Jaguar XJ Sport X308 - the secret last XJ40

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The X308 generation Jaguar XJ was a Swanson for the XJ40, as despite looking like a much younger car under the skin it had far older origins. Thanks to www.fairviewautos.co.uk for the car, where it is for sale now
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@jacobboni3889 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful cars, agree with you about the obsession about putting everything onto a screen. Car manufacturers seem to judge luxury now by how big the screen is. Yes I love gadgets I also don't link being distracted while driving !

@anthonystevens8683 Жыл бұрын

These Jaguars had not only heritage but character by the skip load. Compared to the later releases they sort of became a car with a Jaguar badge. I appreciate times move an and so should we but some how the identity go diluted. Many thanks for sharing Matt, I remember the days when this replace the XJ40 that was arguably the first of the last proper XJ.

@tug1345 Жыл бұрын

The 4.0 supercharged was 370 bhp, Jeremy Clarkson had one, there was a Top Gear special where Jeremy was racing Tiff Needell around the Alpine track at Millbrook, Jeremy was in the XJR , Tiff was in the V8 BMW M5 , great comparison

@funlifebananas1061 Жыл бұрын

I ran an XJSport a few years ago.Same engine as the standard model but the springs were a bit stiffer.Mine was the darker gunmetal colour with black leather and maple wood and had the XJR wheels (it looked identical)which was a beautiful

@chrisaris8756 Жыл бұрын

The Leaper is the bonnet emblem!! The face on the steering wheel boss is the Growler!!!!

@danieleregoli812 Жыл бұрын

One of the reasons I love my old XJ40 is that it just glides over our terribly potholed roads, over here in Tuscany. Even on the deeply rutted and broken countryside lanes it still retains that delightful, buttery wafting quality. The only minor rattle comes from the metal door security lock pins! 🤦🤦

@rickmartin5288 Жыл бұрын

The odds of this haha, I've just bought an X308 Sport in silver with black interior 🤣 it's already been away for a week for £1200 of work and still needs more like every big cat but I already love it

@matthewgodwin3050 Жыл бұрын

This is such a lovely old car. I miss the Ford era of Jaguars. They were so majestic and just felt very special to be in and drive. Personally I prefer the earlier 6 cylinder models, but the V8s also have their virtues. Modern Jags have lost the X factor that these older cars have in spades, and they just don't have the same romance about them. This is absolutely glorious. What a lovely old girl.

@gerardbooth40 Жыл бұрын

Matt, have you been checking out my car history? Last week you gave me a review on my 1980's Carlton/Rekord history and this week you road test an x308 rather like the one that I keep for V8 classic fun. Mine's a last of the line 02 in quartz grey. Makes a lovely partner to my '96 x100 XK8 which only comes out in the summer months. Being in carnival red, that car is just like the one you drove a year or two back.

@garethwilliams976 Жыл бұрын

Great review! I had one for six years and it was the best car I ever owned. Very reliable and a great motorway cruiser - 2-300 miles and you emerged as fresh as when you set off. Narrow lanes were no problem as although the car is hardly small the sight lines from the drivers seat were so good you could place it exactly where you wanted on the road. The engine was silky smooth and the gearbox changed almost imperceptibly. A class act! Bad bits? Poor legroom in the back and when reversing you really needed the bleeps.

@andrewpreston4127

Beautiful car. In the late '70's I owned a 10 year old Mk1 XJ6 4.2 . It was a revelation to me. Fast, quiet, great handling. For a big car, it never felt, or drove, like a big car. That was the only XJ I've owned, but I've always like most of the successors. Right up to the Cullum designed XJ and other Jaguars. To me those Jaguars just looked dated, whereas the earlier XJ's seem to have an aura of timelessness about them. Perhaps there is a clue in Cullum's design philosophy... "I design cool cars for cool people...". What is or isn't cool is very time dependent. And not a patch on the Lyons philosophy of 'Grace, Pace, and Space'.

@michaelarchangel1163 Жыл бұрын

My pal Brian loves Jags. I recall him giving me a lift home from work in 1974 in his Series 1 XJ6 4.2 automatic. He sold that but still has his mk. 2 shape Daimler V8 and a Series 3 XJ6 4.2, the latter of which I think is still the best looking Jag saloon ever made.

@AlexTenThousand Жыл бұрын

The Series 3 XJ is what first comes to mind when I think "Classy luxury car" - tasteful, strong, with the heritage to bear such a strong name. Far more than Bentley or Rolls Royce, these cars represented the ideal luxury British car to me.

@Jam3sA Жыл бұрын

Always had a soft spot for these. A uni friend was obsessed with them back in the day (we were meant to be studying the then-new S-Type production), and randomly I remember the (beautiful) split-rim wheels cost £2400 to specify new

@RichieRouge206 Жыл бұрын

Wooden steering wheels are simply incredible to use and I love mine. My uncle had a few XJs and he traded his G-reg XJ6 for an X300 XJsport in silvery blue with cream/blue piping and burr walnut. I can still smell the leather now, and he let me drive it! The smoothest car I've ever driven bar none. And even with 4 adults, the ride was sublime. Great review Matt! Lovely cats

@murphman76 Жыл бұрын

GREAT REVIEW! I am absolutely crazy about my X308 - a 2002 Vanden Plas - which has been rock solid and gets compliments everywhere it goes. I must admit that I have fantasized about having a vintage Rolls or Bentley, but after experiencing the VDP, I think that I am getting 90% of the thrill of ownership and enjoyment of a Rolls or Bentley with only 10% of the cost/headaches. With the Connolly leather, inlaid burr walnut, picnic tables, extended wheelbase, and lambswool carpets; Jaguar offered more than just a taste of what Rolls and Bentley are famous for...but at a mere fraction of the acquisition/ownership cost. Count me in!

@martinclapton2724 Жыл бұрын

Always preferred the previous engine ( for so called reliability reasons) straight 6 . The 1st V8s were somewhat notorious for premature piston ring wear, due to nikesil liners etc, although they later revised them after 2001 , but the styling revisions of the V8 , subtle they may be , but improved the looks even further to what was already a good looking car. Jaguar , as always great value , a lot of car for the money.