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Part 2: Jaguar XJ interior and powertrains overview
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Jaguar XJ Interior
Welcome to the new Jaguar, enjoy your stay! The interior is perhaps the biggest surprise of the whole vehicle. The last Jaguar interior in the XF is excellent, with unique design features like pulsating “heartbeat” start button, and motorized rollover vents. I expected a similar interior to that one, just larger. That was Jaguar’s new interior template after all, wasn’t it?
That didn’t prove to be the case. The XF forges an entirely new direction, one more akin to Rolls-Royce and Bentley.Very British, and that is a good thing – British designs are some of my favorite. Classic and yet modern at the same time; it doesn’t manage to look out of place in contrast with the exterior. Jaguar really went above and beyond in here!
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As for powering the ultimate cat, there will be three variants of Jaguar’s 5.0-liter direct-injected AJ-III V8 available, two of them with forced induction. The base engine is naturally aspirated, making 385 horsepower and 380 lb-ft. The midrange engine is supercharged and makes 470 horsepower and 424 lb-ft of torque.
There is no XJR in Jaguar’s future plans, but there will be a XJR-like model in terms performance capabilities. The top shelf engine for the XJ is the same supercharged, 510 horsepower engine that does duty in the XKR and XFR. The supercharged 510 horsepower XJ should be similar in performance to the XFR
With this, Jaguar has definitely secured a place for itself at the top of the full-size luxury sedan segment. The new XJ takes things to a whole new level. Unsurprisingly, Jaguar says it will command a higher asking price for the new model than the current (err, previous) XJ. It will be telling to see where they position it versus the competition. To me, from a design perspective this is the most compelling car in it’s market segment. Mark my words, the XJ will make big waves.
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