JAG XK WINS GONG

Last night was the night that What Car? magazine dished out its annual awards at a glamourous event in London.

The Jaguar XK won an award for "The Most Exciting Car to be Launched in 2006". Who voted for it? The readers of What Car? and 'Eve' magazine - a 'glossy' magazine for women.

There are already plenty of XKs being spotted on the road in the UK despite sales not officially starting until mid March.

It's the second gong for the Jag in recent weeks. Thanks to it's "Pedestrian Deployable Bonnet" - a bonnet that pops up if the car is involved in an impact with a pedestrian - it won a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award.