2013 Jaguar XJ Review

I welcome the Jaguar XJ in 2013 with 340 horse power and 332 lb-ft of twisting on tap, the offered 3.0-liter shown more than sufficient at encouraging the approximately 4000-pound automobile during our explosions down skin filter streets with shoulder area as extensive as a tea cookie. When you first mat the accelerator in regular generate method, there happens to be temporary mistake of purpose as everything scrambles to begin up, then it’s off you go, rather silently we might add, no mean motor observe or rapid supercharger protest here. Jaguar is declaring the combination in the rear-drive, brief wheelbase car we tested goes the XJ from 0-to-60 mph in 5.7-seconds, just 0.3 clicks more slowly than the 380-hp, normally respiration 5.0-liter V-8. We have definitely no fight with that variety.

 The 3.0-liter's technical and overall installation is just like its revved-up V-8 rivals. Like the V-8, it uses immediate petrol hypodermic injection, double separate varying cam moment, and a Roots-type double vortex supercharger installed in the engine's V, with a water-cooled inter cooler cooling the consumption air. The V-6 engine's pressure is greater, however, at 10:5:1 (vs. 9:5:1). To the shock of no one, it's instantly the most fuel-efficient design of the XJ collection. Assisted by a stop/start program and the enhanced eight-speed, the six-cylinder design is ranked at 18/28 city/highway mpg.

Last season's three 5.0-liter V-8 choices bring over. The normally aspirated, 385-hp 5.0-liter V-8 specifically abilities the rear-wheel-drive XJ Profile design. The 470-hp revved-up edition activates the XJ and XJ Supercharged cut stages, while the 510-hp edition inspires the Super sport XJ and Super sport XJ. The high-PO engine also provides in the new-for-2013 XJ Greatest, an extra-luxurious, limited-edition design that Jaguar exposed at the China automatic display.

BASE PRICE :                              $74,075
VEHICLE LAYOUT :                   Front-engine, RWD, 5-pass, 4-door sedan
ENGINE :                                     3.0L/340-hp/332-lb-ft DOHC supercharged 32-valve V-6
TRANSMISSION :                      8-speed automatic
CURB WEIGHT :                         3950 lb (mfr. est)
WHEELBASE :                            119.4 in
LENGTH X WIDTH X HEIGHT: 201.7 x 83.1 x 57.0 in
0-60 MPH :                                  5.7 sec (mfr. est)
EPA CITY/HWY FUEL ECON :  18/28 mpg
ENERGY CONSUMPTION, CITY/HWY :    187/120 kW-hrs/100 miles
CO2 EMISSIONS :                       0.90 lb/mile