Jaguar XJ Mk4 2010 road test
The XJ is Jaguar’s flagship model and is a British automotive icon. Since the appearance of the first generation in 1968 this large executive saloon has been the ride of choice for many senior executives and has become a badge of respectability. However, it has needed a thorough overhaul for some time: the last iteration, the Mk 3, first appeared in 2003, but it retained a look that stretched back to 1986. With the latest Mk4 version, an overhaul is what the XJ has received, the conservative luxury cruiser being replaced by controversial new coupe styling. But it doesn’t just look sportier: it’s also had a character transplant, becoming an entirely different kind of car.
As befits a luxury car, the initial purchase price of the new XJ isn’t cheap: starting at £53,775 for the 3.0 Diesel Luxury trim, it rises to £64,275 for the most expensive oilburner (Portfolio), before heading to £64,355 for the base V8 petrol model (Premium Luxury) and up to £90,455 for the long-wheelbase version of the V8 Supersport (all LWB versions are £3,000 more than the standard wheelbase equivalents). The 3.0 Diesel version is obviously the least expensive to run, with fuel consumption of 40.1mpg and CO2 emissions of 184g/km, meaning road tax of £175 a year. The two petrol versions will, however, incur high running costs, with the naturally aspirated V8 returning 24.9mpg and emitting 264g/km and the V8 Supersport’s figures being 23.4mpg and 289g/km: road tax for both versions will therefore be a whopping £405 a year. All models fall in insurance groups 48 to 50 under the new 50-group system (ie, right at the very top). Jaguar claims that residuals are better than equivalent rival cars from Mercedes, BMW and Audi, with the 3.0 Diesel retaining 40% of its value after three years and 60,000 miles.
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