JAGUAR XJ · 8 3.5 Sovereign · Sedan · 2004 ‐ 2005

From 2004 Jaguar launched manufacture of automobiles model XJ, modification of 8 3.5 Sovereign and finished it in 2005. The weight of the car is 1.6 tons and a length of 5.1 meters, It is shaped as sedan with 4 doors, and may be placed in a 5 person including the driver.

«XJ 8 3.5 Sovereign» have a rear-wheel drive auto with a 6-speed automatic gear shift. 8-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection system» can produce output 262 hp at 6250 rmp, which allows you to speed up the auto for 7.6 s to 100 km/h and obtain ceiling speed of 242 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 15.9 l in the city driving mode, on the highway 7.7 liters, and the average fuel rate is 10.7 liters per 100 km. Gas tank capacity is 85 liters of petrol, what provides to go roughly 795 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension type «Double wishbone, independent, pneumatic» and equipped with sway bar. Back wheels have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension «Independent, pneumatic» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 255/40ZR19.

Jaguar XJ is not certified for Euro NCAP crash test. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (driver, side, passenger, head/curtain airbags), it is also has dynamic safety features such as ESP, Traction control, EBD, ABS, Brake assistant.