Hi,everyone! I'm a new convert to the Jaguar brand. I used to be a diehard fan of the Lexus brand (hence the username) since 1990, but now ever since they changed their priorities from outright luxury to sportiness as demonstrated by the new Lexus GS, F-sport etc, I have now found myself calling Jaguar my favourite car. My Dream Car used to be the Lexus LS600hL but now its the Jaguar XJL Supercharged which I hope to purchase in the near future.
Anyway my first query is regarding the current XJ:-
Does it actually have illuminated control stalks on the steering?
Hope someone can clarify...
Thanks guys!

 

Welcome to the forum,

Good to have you with us.
Head on over and ask in the Xj tech section. What part of India are you in?

 

Welcome Lexusboy,

Twenty two years with the same marque and now jumping ship. If you're the typical loyal customer, Lexus have seriously misjudged their latest offering!

Good luck with your spec checks on the XJL.

Graham

 

welcome to Jaguarforums Lexusboy, good to have you here with us

+1 on Grahams comments
A really great mix of information, camraderrie and fun

In the meantine ......I've manually upgraded you to full forum access so you can better view the site and all its features
so jump on in and enjoy
Hope you enjoy your time here!!

 

Welcome!

 

Thanks a lot for the welcome, guys!
(I'm from Kerala, South India)
Regarding Lexus,its been one of the greatest tragedies of my life having to give up the brand having been crazy bout it since I was a kid growing up in Dubai.
Anyway I was smitten when I drove an XJL 3.0 V6D last year. Jaguar seems to have a perfect range with only big high end models, no BS hybrids or econocars. But of course they need to expand the range in order to stay competitive & profitable.
By the way, the jaguarforums site is quite intimidating to browse & explore unlike the lexus forum site Lexus Enthusiast | Lexus News & Information Blog

 

@JimC64 : How do I paste images with the comments?
Thanks.

 

You can't post images or download attachments until you've 10 Posts and 3 days forum membership. Nearly there!

Graham

 

Hey there.....please check out the "how to" post pictures threads located in the Jaguar help n suggestion centre.
These will explain quite easily how to post pics

Good luck

 

Hi, Lexusboy.

I've been driving a 2002 SC430 for the past ten years, and just bought a new XJL last week. (My wife now inherits the Lexus, lol.)

I'm not sure that I completely understand your question about illuminated "control stalks." The control buttons on the steering wheel are illuminated, but the rest of the column is not. I also have the illumination package so my air vents are all bathed in blue light. I love the look and highly recommend this option.

 

Thanks & congrats on your new XJL MadManOfBethesda. What I meant was blue illumination for the indicator stalks as seen on the upper left of the steering wheel in this Evox image.

 

The SC430 is a fantastic design IMO (even though convertibles aren't my thing). Especially the interior wood layout with powered audio panels. Using an SC for ten years is testament to old school Lexus quality & durability.

 

Oh, okay, now I understand. I just double-checked my car this evening and the control stalks do not light up. However, all of the controls and buttons on the steering wheel itself do light up.

 

You're right, I did verify it. But it really looks like the stalk is illuminated in that Evox image, quite an optical illusion...:-p

 

Can you envision a new name?

Maybe exlexusboy?

Just an idea.

Take care.

 

I'm kinda with N9921x on the name change......lol
I can help if you decide to change it, just pm me if required.

 

Nice one guys!
Its rather odd & ambiguous for a Jag fan to have the username "Lexus" unless that was actually my real name
I thought of "Jaguarboy" but that sounded more like a character from Jungle Book
Guess I'm sticking to it for sentimental value (been using it for the past 10 years!) but of course new suggestions are always welcome