Jaguar design chief confirms that the XJ will be replaced

Jaguar design chief Ian Callum has confirmed the XJ luxury saloon will be replaced and additional model lines, rather than new bodystyles of existing cars, are being investigated.

Talking about a new XJ, he said, "We're looking at that now, and other things, too - other car lines, additional ones. [We'll] continue to grow."

According to Callum, Jaguar is unlikely to follow Audi or BMW in making multiple bodystyles of the same car but will instead look at adding more model lines. "We'd like to do more volume of the cars we've got. That's where growth will come from: additional lines," he said.

As for the XJ, Callum believes the design of the current car still stands out on its own. "People think it's brand new if they haven't seen it before," he added. Callum also hinted that there was a push within the company to make the next XJ more practical, but he believed it should still major on style.