Manchester Celebrates Jaguar has been a month long opportunity for members of the public to drive a stunning range of cars and find out more about the legendary company. As a big fan of Jaguar cars, the chance to drive a brand new £60,000 luxury Jag wasn't one I was going to miss!On the morning of the 20th May at the event's base in Spinningfields I was handed the keys to the head turning XK8 convertible and after being shown how to use the automatic and paddle shift gears was asked "can you have it back in an hour?". Taking the wheel for the first half an hour before swapping with my Dad (whose favourite car is the original XK8), so enjoyable was the drive the answer to the question was very nearly "no, we're keeping it for the day!". That evening at Royles Jaguar in Wilmslow we attended one of a series of presentations in the region by the head designer of Jaguar's new flagship XJ, where the ideas behind the creation of the stylish new car were explained.
The celebration reached its peak on Sunday with a lively family fun day at Tatton Park where large crowds enjoyed cooking demonstrations by celebrity chef Aiden Byrne, massages, huge kids play zone, falconry displays and duck herding! Film star-cars in the form of Austin Powers Union Jack liveried XK8 and the machine gun and missile wielding James Bond bad guys car from Die Another Day were in attendance. The stars of the show though were the complete current range of Jaguar cars, all available to test drive. Again not wanting to miss the chance we took out the XFS and XJ, both of which were simply beautiful to drive. 
Manchester Celebrates Jaguar has been a unique and enjoyable way of getting to know an iconic British brand, creating new admirers in the process. Special mention must go to Laura Wolfe and her team at Journey9 and Alexandra Rowne at Jaguar cars for putting on such a fantastic event.
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