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Silly X/S type question - 7/2/2008 4:49:42 PM

Thermo

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Is it just me or do the X types and S Types use the same body, just have a few different body panels? Every time I look at an S-type, I would swear that it was an X-type. I know the front end is arranged a bit different and the taillights/trunk lid are slightly different. maybe I need to look at them a bit closer side by side. Could it be that they use the same side panels, but the center section is a few inches wider to separate the two cars a bit more and it just isn''t so obvious.

If they are the same body, then my mind ponders why it wouldn''t be possible to slide the 4.0L from the S-type into the X-type. I''m sure it isn''t quite that simple, but this would lead to some ideas on my part. More Zooom Zooom.

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RE: Silly X/S type question - 7/2/2008 7:37:08 PM

Dennis

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As I understand..the X and S do not have the same platforms..But the S is definatley of a different caliber than the X..I once remember hearing or reading that the X is on a Ford Taurus type chassis..I''m Not sure of this though.

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RE: Silly X/S type question - 7/3/2008 4:56:56 AM

Thermo

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Dennis, I''m just curious. Oh the fun that could be had if the two share some common things. Kinda like I think it would be great to take the 4.0L motor from out of the S-type and drop it into hte X-type after converting it over to 2wd. I can only imagine the fun that that would be. might have to do some more research into this and see what sort of options we have with our X-types.

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RE: Silly X/S type question - 7/3/2008 8:10:25 AM

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The X-Type uses the Ford Mondeo chassis, which in the US we knew for a brief time as the Ford Contour (horrible looking car). The S-Type uses the DEW platform, which is used on the Lincoln LS (nice car) and obviously XF.

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RE: Silly X/S type question - 7/3/2008 9:20:38 AM

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Cool, thanks for clearing that up for me...

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RE: Silly X/S type question - 7/3/2008 12:59:48 PM

Thermo

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Now, the LS I know uses a larger engine than the 3.0L, so, would that mean that the motor from out of an LS would fit into the X-type? Kinda curious. I know it would involve a conversion over to 2wd as I can''t recall an AWD LS. OH well, guess it will be a lot of researching and seeing what I can find.

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RE: Silly X/S type question - 7/3/2008 1:42:07 PM

Montru

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From my understanding the S-Type used the original Jaguar S-Type/MkII chasis from the sixties, and the X-Type used the Mondeo chasis from Ford.
I may be wrong but that is what I have been told and that is why you get a lot more road/tire noise in the X-Type than you get in the S-Type, and the S-type is a lot more stable on cornering.

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RE: Silly X/S type question - 7/3/2008 2:40:47 PM

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i always do the same as you and mistake one for the other. they look so similar, well, to me at least

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RE: Silly X/S type question - 7/4/2008 9:35:37 AM

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Sigh... Oh for the days when a Jaguar was built on a Jaguar Chassis.... or for that matter in Britain by the British from scratch by hand... I realy don''t see anything Jaguar about Jaguar anymore.

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RE: Silly X/S type question - 7/4/2008 12:01:22 PM

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