To buy or not to buy? 1997 Jaguar XJR for £1495 - Autocar (blog)
If you were instead looking for something inexpensive, spacious and rapid in which to cover vast tracts of motorway in single bounds, then maybe this 1997 Jaguar XJR could be right up your street. An air-to-water intercooler was added to help keep intake temperatures down and detonation at bay, while other tweaks like stiffer suspension helped make the range-topping XJR a little sharper. The standard naturally aspirated 4. 0-litre XJ would put out a not-insignificant 237bhp and 277lb ft, allowing for a top speed of 143mph and 0-60mph in around 7. 8sec. In XJR form, the hefty dose of boost helped hike the engine's outputs to 322bhp and 378lb ft. the 0-60mph sprint was cut to just 6. 6sec as a result, while the top speed climbed to a limited 155mph. This 1997 example , in a suitably upmarket-looking 'Antigua blue' and cream leather combination, is on the market for a mere £1495. That's not a lot for a luxury saloon that wouldn't disgrace itself in a straight line with the likes of BMW's E34... Source: www.autocar.co.uk
