2007-11-25 20:35:16 · 8 answers · asked by Robin C 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Other - Car Makes
To a degree yes, but if you look at other prestige cars, you'll often find components from cheaper cars in them. Bentleys have VW parts, Rolls Royce use BMW parts, Lamborghini use Audi parts, Audis are just posh Skodas anyway.
This is simple economics. Why would Bentley bother to develop an air-con system when there's nothing wrong with the one their parent company VW uses? Jaguar, Volvo and Aston Martin are all owned by Ford so it makes sense for them to use Ford components.
Most car companies only manufacture the bodies and engines anyway, steering, suspension, electrics, glass and interior fittings are usually bought in from suppliers.
2007-11-26 02:02:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Does that make an Aston martin Vanquish just a Ford too?
It also has many Ford components.
The only Jag i would seriously compare to a mondeo was the x-series of a few years ago which basically WAS a mondeo with a bit of trim.
In these days where it takes multi millions to even design the latest car you have to accept common parts will exist, companies will use different wings of their business to work with each other and even completely unassociated companies work together.
Half of the current cars available on the UK market have shared components with others, some as blatant as being the exactly the same car apart from a bad and a slightly different interior.
And it's nothing new, look back over the last 50 years and there has been co-operation (particulally among british companies) and these alliances have brought us some of the best and most memorable care ever.
They say you pay for a badge and that's true, but i and just about everyone on the planet would prefer to tell freinds they've bought a Jaguar rather than a Ford Mondeo.
And because of that, because of the prestige, because it will help on depreciation then it makes that badge worth every penny.
Give anyone the chance of exactly the same car with a jag or Ford badge and they will take the Jag every time.
And just think, all those Mondeo drivers going around saying, "it's actually a Jaguar y'know".
2007-11-26 05:10:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No.
The smaller X-Type shares many components with the second-generation (2000-2007) Mondeo, but the new XF is a larger car, with significantly different mechanicals (longitudinally-mounted engine, in-line transmission and rear-wheel drive) and structure.
It does however share some mechanical and underbody components with later versions of the outgoing S-Type (which received effectively a new platform during a mid-life refresh). Some of the suspension components are also shared with the current XJ and XK models.
2007-11-26 07:11:07 · answer #3 · answered by Neil 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The significant point is that if a quality brand is group owned, components and units produced to a spec for cheaper cars get included. If you buy say BMW or Mercedes this is not an issue. Concequently the overall technical package may be better integrated in various respects.
2007-11-26 06:37:15 · answer #4 · answered by fred35 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The simple answer is YES.
Ditto with the estate car version. Whoever heard of a Jaguar Estate?
2007-11-26 04:54:01 · answer #5 · answered by Pit Bull 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To answer Alpha.....'s question, yes, the Aston Vanquish is a Ford too.
Aston's V12 is essentially two Ford V6 engines 'glued' end to end!
2007-11-26 06:01:57 · answer #6 · answered by cm_carey 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ha - was just thinking that whilst watching it on the news!
2007-11-26 04:38:39 · answer #7 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How dare you, bloody cheek..I drive a jaguar and no it isn't
2007-11-26 04:48:09 · answer #8 · answered by RAH RAH 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