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Jaguar XJ8 4.2 Sovereign

Advantages: Everything you ever wanted in a luxury car
Disadvantages: Running costs

This car, as with most XJs, is superb. Anyone who saw Top Gear when Jeremy drove one to John O'Groats and back may have wondered about the lack of that turbo, but on our roads it just does not matter. The acceleration is great, control, handling and ride ...

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Jaguar XJR 4.0 litre (1999 model)

Advantages: Performance, luxury, space, Mondeo insurance/servicing costs, reliability
Disadvantages: Fuel consumption, tyre costs

I bought my 1999 Jaguar XJR in 2003 from Swain & Jones in Farnham. At the time I had owned a number of 'hot hatchbacks' and was looking for a car that was not a hot hatchback, but was not without a bit of pace. I tried an XJ 3.2 Sport, but felt that the ...

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The fastest comfy sofa in the world!

Advantages: Speed, handling, ride, class, looks.
Disadvantages: Brakes, fuel consumption.

1995 Jaguar XJR S/C. I bought this car when it was two years old from a dealer, the interior had the optional doe skin leather, plus an enhanced Harmen Karden sound system. The interior, while not as classy as the later V8 cars, was still a nice place ...

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The XJR is the pinnacle of in-car British luxury

Advantages: makes you feel richer than you really are
Disadvantages: Old navigation system

...XJ I think is one of the best XJ's Jaguar have ever made. First taking a look at under the bonnet...I can see a lot of plastic, but that's the same in a lot of modern vehicles, because they don't need a lot of major servicing until about 100,000 mile ...

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Jag XJR? Yes! Yes! Yes!

Advantages: styling, performance, handling
Disadvantages: perfection doesn't come cheap

Anyone whos driven an xjr will tell you exactly the same - its fan - bleedin - tastic. Anyone who says the British Car Industries goin down the pan should try this. What is best about this car is that it cna do so much - from blitzing merc's and beemer ...

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