Jaguar has made a nice comeback the last few years. Love their cars and the brand. This car in particular is just gorgeous. My dads partner drives one and i cant express what a boss car it is....
I have a 2012 Jag XJL Portfolio, and its the best car I have ever owned. I'm 45 years old, divorced, and I feel totally comfortable driving this car where I used to perceive Jags as stodgy. I look at an S class or a 7 and think you can have it. The interior is beautiful and luxurious, and the engine is over the top. I love the car. It has had zero problems. I'm a big fan and I have owned some very nice cars, highly recommended.
Wes S sorry but you fit the jaguar owner personality... are you by any chance a lawyer fighting with your ex wife for full custody of your four kids and the 500,000 dollar house along with anything and everything she has? That would make you the most suited person to drive a jag
I have a SWB 3.0ltr supercharged portfolio, it isn't 4WD and it's in blue with the cream two tone interior. My fuel economy averages 31mpg combined. For those watching this and wondering how it drives, I can only describe it as sublime. The power is more than adequate at 340bhp and the torque at 330ftlbs provides good pull at low RPM. The feel of the car at any speed is like no other I've driven, it somehow manages to combine magic carpet smoothness with sure footedness and flat cornering even at speed that fills you with confidence. It's a big car but it wraps around you as a driver and feels light and tight. When you drive it you know you have the power and poise to handle any situation you may encounter and the confidence it gives you is second to none. Above all though when you drive it you feel special. There's not many on the road and it's stunning looks and presence really make you feel king of the road. I fall in love with it anew every time I get in it and fire up the supercharged engine.
Sorry for the late reply! Didn't see this (changing youtube settings now to alert me). LOVING it still. The long wheel base can be a tad more work to park sometimes but with the backup camera it's still very very doable. I've put about 10k on it and it's still a beautiful place to sit every time I drive it. ONLY thing I would complain about Jaguar is costumer service. It's really lacking in comparison to Mercedes which I had before. And btw, I'm 32 so I don't see too many people my age in them lol
@@elmerescobar433 My biggest congratulations to you man!!! At the moment I own a BMW 3 series MY 19 but I plan to change it within 6 years with a hugely depreciated XJ!! Possibly the longest version just like yours!! Is it true that if you want to purchase an XJ, you should get the LWB because in the SWB the rear space is not so big? Thanks a lot
@@davideselvi3906 So after 2-3 years of ownership I couldn't take it anymore. I couldn't in good conscious recommend this to anyone. I bought it with 29k on the odometer. When I sold it around 55k it had been to the shop easily 5-6 times. One time I got it back from the dealership, they "fixed the issue", I drove it one day, it exploded coolant everywhere again, sent it back, cost me 1500 to fix. Then it was issue after issue. The last straw was the AC going out right after I got it back and it took 3 weeks to fix, with no loaner from the dealer. The dealership experience is the worst and the car breaking down so much makes you deal with them a lot. As much as I loved it and as stylish as it is, I would never buy a Jaguar again. Do yourself a favor and get a Lexus, you wont regret it
Have a 2006 Vanden Plas with 70K on it. I average 22 mpg and have so far only had to do routine maintenance. Beginning to warm up to the new look..., thanks for ALL your great reviews!
I like the interior. The ivory seats look very nice with the piano black veneer trim on the dash. Between that and the metal accents, it makes the overall interior look very elegent.
You are like one of the few sensible car reviewers IN THE WORLD...keep it up. You make my daydreams of owning one of these more enjoyable in between classes.
