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Originally Posted by burntrice087
Jaguar needs a real model that can really compete with Mercedes-benz's S-class and BMW's 7-series..and No iam not talking about no puny 390HP "super V8" sedan....I would personally like to see the return of the lengendary XJ12 sedan wielding the V12 from the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish.......Jaguar needs to stop using the 4.6L Supercharged V8 from the Ford SVT cobra and create thier own unique engines.....and besides 390HP isnt gonna do much against MB's and BMW's 400+HP super-sedans anymore
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Hmmm. That is FALSE.
Jaguar's V-8 is a
REAL Jaguar V-8. It shares nothing with a Ford 4.6 V-8 and was not even developed together with it. Check the following link:
http://www.jagweb.com/aj6eng/v8_performance.html
Jaguar's new 4.2 V-8 does not have the timing chain tensioner problems of the 98-00 XJ8.
The new Jaguar XJ has an aluminum chassis which reduces weight. The 2005 Jaguar Super V8, the XJ flagship, weighs over 800 pounds less than a BMW 760Li! The Super V8 also has Brembo brakes. The 05 Super V8 costs over $26,000 less than a BMW 760Li and over $35,000 less than a Mercedes-Benz S600.
Even though the new Jaguar XJ is much bigger than the previous car, the body weighs only 485 pounds rather than 794 pounds of the previous steel-bodied XJ.
The new aluminum chassis is 40 per cent lighter than that of the equivalent steel body. The new body is 60 per cent stiffer than its predecessor.
The 2005 Jaguar Super V8:
