Instrumented Test - Car and Driver
Compared to most flagship luxury sedans, Jaguar’s XJ is brazenly unconventional, with low-slung styling and glitzy, artfully designed cabins. Its lightweight aluminum structure enables both standard and long-wheelbase XJ models to feel swift and nimble, whether they’re powered by the standard supercharged 340-hp V-6 or the optional supercharged 470-hp V-8, and whether you’ve chosen... Instrumented Test – 2013 Jaguar XJ 3. 0 V6 In the game of U. S. luxury-car sales, Jaguar isn’t even on the sidelines. Jaguar—the entire brand—is outsold by both the Porsche Cayenne and Lexus’s CT200h hybrid hatchback. While the Germans would have to completely cease operations for, oh, a decade before Jaguar could close that sales gap, this model year brings a major revamp of the British brand’s portfolio that should help. As part of its plan to catch up, Jag says it will introduce 40 new vehicles and technologies by 2016. The XF and XJ start it off with a new eight-speed automatic, available all-wheel drive, and smaller, more fuel-efficient engines. The new base XJ, tested here, is powered by the 3. 0-liter supercharged V-6 derived from Jaguar’s excellent 5. 0-liter V-8. With 340 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque, the direct-injected six gives up 130 horses and 92 pound-feet to the... Source: www.caranddriver.com