Dude jaguar is one of those car company manufactures who have a great ability to merge sports with luxury not only that but this is one of jaguars biggest cars the XJL and see the latest version of 2013 makes it more better...cuz this car is just tooooo good
Just rented this car (a 2014 model, black on black with dark brown wood veneer) on a business trip in LA. My thoughts based on a couple days of driving it: Gorgeous on the outside, but the interior feels insufficiently "special" for a ~$95K car. The materials are nice but unexceptional, but I really like the way the shape of the leather-covered dashboard makes it feel like a much smaller car than it is, but it's not up to the level of the competition (S Class Mercedes, Lexus LS, etc.) Some of the switchgear and the infotainment system feel kind of parts-binny. The stereo sounds phenomenal-- roughly as good in terms of accuracy as the Mark Levinson system in my old Lexus SC 430, but with a bit more low-end punch. Dramatically better than my old Mercedes V12 CL's stereo. Very nice. The car feels under-powered for its class, I think there is a bigger engine available, frankly, this car needs it. (Did I mention this is a huge car?) The seat massagers are on par with the $2-3K massage chairs at a typical Brookstone. If you're spending this kind of money on a big sedan, get a Tesla or an S Class unless you're just in love with the shape of the Jag (which is understandable.)
People think the car is Made in India because it is owned by Tata Motors, to all who say that, you are wrong, it is made in Castle Bromwich which is in Birmingham.
yep, the old XJ is classic Jaguar. This is nice, but the previous XJ was an icon for the Jaguar brand. It was different to the typical S Class/7 Series and that's what made it stand out.
I own an S550 and I want to trade it in for another luxury car like the audi s8, Maserati quattroporte, Aston Martin Rapide, or the Jaguar xj supercharged. Which one do you guys think is best ?
I have the 2011 xj supercharged. I love to this day. I have ppl who drive 7 series bmw's and s class benz come up to compliment on my car by far the sexiest car I ever drove
I'm sure you get this question a lot and sorry if I'm asking again, but when a car dealership want's you to review a car, how does that work? do they just simply call you up and say, "come review this car!" or whatever. or do you ask them, "hey, can I review this?" etc. just out of curiosity. thanks, love the reviews!
True. I think the digital gauges in this car are the worst part of the interior. It just looks cheaper than some well detailed, properly made analog gauges. BMW does it best. They combine the analog and digital.
This is a great car against the 7-series, A8, s-class, and Lexus LS. You can get 510 horses for just over $100k where it cost atleast $130k for a 760li, A8 W12/S8, S63/600.
This may be the case. If I were an engineer on this car, I would have changed to spedo, which is completely digital, to reflect this limit.. 130 for a top speed would have been good.
Modern Jags have come at or near the top in owner-driver satisfaction surveys for some years on both sides of the Atlantic, above the likes of Mercedes, BMW and Audi. Take the opportunity and rings the changes - the new Jaguar XJ and XF are superb modern takes on its classic saloons of old: classy, refined drivers' cars and still the motoring epitome of 'grace, space and pace'. A first class alternative to the ubiquitous German wagons - fine 'machines', but they lack that certain something...
Its a fabulous car,but quality is still an issue as interior bits were coming off in a 2013 example at a recent auto show. But still the pick of its class. Saabkyle does good work. These new format videos are better.
Good point, but let me rephrase that. Why is a 70k+ car still only capable of 6 mph more than a 14k car like my corolla? I cant think of any possible limitation on such an advanced automobile...
What does Vallet mode on these fancy cars actually do? I've always wondered. Does it stop them changing settings in the car, or do something cool like limit the speed to 20mph or something?
Awesome review, one comment, even the headrests are electronic, to adjust up or down, just use the controls. One other, minor but classy thing about this car.
Of course a V8 has a different sound - its a different engine. But what I meant was that if you desire a nice engine sound, you can still get it from a V6. Also, it wouldn't make sense to tell me to check out an F-type to compare the engine sounds because a sports car and a luxury sedan are set up very differently. That's like comparing a Rolls-Royce's V12 to the Lamborghini Aventador's V12 - extremely different.
well, they wanted to develop their company and add new production cars to the market, like the xj and f-type. But they needed more money for that. So they needed an investment and Tata decided to invest in Jaguar/Landrover
