The Jaguar XJ Thread

Nearly-new buying guide: Jaguar XJ

For a limo with driver appeal, try this mould-breaking Jag. Now just £6000

After 42 years of staring at its reflection in the mirror, the Jaguar XJ cracked the glass and went its own way in 2010. The X351 iteration is a fastback rather than a three-box saloon – a practical as well as luxurious car designed to compete head on with rivals from Audi, BMW and Mercedes, rather than rest on fading laurels.

There are standard and long-wheelbase versions, motorway expresses with efficient 3.0-litre diesel engines, Tarmac shredders with supercharged 5.0-litre petrol V8s, versions with just the essentials and others groaning under the weight of folding tables.

Prices range from £6000 for early high-mile diesels to £50,000 for the last, 2019-reg dealer demos. Although production ended in July 2019, you can still pick up unregistered XJs, too, at prices approaching £84,000, before a hefty discount.

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Nearly new buying guide: Jaguar XJ | Autocar

For a limo with driver appeal, try this mould-breaking Jag. Now just £6000
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2020 Jaguar XJ: prototype previews electric saloon's design

Battery-powered XJ is due to be unveiled this year and new images give an idea of its final form

Jaguar's new all-electric XJ saloon has been spotted in production form, revealing a substantial design evolution from its combustion-powered predecessor.

The hotly anticipated Tesla Model S rival remains heavily camouflaged, but we can see that among its defining features are a heavily raked roofline, short rear deck, all-new light designs and a lengthy rear overhang. The front end has not been captured in detail, but it looks like the next-gen XJ will sport a similar trapezoidal grille design to its I-Pace stablemate, while its long bonnet and high waistline are not unlike that of the outgoing XJ.

The XJ's EV platform calls for an extended wheelbase and wider track, for which the bodywork has been subtly adapted. The saloon will make use of an all-new platform architecture to accommodate the electric drivetrain.

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2020 Jaguar XJ: latest images reveal electric luxury car's look | Autocar

EV is due to be unveiled later this year, and prototypes give us the best view yet of the production saloon
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2020 Jaguar XJ: latest images reveal electric luxury car's look

EV is due to be unveiled later this year, and prototypes give us the best view yet of the production saloon

Jaguar is launching a next-generation XJ in electric-only form later this year, and new spy shots give us a closer view of the production body.

The hotly anticipated Tesla Model S rival remains heavily camouflaged, but we can see that among its defining features are a heavily raked roofline, a short rear deck, all-new light designs and a lengthy rear overhang. The front end hasn't been captured in detail, but it looks like the new XJ will sport a similar trapezoidal grille design to its I-Pace stablemate, while its long bonnet and high waistline aren't unlike those of the outgoing XJ.

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2020 Jaguar XJ: latest images reveal electric luxury car's look | Autocar

EV is due to be unveiled later this year, and prototypes give us the best view yet of the production saloon
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Jaguar says it has 'no intention' of walking away from the sedan

A high-ranking Jaguar executive says the British firm has “no intention” of walking away from sedans, although admits the company may look at “different interpretations” of the body style.

Joe Eberhardt, president and CEO of Jaguar Land Rover North America, told MotorTrend the traditional saloon was facing a “challenge” with buying continuing to migrate towards SUVs and crossovers.

"The future of sedans is a challenge for the entire industry. A lot of our competitors have said they will walk away from sedans. We have no intention to do that,” he said.

He added the company would likely look at “different interpretations” of the traditional saloon in the coming years.

"We will definitely always be in sedans. That's no question. I also am not sure whether we'll pare it down. I'm not sure about that but maybe they'll look slightly different. So, for instance, the next-generation XJ will be fully electric. So, it's a different interpretation of a sedan but it's a sedan," he said.

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Jaguar says it has 'no intention' of walking away from the sedan... - CAR Magazine

A high-ranking Jaguar executive says the British firm has “no intention” of walking away from sedans, although admits the company may look at “different interpretations”... Read more →
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Evolution of the Jaguar XJ: XJR575 meets original XJ6

Jaguar’s luxury saloon has ploughed an idiosyncratic furrow for more than 50 years. We trace the bloodline and ponder its future

Five Jaguar XJ landmarks:

1972 XJ12 - Better late than never, the XJ got the 5.3-litre V12 it should have had from 1968. It could reach 140mph, making it the world’s fastest four-seat, four-door car at the time.

1975 XJ COUPE - Reputedly Sir William Lyons’ favourite car, the gorgeous coupé was immortalised by both the Broadspeed racing versions and John Steed in The New Avengers.

1986 XJ6 (XJ40) - The first all-new XJ since the original. It had neat design touches but was less attractive, had build quality issues and the new AJ6 engine had less character.

