Ian Callum's favourite colour on the XE is...

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deluXE

Discussion Starter · Oct 7, 2014

Bluefire

http://www.motoringresearch.com/car...or-live-ian-callum-tells-us-choice-1006951563

“For me, there’s only one colour to go for – Bluefire (a £620 option). I think it looks best in that colour – but then, blue is my favourite colour!”
(Legend has it, this is why the design team for the Frankfurt Motor Show 2013 star concept Jaguar C-X17 chose to paint the concept in blue – “they knew I’d like it”, said Callum.
As for wheels, Callum says the two-tone rims worn by the motor show car are, for him, a must-have. “They come in 19-inch and 20-inch design, so you can stick to the 19″s if you prefer.” Callum, of course, would have the £800 20″s.
Callum’s ideal XE: a Paris Motor Show star

Callum’s ideal spec of XE was actually on Jaguar’s Paris Motor Show stand for opening press day, where it drew an enthusiastic response. Sadly, it had gone by day two: it’s needed for an event in London, said Callum, and Jaguar literally hasn’t yet built enough XE to go round. “The demand for them is extraordinary” he said.

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Kingpin

· #2 · Oct 8, 2014

I have to agree with this one.
Bluefire looks awesome and it's nothing like the colors I have seen from German car makers, this is uniquely Jaguar.

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Winger

· #3 · Oct 8, 2014

It's a great blue color. I think that it looks very luxurious. Similar to a BMW blue in my opinion. Looks like Estoril blue to me.

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Kingpin

· #4 · Oct 9, 2014

Winger said:
It's a great blue color. I think that it looks very luxurious. Similar to a BMW blue in my opinion. Looks like Estoril blue to me.

Maybe these photo's are the greatest to compare the two but I think the two blues look different enough. The BLue on the jag looks more metallic and just has more going on with it than just being a blue, the BMW paint is more of a true blue...not much else to it.

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Winger

· #5 · Oct 9, 2014

I will agree that there is a bit more of a metallic gloss to the Jaguar XE's blue. I don't think they are that different though. Need to see them in person to really get an idea of what the color truly is.

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blueblood

· #6 · Oct 10, 2014

yeah seeing them in person is the best way to judge them, but these pictures do seem to provide something good to go off of for now.

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Kink

· #7 · Oct 11, 2014

there is a whole spectrum of blue's, lets not get hung up on "BMW blue"...

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Kingpin

· #8 · Oct 14, 2014

Winger said:
I will agree that there is a bit more of a metallic gloss to the Jaguar XE's blue. I don't think they are that different though. Need to see them in person to really get an idea of what the color truly is.

If it really matters to you, you'll want to see it out in the sun, under the well lit dealer show room area and even at autoshows which some setups do a great job of showing off the paint.

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hej

· #9 · Oct 15, 2014

Kink said:
there is a whole spectrum of blue's, lets not get hung up on "BMW blue"...

I'm personally in love with Volvo's "Rebel Blue."

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blueblood

· #10 · Oct 15, 2014

hej said:
I'm personally in love with Volvo's "Rebel Blue."

That is indeed a nice blue, a blue that reminds me of BMW's Laguna Seca Blue. But not blues i'd want to see on an XE.

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roadstermatt

· #11 · Oct 15, 2014

having seen this car in the flesh this blue is nothing like estroil blue or laguna seca blue

and I understand why ian callum likes this colour and those wheels

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Kingpin

· #12 · Oct 16, 2014

roadstermatt said:
having seen this car in the flesh this blue is nothing like estroil blue or laguna seca blue

and I understand why ian callum likes this colour and those wheels

That is true, those blues are irrelevant here. The blue originally posted is likely one of the best ever for a vehicle like the XE, it complements the vehicles design, what it's about, and overall.... what you expect to see a Jaguar have. I can't honestly say the same about other blue's posted in this thread.

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deluXE

Discussion Starter · #13 · Jun 3, 2015

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Beaver

· #14 · Jun 4, 2015

If the car was an Alfa Romeo now this Gentleman should be looking for a new Job......

The traditional Alfa Romeo color is "Rosso Alfa", the equivalent of Italian racing red, speaking of jaguar the traditional color is "British RCin Green"!

If I was mr Callum my answer should be only only one: "it is obviously British Racing Green, no need to ask about it!"

But today tradition and heritage are countless.....

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deluXE

Discussion Starter · #15 · Jun 4, 2015

Beaver said:
If the car was an Alfa Romeo now this Gentleman should be looking for a new Job......

The traditional Alfa Romeo color is "Rosso Alfa", the equivalent of Italian racing red, speaking of jaguar the traditional color is "British RCin Green"!

If I was mr Callum my answer should be only only one: "it is obviously British Racing Green, no need to ask about it!"

But today tradition and heritage are countless.....

Tradition and heritage must be honored -- it's what sets Jaguar apart from relative upstarts like Lexus.

But we must not be bound by tradition. This Bluefire color is stunning and is clearly an excellent choice on the XE. Green does not flatter the car as much as this blue.

All my opinion, of course.

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