Jaguar XJ – British Engineering At Its Finest

XJ is pure Jaguar. Its strong lightweight aluminium body provides superlative agility and handling. Innovative technology means XJ reacts to road conditions and other car alike. With exceptional standards of luxury for passengers, it also offers the dynamic driving experince you expect from a Jaguar. As driver or passenger, you'll discover a quality of craftsmanship that sets XJ apart, epitomized by carefully considered choices of colors, materials and finishes. Offered in regular and long-wheelbase versions with rear or all-wheel drive and a choice of three powerful supercharged engines, there's an XJ to suit a variety of budgets, climates and drivers or chauffeurs. Opting for a long-wheelbase version means the limousine-like sedan is eligible for an opulent rear-seating upgrade that includes twin power-operated rear seats with ventilation, heating and massage, plus an entertainment package and two laptop-sized business tables. These mentioned features and much more make this vehicle fall in to an exotic category also.



It is fitted with quite a lot of striking features for attracting buyers. Its front facade has a signature perforated radiator grille that is done up with a lot of chrome. It is embedded with a prominent company insignia, which highlights the front facade. Surrounding this is the aggressive headlight cluster that is equipped with high intensity bi-xenon lamps along with LED DRLs and turn indicators. Its body colored bumper houses a large air intake section for cooling the powerful engine. This air dam is flanked by a pair of bright LED fog lamps that adds to the visibility. The bonnet is quite long and it comes with four expressive lines that compliments the design grille. It has a large windscreen, which gives good visibility ahead. It is accompanied by a pair of rain sensing wipers. Its Premium Luxury trim is blessed with a set of 18inch Meru alloy wheels, while the top end Portfolio variant is offered with a stylish set of 19inch Toba alloy wheels. Its rear profile has a distinct design featuring a smiley tailgate, which is further decorated with the company's logo and a thick chrome strip. It is accompanied by a slanting backward windscreen, which gives it a look of coupe.



Anyone who enters the cabin is greeted with the glove-soft leather, warm veneers and cool chrome. The seats come hand-finished in soft grain leather and the same material can be found on the instrument panel, door tops, center console and armrests. There is enough space inside for five individuals providing them with ample headroom and legroom and the panoramic glass roof can slide upwards and outwards leaving more headroom. Coming to the instrumentation, the 12.3 inch high definition glass screen set behind the steering wheel gets a Virtual Instrument display. Controls for the audio system, telephone and climate control are available at a single finger touch. It boasts of a class-leading 1200W Bowers and Wilkins surround sound system that features the Audyssey MultiEQ audio tuning system. These deliver exceptional clarity through 20 speakers that provide the ultimate in digital sound processing technology. It also has a Media Hub that can easily connect to the latest media storage devices including the latest iPod touch and iPhone. The XJ has all the features that one could ever imagine in a luxury sedan. The XJ also comes with a front parking aid with touch screen visual indicator and parking sensors with a rear camera. The vehicle is also packed with safety features like airbags for driver and front passenger, curtain side airbags, anti-whiplash technology and seatbelt reminder for front and rear seats.



As of the 2015 Jaguar XJ base and XJL Portfolio models feature a supercharged 3.0 litre V6 engine generating 340hp and 332 pound feet of torque. An eight speed automatic transmission and rear-wheel drive are standard, all-wheel drive is optional. Driving an XJ is a sublime experince, it delivers agile, dynamic performance, thanks to the rigid, lightweight aluminium construction and near perfect weight distribution. Dynamic performance is built in to every XJ engine, ensuring outstanding performance and handling.



Overall, the Jaguar XJ is a luxurious vehicle, which is proved by the price too. A good look-alike limo, it is good to be driven in and driven. There are 3 variants to the XJ available in India, of which two are petrol and one is a diesel variant.

3.0L V6 Diesel LWB-1.4Cr
5.0L V8 Portfolio LWB-1.14Cr
5.0L V8 Supersport LWB-1.39Cr