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Almost the same as the X300/X308, but you can see the small
differences. For example, the wrap around markers and the
sleeker greenhouse.

The story is that the front and rear of the XJ90 concept were
grafted onto the XJ40 greenhouse.
 
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It has some nice aspects, but it looks like a late 80's S-Class...glad they went with something else
 
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Take a look again

It is much closer to the X300/X308 than anything else ...
just that the greenhouse is much sleeker.
 
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Originally Posted by plums
Take a look again

It is much closer to the X300/X308 than anything else ...
just that the greenhouse is much sleeker.
Indeed. You can see the evolution from the XJ40. The 3 window side... Low slung lines... Would have been a great successor...
 
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I don't disagree, and the lineage is there, but just so you know where I am coming from...let's try to upload images from my tablet!





I like the SEC and the xj40 a lot...looking at them all now, kinda makes me want to buy an SEC...great cars.
 
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My mother had a white SEC --- stock .. no body kit. It had a black interior -- unusual as most had blue or tan.

Great car ... horrific MPG ... 10-12 in the city. Not that the XXJR is much better.

I never liked the XJ40
 
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