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2008 Jaguar XJ

Distinctive, luxurious and blissfully uncomplicated. edited by New Car Test Drive

Summary

2008 Jaguar XJ

The Jaguar XJ holds its own with the best luxury cars in the world. It's beautiful and stately. It swaths its occupants in traditional British club-room luxury, with contrasting seat piping, lots of polished wood and deep-pile wool rugs, and it spares us the excessive gadgetry. Its rigid aluminum chassis and sophisticated suspension offer a smooth ride and good grip. The long-wheelbase versions offer more rear seat space without significant trade-offs in response or ease of handling. The XJ is attractively priced when compared to Audi, BMW, Lexus and Mercedes.

Contributing to this report were NewCarTestDrive.com correspondents Kirk Bell in Chicago; Larry Edsall in Phoenix; Greg Brown in Las Vegas; Mitch McCullough in Los Angeles; and John Rettie in Santa Barbara, California.

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