all-new electric-powered models, a car described as a four-door GT, launches in 2026. Halting production of todays Jaguar lineup and effectively withdrawing the brand from the market for almost two yearsalthough U.S. Jaguar dealers will be selling down inventory through 2025sounds like a breathtakingly radical move.
That's disappointing. The F-Type is a beautiful car, but I've heard it's about as reliable as a meth-head being on schedule for anything.
The website seems to indicate it is a 2 into 2 exhaust. I can't exactly tell what's behind that big heat shield to the rear. Seems like the bags could have been redesigned around that.
I like the wheel options. The electronics doo-dads seem fine, particularly since the speedo look is retained. I imagine they retained the fogging feature since that has been wildly popular amongst us.
If you read the web site, the CAT has been moved into the head pipe so adding slip ons will not eliminate the CAT now
Lots of companies are making Catted pipes these days anyways, and im sure some slip ons manufacturer is happy they can ditch the catted versions and make the cheaper non catted ones again.
Lots of aftermarket exhausts got updated with Cats.
The website seems to indicate it is a 2 into 2 exhaust. I can't exactly tell what's behind that big heat shield to the rear. Seems like the bags could have been redesigned around that.
I like the wheel options. The electronics doo-dads seem fine, particularly since the speedo look is retained. I imagine they retained the fogging feature since that has been wildly popular amongst us.
Lots of companies are making Catted pipes these days anyways, and im sure some slip ons manufacturer is happy they can ditch the catted versions and make the cheaper non catted ones again.
Lots of aftermarket exhausts got updated with Cats.
It's easier to get the cats out of the head pipes anyways. Ask me how I know...
The 'look' of a motorcycle is of course completly subjective, but in my view the 2025 offering does not meet the spirit of being either Heritage or Classic. The point of this model is to evoke feelings of nostalgia and blacked-out finishes do not meet this expectation. I think of my 2020 Heritage Classic as a resto-mod. It looks old school, but has a modern frame, suspension, brakes, and more power. I'll concede that bumping the Heritage up to the 117 motor is a nice upgrade, but in my humble opinion the engine size is not the primary reason people buy a Heritage. When I purchased my Heritage in November of 2019, the chrome versions came with the 107 and the blacked-out versions came with the 114 and I could not have cared less about the bigger motor. Granted, I'm projecting my own preferences on why folks would buy a Heritage, but I'm curious to know which version (blacked out or chrome) actually sold better. Have chrome units been collecting dust on dealership floors, while blacked out ones are selling? Why else would Harley drop the chrome for 2025?
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