Jaguar XJ (X308)

The Jaguar XJ (X308) is a 4-door saloon from Jaguar, built from 1997 to 2002, when airbags, anti-lock brakes and Japanese build quality became the world standard. Under the bonnet: 3.2&nbsp. Geoff Lawson (1995) drew it.

How it came about

The Jaguar XJ (X308) is a full-size luxury saloon car made by Jaguar Cars from 1997 until 2002. It has a Jaguar AJ-V8 engine and Jaguar independent rear suspension. It was the third and final evolution of the Jaguar XJ40 platform that had been in production since 1986. It was preceded by the Jaguar XJ (X300).

The hardware

Power comes from 3.2  other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. It weighs 3968 lb. It shifts through a 5-speed ZF 5HP24 transmission / ZF 5HP24 Automatic transmission / automatic / 5-speed Mercedes-Benz 5G-Tronic transmission / Mercedes-Benz W5A580 automatic (supercharged models onl. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. The wheelbase is SWB: 2870 mm / LWB: 2995 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Family and rivals

Its family tree is legible: it took over from the Jaguar XJ (X300); its successor was the Jaguar XJ (X350); assembly was at Coventry, England, United Kingdom. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Toyota Prius, the Subaru Forester, the Porsche Boxster — show what else the money bought that year. Its Jaguar stablemates include the F-Type and the Vanden Plas.

What it costs now

The money question first: $17,700–$46,800 is the typical asking range today, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $4,525–$7,526 a year. Insurance sits around $1,860–$3,570 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.