Jaguar XJ (X300)

Jaguar XJ (X300)
Jaguar XJ (X300)
	A 1996 Jaguar XJ6 3.2
Overview
Manufacturer	Jaguar Cars
Also called	Daimler Century; Daimler Six; Daimler Double Six; Jaguar XJ Sport; Jaguar XJR; Jaguar Sovereign; Jaguar Vanden Plas;
Production	July 1994 – June 1997; (92,038 produced)
Assembly	Coventry, England
Designer	Geoff Lawson (1991)
Body and chassis
Class	Full-size luxury car (F)
Body style	4-door saloon car
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Powertrain
Engine	3.2 L AJ16 I6; 4.0 L AJ16 I6; 4.0 L supercharged AJ16 I6; 6.0 L Jaguar V12;
Transmission	4-speed ZF 4HP-22 automatic; 4-speed ZF 4HP-24 automatic; 4-speed GM 4L80-E automatic; 5-speed Getrag 290 manual;
Dimensions
Wheelbase	SWB: 2,870 mm (113 in); LWB: 2,995 mm (117.9 in);
Length	SWB: 5,024 mm (197.8 in); LWB: 5,149 mm (202.7 in);
Width	1,799 mm (70.8 in) (exc. mirrors); 2,074 mm (81.7 in) (inc. mirrors);
Height	Comfort SWB: 1,314 mm (51.7 in); Sport SWB: 1,307 mm (51.5 in); XJR: 1,303 mm (51.3 in); Comfort LWB: 1,333 mm (52.5 in); Sport LWB: 1,326 mm (52.2 in);
Kerb weight	XJ6: 1,800 kg (4,000 lb); Daimler Six: 1,825 kg (4,023 lb); XJ12/Daimler Double Six: 1,975 kg (4,354 lb); XJR: 1,875 kg (4,134 lb);
Chronology
Predecessor	Jaguar XJ (XJ40)
Successor	Jaguar XJ (X308)

The Jaguar XJ (X300) is a full-size luxury saloon car manufactured by Jaguar Cars between 1994 and 1997. It was the first Jaguar XJ produced entirely under Ford Motor Company ownership, and can be considered an evolution of the outgoing XJ40 generation. Like all previous XJ generations, it features the Jaguar independent rear suspension arrangement. The design of the X300 placed emphasis on improved build quality, improved reliability, and a return to traditional Jaguar styling elements.^[2]^[3]

At the car's launch in October 1994 at the Paris Motor Show, Jaguar marketing material made use of the phrase "New Series XJ" to describe the X300 models. The X300 series represented the result of a £200 million facilities renewal program by Ford.^[4] The program introduced state-of-the-art automated body welding robots manufactured by Nissan, and was intended to show the future direction of the British auto industry. The X300 went on to become one of Jaguar's most successful models.^[5]

^ "Jaguar XJ (X300)". Auto Express. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
^ Crespin, Peter (February 2009). The Essential Buyer's Guide: Jaguar/Daimler XJ (All models (inc VDP) 1994 to 2003). Veloce Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84584-200-0.
^ Thorley, Nigel (September 2003). Jaguar: All the Cars. Haynes Publishing. ISBN 1-84425-001-6.
^ "Maison Cervin - Jaguar XJ". Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
^ Howe, James (26 August 2022). "Jaguar XJ8 (X308) road test". Classics World. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

[1] "Jaguar XJ (X300)". Auto Express. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2020.

[crespin-2] Crespin, Peter (February 2009). The Essential Buyer's Guide: Jaguar/Daimler XJ (All models (inc VDP) 1994 to 2003). Veloce Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84584-200-0.

[thorley-3] Thorley, Nigel (September 2003). Jaguar: All the Cars. Haynes Publishing. ISBN 1-84425-001-6.

[cervin.dk-4] "Maison Cervin - Jaguar XJ". Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.

[Howe_2022-5] Howe, James (26 August 2022). "Jaguar XJ8 (X308) road test". Classics World. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

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