The time has come for Jaguar
to refresh its flagship XJ with some
adjustments here and there,
including inside and on the engine front. The features are quite extensive and
would need their own internet to list. Therefore we’ll just highlight a few that we believe are
worth mentioning. Jaguar South Africa
will launch the fresh car in 2014.
We’ll start with the engines, of which there are seven at European launch. The existing ones that
we know, 3.0-litre V6 diesel and
petrol, are carried over. New to the list is the 2.0-litre petrol turbo also found in the Range Rover Evoque, Land
Rover Freelander and Jaguar XF. It
delivers a healthy 177kW of power,
and 340Nm of torque, making it the
entry-level XJ. Like all the others, it features an 8-speed automatic gearbox and stop/start technology to help save
fuel.
The other engine worth chatting about is the 5.0-litre V8 supercharged, which
features three power settings; 346kW,
375kW and for the new XJR, 405kW (680Nm). Said XJR
is said to move from 0 – 100km/h in just 4.6
seconds.
This being a Jaguar XJ means there is a long list of
interior comforts to be had. We’ll only list a few for the sake of space and
boredom. First up is the wide choice of veneers that include Carbon Fibre, Satin Rosewood and Piano black. There
is a long-wheel-base (LWB) version
that’s just slightly longer than the rest of the cars, for the VVIPs out there
which comes with reclining seats, ala
Business Class style. Each seat can recline up to 11 degrees and rear occupants
can even have their meals on the leather-surfaced business tables in the rear. Infotainment comes courtesy of 26cm
high-res screens playing back DVDs,
TV or some other media like a USB.
Best of all, it includes zonal wireless
headphones.
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