USED CARS
JAGUAR XJ
BANGERNOMICS BEST BUYS
WITH JAMES RUPPERT
What to buy,where to buy it and how much to pay
Lasting from 2002 to 2009, this limo is a Jag as you remember them
KICKING TYRES
S ometimes, older is better.Right now, the X350 is the Jaguar saloon that we all should want. What we have here is XJ styling with some snazzy 21st-century high-tech underpinnings.
That added aluminium lightness meant it was 40% lighter than previous XJs, and its bodyshell was 10-15% stiffer, so it was better to drive. It used the existing 4.2-litre V8 engine, including a supercharged version, plus a new 3.5-litre V8 and a 3.0-litre V6. A sixspeed automatic transmission helped, as did self-levelling air suspension with a Computer Active Technology system. More significant was the late arrival of Peugeot 2.7-litre diesel power in 2005, delivering an MPG figure in the mid-30s.