24 hours testing Jaguar XJ 2.7 d V6
Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 5:08 pm
A few months ago my parents and me went to the launch in Belgium of the all new XK .The car is properly designed sure , engine is great , interior leather is high quality but therte are too much plastic of low quality everywhere , that's not good compared to the SL.And in that showroom there was a XJ 2.7 d my dad was interested about it.So a amonth after we got by post a test drive of 24 hours with the Jaguar XJ 2.7 d , We filed it up and last week people from Jaguar Belgium came to bring the car in front the house.It is a Jaguar XJ 2.7 d (made from the association between Ford and PSA Peugoet-Citroen ).The engine is a 2.7 liters V6 biturbo 3rd or 2nd gen of commonrail system
power : 207 hp @ 400rpm
torque : 435 Nm@ 1900rpm
displacement : 2722 cc
24 valves twin turbo
60° BETWEEN THE 2 LINES OF CYLINDER
performances
0 to 100km/h : 8.1 s
Vmax 225 km/h
The car we got was a Sovereign version with multimedia equipement at the rear , 2 lcd screens , dvd player , TV front and rear , heated F and R seats , 18 ways electrical seat from the driver , Alpine sound system 320watt , Nav system , Jaguar Voice , 6Cd charger , park assist , sunroof.
The car has got a real class , the presence is not massive like the 7 series does or the RR Phantom , trhere is a presence because of the grace of the car itself , the details like the LED rear lamps in J shape , the grill and and headlamps , the style might look old but it hides a lot of modern features like Aluminium body and chassis , air suspension , ......
Of course about tech it doesn't beat the S class but the Jag has got charm if you buy that you will be different from those people who have the S Class.
On road
When you start engine there are no vibration inside only a little noise, the car is very silent till 3000 rpm even with sunroof open.The Jag is very easy to drive , steering is light but give information.The suspension does its job very well you don't feel how the road is.quality and assembling are high more wood than in the S class .To overtake anything on road it is easy because you get enough torque to do it , gearbox 6 speed ZF is very smooth and the engine too.I have driven the car at night really you don't think that you are driving a 5.10 m car.Brakes are strong and don't become weak after 3 or 4 hard brakes much better than BMW cars.
Interior
The best thing is the touch screen system which is much easier to use than the I Drive by BMW.There is plenty of wood on the dashboard , steeringwheel too and doors.leather is better than on the 5 series from my dad.The interior is 100 % a Jag.
Pictures
at night
interior
multimedia interface
Body
Rapier wheels 18 inch
Jaguar watch
power : 207 hp @ 400rpm
torque : 435 Nm@ 1900rpm
displacement : 2722 cc
24 valves twin turbo
60° BETWEEN THE 2 LINES OF CYLINDER
performances
0 to 100km/h : 8.1 s
Vmax 225 km/h
The car we got was a Sovereign version with multimedia equipement at the rear , 2 lcd screens , dvd player , TV front and rear , heated F and R seats , 18 ways electrical seat from the driver , Alpine sound system 320watt , Nav system , Jaguar Voice , 6Cd charger , park assist , sunroof.
The car has got a real class , the presence is not massive like the 7 series does or the RR Phantom , trhere is a presence because of the grace of the car itself , the details like the LED rear lamps in J shape , the grill and and headlamps , the style might look old but it hides a lot of modern features like Aluminium body and chassis , air suspension , ......
Of course about tech it doesn't beat the S class but the Jag has got charm if you buy that you will be different from those people who have the S Class.
On road
When you start engine there are no vibration inside only a little noise, the car is very silent till 3000 rpm even with sunroof open.The Jag is very easy to drive , steering is light but give information.The suspension does its job very well you don't feel how the road is.quality and assembling are high more wood than in the S class .To overtake anything on road it is easy because you get enough torque to do it , gearbox 6 speed ZF is very smooth and the engine too.I have driven the car at night really you don't think that you are driving a 5.10 m car.Brakes are strong and don't become weak after 3 or 4 hard brakes much better than BMW cars.
Interior
The best thing is the touch screen system which is much easier to use than the I Drive by BMW.There is plenty of wood on the dashboard , steeringwheel too and doors.leather is better than on the 5 series from my dad.The interior is 100 % a Jag.
Pictures
at night
interior
multimedia interface
Body
Rapier wheels 18 inch
Jaguar watch
