Alloy-bodied Jaguar XJ combined tradition with top tech - Waikato Times
While its body resembled closely the previous X300 and X308 (LWB) Jaguar XJs first seen in the mid 1990s, the new aluminium-bodied body introduced for the 2003 model year as the X350 and X358, has so much in the way of new technology and new... Proof of the new styling pudding came when the all-new car finally appeared with new customer sales soaring. As well as an aluminium body the new car also featured Jaguar's first V6 petrol engine - based on the tough, Ford Duratec engine - though the 3. 5 and 4. 2 litre and supercharged 4. 2 litre V8 were all Jaguar's own work. Jaguar's 2. 7 litre V6 diesel became available too and with a new six-speed automatic gearbox with lock up on all gears the car put out economy figures, particularly for the V6s which were unheard of for large Jags. Some still love old-fashioned Jaguar styling, and by the time the newer V8 engines and new Ford and PSA-sourced sixes were put under the XJ's bonnet, the range's reliability rating went into a steep improvement curve with the annual JD Power... Source: www.stuff.co.nz
