Jaguar XJ 2013: Now Available With a V6 Angine

In the category of large luxury sedan, the V8 is usually the norm. However, fuel prices forced the major manufacturers of this type of car considering increasingly offer a V6 turbo or supercharger on their basic models. Even the BMW 7 Series and Audi A8 now offer a 6-cylinder engine. That’s why the monks Jaguar decided to crawl under the hood of the XJ high base V6 supercharged.

Mechanical of Jaguar XJ 2013

V6 3 liter dual overhead cam head and direct fuel injection for the great Jaguar XJ 2013 base receives a supercharger which allows him to develop a power of 340 hp at 6500 rpm. His marriage, he reached 331 lb-ft between 3500 and 5000 rpm. It can loop from 0 to 100 km / h in almost the same time as the 5-liter V8 atmospheric or 5.9 seconds from 5.7.

Option in the XJ and XJL in the series, there is a 5 liter naturally aspirated V8 DOHC makes 385 horsepower and 380 pound-feet. If you go up in rank, XJL Supercharged, in particular, we will be entitled to the same 5-liter V8 engine supercharger but whose power amounts to 470 horses and torque to 424 lb-ft. And the Jaguar XJ 2013 Supersport, the same 5-liter V8 compressor develops 40 more horsepower, or 510.

All of the engines V6 and V8 engines are paired with the same gearbox 8-speed automatic. Note also that the V6 gets more stop-start technology that allows the Jaguar display high fuel consumption between 8.4 and 13 liters per 100 kilometers.

Body and interior of Jaguar XJ 2013

Jaguar engineers have honed driving experience behind the wheel. In the cockpit, there are digital instruments, seats that offer comfort princely lateral support worthy of the name and of excellent quality leather everywhere. On the road, the Jaguar displays a certain agility could make him blush even a Mercedes-Benz. The audio of the Jaguar XJ 2013 is now a Meridian 825 watts and 20 speakers (you read that right), which offers an outstanding musical experience in the cockpit.

For the first generation sedan since 1968, the Jaguar XJ 2013 seems in excellent shape. And if we take a look interested in performance 3-liter V6, one wonders why V8 Jaguar sells and requires approximately $ 9,000 more. For you who live in Quebec or elsewhere in Canada, please note that Jaguar offers all-wheel drive with the V6. And it must be said: the Jaguar XJ 2013 sedan is quite beautiful that everyone wants to have in his driveway.

Jaguar XJ 2013

Jaguar XJ 2013: Now Available With a V6 Angine