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Jaguar has launched the all-new XJ four door saloon overnight in London's swank Saatchi Gallery.
Like the XF Jaguar launched last year, the XJ is part of Jaguar's automotive revitalisation.
Jaguar describe the car as `Sleek, sporting and sophisticated, the all-new Jaguar XJ brings a daring new spirit to automotive luxury'. It offers a seductive mix of striking design, breathtaking performance and engineering without compromise. The new XJ is the epitome of fluid, contemporary automotive style. The elongated teardrop shape of the side windows establishes the car’s silhouette and lies at the heart of its flowing design.
And the new XJ doesn’t just look streamlined: it shares a drag coefficient of 0.29 with the XF saloon, making them the most aerodynamic Jaguars ever. A coupé profile cloaks a cabin that offers comparable levels of space to saloons with a more conventional style. There is generous accommodation for five occupants, while long-wheelbase models provide rear-seat passengers with even greater levels of comfort thanks to an additional 125mm of rear legroom.
The interior has a strong sporting character throughout. A panoramic glass roof, standard on all models, dramatically enhances the sense of light and space inside the new XJ. And in keeping with its status as the ultimate four-door Jaguar, the XJ introduces a new generation of interior technologies, pioneering the use of display and infotainment systems such as the innovative Virtual Instrument dials and optional 1200W Bowers & Wilkins premium surround sound system.
At the heart of the all-new XJ’s construction is a next-generation application of Jaguar’s unique lightweight vehicle architecture. Primarily aluminium – but also utilising magnesium and composite alloys – it allows Jaguar to produce a significantly lighter and stiffer body – the lightest in its class.
The new structure – which retains the same aerospace-based riveting and bonding processes – has been refined using these advanced new materials to deliver improved strength, enhanced refinement and superior safety performance.
The new XJ offers the choice of four powerful and refined engines, which use the latest powertrain technology to deliver an outstanding combination of performance and class-leading efficiency. The supremely powerful supercharged 375kW 5.0-litre AJ-V8 Gen III will head the line-up, with a 0-100kph in 4.9 secs; 346kW supercharged and 283kW naturally aspirated petrol V8s are also available.
A no-compromise diesel alternative is provided by the formidable 202kW 3.0-litre AJ-V6D Gen III. With twin sequential turbochargers, this is an engine that delivers on every aspect of the Jaguar driving experience, marrying tremendous drive (0-100kph in 6.4 secs) with impressive fuel economy and CO2 emissions (7.0l/100km and 184g/km of CO2).
"The all-new XJ delivers a driving experience that is just as memorable as the car’s appearance," said Jaguar spokesman.
"Benefitting from technologies pioneered on the exciting new XFR and XKR models, including continuously variable damping (Adaptive Dynamics), electronically controlled rear differential (Active Differential Control) and a quick ratio power-steering system, the new XJ combines responsive, sporting dynamics with the refined, supple ride expected from a luxury Jaguar.
"With its unique lightweight aluminium body structure and advanced new powertrains, the all-new XJ already has a head start when it comes to sustainable performance.
"The aluminium body uses more than 50 percent recycled material, with a plan to increase this to 75 percent. Body panels made from recycled material use only 5 percent of the energy required for new aluminium, equating to a potential
saving of three tonnes of CO2 per vehicle." |
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