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Jaguar XJS

Car Jaguar XJS was created precisely as a coupe with an eye on the us market, as convertibles were banned in the United States in the mid-seventies. In Europe, no such restrictions have been, however, and the number of the Amateurs of automobiles В«Grand tourerВ» were an order of magnitude smaller. Engine 5345 cm3 with a capacity of 291 HP the first hundred at the speedometer razmenival already through 7.9 with, in General, the limit was 241 km/h. Gasoline consumption ranged from 10.4 to 18.8 l/100 km.

In the interior of the Jaguar XJS a lot of plastic elements, which corresponded to the spirit of the time, but it is not consistent with the expectations of the fans of this brand. This fact has caused the failure of the sale in the first years of existence of the Jaguar XJS. Since 1981, the interior was returned aristocracy, which is slightly changed the opinion of buyers and sales went up the hill. Surprisingly, but the peak of sales accounts for the last 7 years of XJS. Played by two factors: firstly, in the United States were allowed convertibles and Jaguar promptly released XJS Convertible. Secondly, changed the tastes of the public - conservatism and exquisite lines were once again in Vogue. Be that as it may, during the years of production (1975-1996) was sold 115413 Jaguar XJS, at the price from £8900 to £25000.

Other names of this model: Jaguar XJ-S, Jaguar XJ-SC, Jaguar XJ-S H.E., Jaguar XJ-S 3.6, Jaguar XJR-S, Jaguar XJS coupe, Jaguar XJS convertible, Jaguar XJS TWR