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Fast Poll: Out with the old, in with the new.(Jaguar poll)(Brief Article)

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Most respondents agree that Jaguar should move away from retro design.

* As a longtime Jaguar owner (a 1961 XK150 DHC and a 1984 Vanden Plas), I totally support a move by Jaguar away from retro toward the R Coupe Concept styling theme.

Tom Patterson, New Hope, Pa.

* The retro/classic styling helps keep them from looking like Fords. The lack of typical Jaguar electrical problems is the best thing Ford did, but it should have stopped there and let Jaguar style them.

Alex Deutsch, Allentown, Pa.

* As an owner of a Jaguar XJ6, I could not agree more with Ian Callum's philosophy on the direction of Jaguar's design theme. Relying on retro designs for too long can catch up ...

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