I've finally bitten the bullet, said goodbye to my much loved S-type and upgraded to a 4.2 XJR.
This car is just unbelievable, the performance is amazing, the ride is superb, more room, more toys, if this is how good motoring can be, the planet can go to hell, I'm gonna luv warming it up!

Just a little peek;

 

Very nice!!

 

me thinks he likes his car

dave

 

Who says you cn't have your cake and eat it too. You should easily get 20+MPG on the highway...far greener than most sorta "luxury" cars. Best of luck with it...

 

Oh ya! I get 17-18 in the city and about 25 on the highway.

 

I felt the same way when I brought home my 2004 XJ8. An R model is my next upgrade

 

saweet! love the color (of course I would say that)

 

Sweet!

 

How much of a HP difference is there between the XJ8 and XJR?

 

NICE!!! Enjoy every mile.

 

Djdex-- Buy the way, judging by the picture, you got the best set of standard wheels avail for that series of cars.i.e. the "performance" 19' wheels. Don't let anybody talk you out of them for some cheezy aftermkt. chrome rims. They only cheepen the car and lighten your pocket book.

One man's opinion

 

The HP difference is dependent on the year. I do believe the base XJ in 04 has 300 HP and I know the XJR is 390!

 

Nice to see a happy and proud Jaguar Owner
Enjoy your Jaguar

 

You see the difference a lighter car makes, (aluminium body as well as the engine)..

I am seriously considering the XJ6 version with the 3 litre V6 - you can get over 30 mpg on a run and now it is 112p a litre, these things count ! I have seen some nice ones under £10,000 and low miles too.

 

Great choice of vehicle! I enjoy every second I spend in my XJR, it's work hard & play hard for me my friend. Check out the youtube links in my signature. Enjoy and enjoy your new ride!!

 

Hey in that second video it looks like you need to close the left side of that hood. Just a thought. George.

 

This video actually informed me that the bump stop on that left side needed some minor adjustment. I have since corrected it

 

3.0 V6 = 240bhp
3.5 V8 = 262bhp
4.0 V8 = 300bhp
XJR V8 = 400bhp

 

Nice video's TZ04XJR ! :-)

My 4.2 XJR is 400bhp as u102768 shows, the 4.2 XJ8 is 300bhp (I do believe the 4.0 XJ8 is 280bhp), making the s/c 4.2 version a cool 100bhp more, on paper that 's about a second and a half to 60mph. But it's not just the figures, it's how it's delivered, I can't even hear the charger at low revs even tho it is runnning, but when the engine starts to roar and the charger whine starts to become loud, you're running out of road before you're running out of acceleration........and I LOVE it!

 

Here are the HP numbers:

2004-05
XJ8=294
XJR=390

2006-09
XJ8=300
XJR=400