05/06/2008 22:39. Seven years in the car business is an eternity - but that's how long Jaguar's X-Type has been on sale. So when put up against the likes of the fresh-faced dynamic go-getters from BMW, Audi and Mercedes, the smallest Jag has the cards well and truly stacked against it.

Instead of eyeing up a nice bungalow in Eastbourne, Jaguar hasn't retired the old campaigner, but instead opted for the automotive equivalent of calling in Trinny and Susannah to stave off those tired looks and inject some life back into their 3-Series rival.

The new updated X-Type boasts almost 500 changes both inside and out, despite the small Jag still looking pretty much like the car that was first launched back in 2001. In comes a new mesh grille, revised front and rear... // Channel 4 News