A new generation Jaguar XJR is being launched at the New York Auto Show later this month, signalling the return of the range-topping XJ with 542bhp. We’ve been heralding the arrival of an all new Jaguar XJR for four years and now, finally Jaguar is about to deliver with a new XJR sporting Jaguar’s 542bhp version of the […]
Jaguar XJ Review (2013 MY): 3.0 litre Diesel Portfolio
We’ve got the 2013 MY Jaguar XJ in Portfolio trim with the 3.0 litre diesel engine and the new eight-speed gearbox and stop-start in for review and road test. The ‘new’ shape Jaguar XJ – the one that didn’t look like a Jaguar should when it first appeared – has been with us for three years (well, since summer […]
Jaguar XJ_e PHEV Plug-in Hybrid wins RAC Awards
The Jaguar XJ_e PHEV plug-in hybrid has won the RAC ‘Most Energy Efficient Luxury Car Prototype’ and ‘Technical Panel’s Award of Merit’. The RAC’s Future Car Challenge is a challenge for Electric, Hybrid, Low-Emission, Hydrogen and ICE cars to travel from Brighton to Regent Street in London – a total of 63 miles – to demonstrate the […]
Jaguar Land Rover celebrate James Bond SKYFALL & 50 years of Bond films (video)
Jaguar Land Rover are celebrtaing 50 years of Bond films – and the new James Bond film SKYFALL – at this year’s Paris Motor Show. We reported last year that Jaguar Land Rover looked like they’d got some decent product placement in the latest James Bond film (SKYFALL – known then as ‘Bond 23’) and […]
Next Jaguar XJ to be more like a Mercedes S Class?
Jaguar boss Ralph Speth wants the next generation Jaguar XJ to be less individual and more like the Mercedes S Class and BMW 7 Series. The ‘new’ Jaguar XJ has been with us since 2009. Well, it’s been around since it was revealed in 2009, although it took another year to actually get in to the hands […]
Jaguar XJ & XF get 4WD
Jaguar has announced that four wheel drive versions of the Jaguar XJ and Jaguar XF will be available – but not in the UK. Jaguar has long bemoaned the lack of a 4WD platform for their cars, and even blamed such a lack of flexibility for the delay in launching the XF Sportbrake. We’ve been expecting Jaguar […]
Jaguar XJ_e plug-in hybrid debuts at Goodwood
The Jaguar Jaguar XJ_e plug-in hybrid research car with a 2.0 litre EcoBoost engine and 69kW electric motor on show at Goodwood. It’s been a bit of a Jaguar 24hrs with the news of prices for the new Xf Sportbrake and the debut of the new 3.0L Supercharged engine in the XJ for 2013. Now we […]
2013 Jaguar XJ gets 3.0 Litre V6 S/C
Jaguar has announced the 2013 XJ with the new 3.0 litre V6 Supercharged engine replacing the old 5.0 litre V8. Starts at £65,365. Hot on the heels of the news of prices for the XF Sportbrake and the tweaks to the 2013MY XF range, Jaguar has revealed a few tweaks for the 2013 Jaguar XJ. Just like the XF […]
Jaguar XJ Review (2012): 3.0 litre Diesel Portfolio LWB
We’ve had the latest version of the Jaguar XJ in for review – the LWB 3.0 litre Diesel Portfolio with Sports Packs – to see how the XJ is maturing. It’s getting on for two years since we had the first Jaguar XJ in for review, and almost three years since we first saw the […]
Jaguar XJ Supersport Taxi: Nürburgring Nordschleife’s quick posh cab
Jaguar has launched a ‘Taxi’ service at the Nürburgring Nordschleife with an XJ Supersport fitted with Sport & Speed Packs. When most of us think of a Nurburgring Taxi we think of Sabine Schmitz frightening the life out of Munich businessmen with a swift lap of the ‘Ring in an M5. Sadly, Sabine doesn’t play Taxi driver any more […]