Jaguar XJ (X308)

This article is about the generation of Jaguar XJ built from 1997 to 2003. For general XJ information, see Jaguar XJ.

Jaguar XJ (X308)
A North American version of the Jaguar XJR
Overview
ManufacturerJaguar Cars
Also called
  • Jaguar Sovereign
  • Jaguar Vanden Plas[1]
  • Jaguar XJR
  • Daimler Eight
  • Daimler Super V8
ProductionJuly 1997 – December 2002[2]
Model years1998–2003
AssemblyCoventry, England
DesignerGeoff Lawson (1995)
Body and chassis
ClassFull-size luxury car (F)
Body style4-door saloon
LayoutFront-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission
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)
Width1,799 mm (70.8 in)
Height
  • SWB: 1,314 mm (51.7 in)
  • LWB: 1,333 mm (52.5 in)
Kerb weight
  • SWB: 1,800 kg (3,968 lb)
  • LWB: 1,875 kg (4,134 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorJaguar XJ (X300)
SuccessorJaguar XJ (X350)

The Jaguar XJ (X308) is a full-size luxury saloon car manufactured and marketed by Jaguar Cars for years 1997–2003 across two generations and featuring the Jaguar AJ-V8 engine and Jaguar independent rear suspension.[3] It was the third and final evolution of the Jaguar XJ40 platform that had been in production since 1986. It was preceded by the Jaguar XJ (X300).[4]

  1. ^ "The Sophisticated Vanden Plas". Jaguar.ca. Archived from the original on 10 February 2001. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ Adams, Keith (23 July 2011). "The cars : Jaguar X300/X308". AROnline. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  3. ^ Thorley, Nigel (September 2003). Jaguar: All the Cars. Haynes Publishing. ISBN 1-84425-001-6.
  4. ^ Howe, James (26 August 2022). "Jaguar XJ8 (X308) road test". Classics World. Retrieved 28 March 2023.