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It’s Friday afternoon, our appointment with the Chevrolet Camaro concept car is at hand, and the gray clouds hanging over Milford, Michigan, don’t look like they’re going to disappear anytime soon. As we head east on I-96 toward the Milford exit, a few splatters of rain hit our windshield. General Motors operatives have already warned us that if the ground is wet, the handbuilt prototype won’t be allowed out onto the proving ground’s Black Lake or the south loop—the most action we’ll be granted is to roll the car around under a porte cochere attached to a testing garage.

Why it's one of our most significant: Each day, Jaguar is costing parent company Ford some obscene amount of money to operate. The XJ is modern in every aspect but appearance, and the front of the XK may or may not look like a Taurus. Early spy photos are showing a more modern and unquestionably unique front end for the production XF, and the rest of the car will follow suit. But can it outperform the BMW 5-series, the Audi A6, and the Mercedes E-class? Read our full story below.