/// Why this one
The cool, dinner-jacket-formal supercharged saloon — the British villain car, the elegant sleeper, and the last 'real' Jaguar before the 2003 X350's all-aluminum architecture changed the company's character.
Connolly leather across the dashboard, hand-cut burr walnut. A car that rewards adult tastes.
/// Provenance
AJ-V8: 4.0-liter aluminum V8 with a Roots-type Eaton supercharger producing 8 psi of boost, 370 hp and 387 lb-ft. Mercedes-sourced 5-speed automatic with the J-gate selector.
Risk note: Nikasil-coated bores on early production: verified XJRs of this era either have documentation showing the engine was remediated, or have been re-engined.