PH Buying Guide: Jaguar XK8/XKR (X100) - Pistonheads.com
The XJS didn’t manage it, but it did pave the way the way for the XK8 that treads a fine line between the sportiness of the E-Type and the grand tourer riff of the XJS. Launched at the 1996 Geneva Motor Show, the X100 XK8 used a modified XJS platform as its base, but an all-new 4. 0-litre V8 engine provided the power. The Nikasil-lined engines were replaced in 2000 with steel-lined AJ26 motors that were unaffected by sulphur. Many earlier XKs had their engines replaced under warranty by Jaguar, so look for evidence of this in the history file or inside the engine bay where there should be an identifying plaque. A revised 4. 2-litre supercharged engine, now with 406hp, arrived at the same time as the normally aspirated engine, and both got a new, six-speed automatic gearbox. By the time Jaguar wound up production of the first generation X100 XK8 in 2005 to replace it with the X150, 91,406 worldwide were built. Source: www.pistonheads.com
