NEW JAG XJ ON THE ROAD: PIC FEST AND VIDEO

PistonHeads’ inside sources tell us that 400 VIPs and press were due at the new XJ’s official launch party on Thursday evening, but a whopping 700 turned up.

What none of those 700 guests got to see, however, was this - the new Jaguar XJ on the road. So of course when we got the call that two Jaguar XJs were making their way around London, post-Saatchi gallery launch, it was a photo opportunity not to be missed.

So, away from the glamour and the spotlights of the launch, how does it look? Beauty, as they say, is in the eye of the beholder, but this reporter reckons it looks pretty damn sleek. Check out the pics and video, and decide for yourself…

PH turns up in time to see the covers go back on...	...but look what's parked outside
And it's not alone...	Designer Ian Callum looks over his baby
XJ in a setting to which it should become accustomed	That controversial rump
Coming soon to a traffic jam near you	Nose has a whiff of C-XF concept about it
Looking good in Belgravia	And once more, but in grey