1997 XJ8 (X308) - Evolved from the X300, this was the first V8-powered XJ even though one had been planned almost 30 years earlier. The 400bhp XJR was a beauty and a stormer too.

2003 XJ8 (X350) - Probably the most radical XJ, not that you’d know to look at it. Behind the staid design lay a full aluminium monocoque and body, a design still unique to the XJ in its class today.

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Evolution of the Jaguar XJ: XJR575 meets original XJ6 | Autocar

Jaguar’s luxury saloon has ploughed an idiosyncratic furrow for more than 50 years. We trace the bloodline and ponder its future
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Jaguar confirms 'stunning' new XJ isn't a 'traditional business sedan'

The head of design at Jaguar says the “stunning” new XJ will not feature a “traditional business sedan” body style.

Jaguar design director Julian Thomson told MotorTrend the as-yet-unrevealed new version of the British firm's flagship product was “a stunning car” and that “we're all very, very pleased with it”.

"It's a very significant product. XJ was really, really significant when it was launched in the '70s, and that car really rewrote the book on luxury executive cars, as they were then, and I think this one really does question the values of what F-segment luxury sedans are about,” he told the publication.

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Jaguar confirms 'stunning' new XJ isn't a 'traditional business sedan' - CAR Magazine

The head of design at Jaguar says the “stunning” new XJ will not feature a “traditional business sedan” body style. Jaguar design director Julian Thomson... Read more →
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Report: Jaguar to delay electric XJ launch until late 2021

British firm to postpone introduction of its new fully electric flagship as part of non-essential spending cut

The launch of the next-generation electric-only Jaguar XJ is set to be delayed until late next year because the British car maker is cutting back on non-essential spending, according to reports.

The Tesla Model S rival, which was recently spied testing in prototype form, had been due to be unveiled later this year, going on sale early in 2021. But The Sunday Times reports that the launch has now been delayed until October, to allow Jaguar Land Rover to focus production on its most profitable models.

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Report: Jaguar to delay electric XJ launch until late 2021 | Autocar

British firm to postpone introduction of its new fully electric flagship as part of non-essential spending cut
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Electric Jaguar XJ scrapped as part of brand reinvention plan

Long-awaited new flagship saloon won't form part of Jaguar's transition to an EV-only brand from 2025

The long-awaited electric replacement for the Jaguar XJ has been written out of the company's long-term strategy as it looks to transition to an electric-only luxury brand from 2025.

According to Jaguar Land Rover's bold new Reimagine plan to transform the company's fortunes, Jaguar will undergo "a renaissance to emerge as a pure-electric luxury brand with a dramatically beautiful new portfolio of emotionally engaging designs and pioneering next-generation technologies".

The electric XJ - first previewed nearly two years ago and spotted several times in advanced road testing – "will not form part of the line-up".

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Electric Jaguar XJ scrapped as part of brand reinvention plan | Autocar

Long-awaited new flagship saloon won't form part of Jaguar's transition to an EV-only brand from 2025
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How JLR boss Thierry Bollore will reinvent Britain's biggest car firm

JLR CEO tells us about his radical plan to transform Jaguar into a luxury electric brand
In the unique case of Thierry Bolloré, the new and until now somewhat reclusive French-born CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, a picture is most definitely not worth a thousand words. Or even a hundred.

The grim and rather gaunt-looking corporate mugshot of Bolloré that publishers began using when his appointment was announced in September last year – for want of a decent photo session – appeared to show an austere, crop-headed business zealot, a my-way-or-the-highway sort of bloke with the beadiest stare going. But as editor Mark Tisshaw and I found out in a wide-ranging interview at JLR’s Gaydon HQ a few days ago, this description could hardly be further from the truth.

Of course, Bolloré is a serious and determined man. How could you not be, when one of your first decisions is to kill a new Jaguar project (the XJ) that cost years and billions, and embodied the best work of many good people – replacing it with a Jaguar EV revival plan so radical that it almost defies assessment? And when a few years before that, as the successor to the Renault Group’s all-powerful Carlos Ghosn, you were unceremoniously dumped amid political turmoil that followed your predecessor’s extraordinary arrest?

Yet I don’t believe I’ve met a CEO in recent times with such a frequent and friendly smile, who remains so patiently willing to explain in ever greater detail plans he has already explained many times before, or who signals so readily that, from here on, progress at JLR will depend mostly on the fighting spirit of a workforce he already regards as exceptional.

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How JLR boss Thierry Bollore will reinvent Britain's biggest car firm | Autocar

JLR CEO tells us about his radical plan to transform Jaguar into a luxury electric brand
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Hi,
I am looking for a X350 XJ. In other words +-2004 - 2007 Jaguar XJ8 or XJR.
If you are selling or know of one, please let me know!

Thanks!
 
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