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2013 Jaguar XJ V6
Mighty Six Returns To Jag's Flagship On one hand, it wasn't all that long ago that Jaguar was building its flagship luxury sedan, the XJ, with 12 cylinders underhood. If we're being honest, there's always been something sort of magical about cars that play the dozen, even if weight distribution and, indeed, performance, haven't always made them terribly sensible. If we're being equally frank, we've also reacted largely with enthusiasm to the trend of downsized forced-induction engines needling their way into ever larger and more premium sheetmetal. So here we are, at the intersection of ... Read More
Vital Stats
- Engine:
- 3.0L Supercharged V6
- Power:
- 340 HP / 332 LB-FT
- Transmission:
- 8-Speed Auto
- MSRP:
- $74,075
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0Report: Chinese patent filing shows what could be next Royal Limo from Jaguar 1368217620
Someone filed a patent application in China for the Jaguar XJ limousine seen above, but no one's sure who filed it or what the car is for. One camp thinks it's a State limo for UK royals like the Bentley State Limousine, another camp thinks it's the work of aftermarket coachbuilders. One thing's for sure: Assuming it ever gets made, anyone who buys it ...
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Report: Jaguar's Callum refutes two XJ bodystyle rumor 1367444700
Not long ago, we relayed word from Edmunds that Jaguar was planning to split its next-generation XJ sedan into two bodystyles – one model that continued the ambitious design approach fostered with the current X351-based model, and another, more upright model to better appeal to China's conservative design sensibilities. We expressed some cynicism in ...
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Report: Jaguar planning two bodystyles for next XJ 1366240440
As we alluded to in today's F-Type first drive, Jaguar hasn't been selling its wares in China for very long, and as a result, buyers there usually don't have the same appreciation for the brand's history. So you might reasonably think that the company's recent radical styling shift (kicked off by the 2008 XF) wouldn't be as jarring to the nation's buying ...
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New York: 2014 Jaguar XJR is large, in charge 1364407200
There are few things in this world we love more than a huge, supersonic-feeling sedan, and Jaguar has just ripped the sheets off of its newest entry into that set of bruisers. The 2014 Jaguar XJR puts down a full 550 horsepower and 502 pound-feet of torque courtesy of a supercharged 5.0-liter V8. All that thrust lands on the rear tires through an ...
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Official: 2014 Jaguar XJR unleashed just ahead of New York show [w/video] 1364320680
Just a week after teasing us with the first image of the car, and mere hours before revealing it to the public at the New York Auto Show, Jaguar has pulled the wraps off of its 2014 XJR super sedan. The British automaker has confirmed that the XJR will be kicking out a full 550-horsepower and 502 pound-feet of torque from its supercharged 5.0-liter V8, ...
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Official: 542-HP Jaguar XJR to debut at New York Auto Show 1363792500
Jaguar has just announced that a higher-than-ever performance version of its XJ flagship will be coming to this year's New York Auto Show next week. Joining the company's R lineup is this XJR, which will boast a stonking 542 horsepower from its supercharged 5.0-liter V8 engine. Though details about the new XJ are pretty slim – you can read Jag's ...
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Video: Autocar compares new Maserati Quattroporte to Jaguar XJ 1357596060
Autocar's Steve Sutcliffe took the 2014 Maserati Quattroporte on a spin along snowy mountain roads to test it for a specific brief: as a limousine for the chauffeured class. It's sporting credentials are impressive: Twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V8, 532 horsepower, 475 pound-feet of torque in casual circumstances that rises to 532 lb-ft in overboost, a ...
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Quick Spin: 2013 Jaguar XJ AWD 1355860680
Even though this year's winter has gotten off to an abnormally slow start for most of North America, Jaguar has shown the world it means business by launching its all-new Instinctive All Wheel Drive system in Montreal, Canada. Designed primarily for consumers in the Northern US and Canada, Jaguar put us on the same snowy, slushy and icy roads that many of ...
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First Drive: 2013 Jaguar XJ V6 1349193420
Mighty Six Returns To Jag's Flagship On one hand, it wasn't all that long ago that Jaguar was building its flagship luxury sedan, the XJ, with 12 cylinders underhood. If we're being honest, there's always been something sort of magical about cars that play the dozen, even if weight distribution and, indeed, performance, haven't always made them terribly ...
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Jaguar XJ_e plug-in hybrid coming to Future Car Challenge 1347054420
The Jaguar XJ_e concept is a plug-in hybrid that will be trotted out at RAC Future Car Challenge in London this November. The Future Car Challenge is just the place to showcase a concept like this, since the event is all about the best of green vehicle technology and covers the gamut from hybrid and electric vehicles to fuel-cell cars. The XJ_e prototype ...
