Being a 2001 model - the Nikasel issue is resolved at the factory with the steel liners
Two keys and fobs
THE APPEAL
When a car manufacturer launches a new model, the first reviews are considered critical to its success – glitzy press launches and expensive photo shoots are an integral part of the process of bringing a new car to market and wooing the critics.
The Jaguar XJR wooed the most important of them all – at least in the UK – with none other than BBC Top Gear front man, Jeremy Clarkson, describing it as “quite simply, the best car ever made”.
Those who love their Jags will find it hard to disagree with him, as the 370bhp supercharged super saloon is a marvellous beast. One of the finest-handling, smoothest-riding and coolest-to-look-at saloons ever created.
This 2001 example is an absolute gem – a three-owner car with just under 60,000 miles on the clock, it’s a wonderful, genuine car with a comprehensive history file.
THE HISTORY AND PAPERWORK
2001 4.0-litre example
Three owners
Service book stamped up to 54,999 miles
MOT until April 2023, will be renewed upon successful sale
UK car with current V5C
Jaguar book pack and wallet
All handbooks and dealer guides
Original security codes
Some Jaguar main dealer receipts
Selection of invoices from independent specialists over recent years
THE INTERIOR
Unusual Magnolia leather
Very good burr walnut veneers
Excellent leather seat facings – no discernible bolster wear
Original Jaguar dealer mats
Rear seat spotless
Very good door cards
Optional part-wood steering wheel
Electrically adjustable steering column
Electric mirrors
Climate control
Cruise control
Heated seats
Clean and tidy luggage area
Stainless steel ‘Jaguar’ kick plates
Parrot hands-free Bluetooth phone kit
Headlining is dropping in places
THE EXTERIOR
Carnival Red metallic – very rare on an XJR
18-inch BBS split-rim alloys, missing two centre caps
Very light kerb marks to a couple of wheels
Panels are all very good with only minor parking dents
Superb paint finish with no lacquer peel, even to roof and bonnet
No visible external rust
Good sills
Excellent front wings
Very good rear arches – no bubbles or perforation
Never welded and apparently excellent underneath
Headlamp washers
No scuffs to bumper corners
An excellent example in superb bodily order
THE MECHANICS
Supercharged 4.0-litre V8
Five-speed auto transmission
Excellent 370bhp performance
Brand new discs and pads less than 3,000 miles ago
0-60mph in 5.7 seconds
Last service carried out at 28.01.2019 at 54,999 - just over 4,900 miles ago
Drives very well with no known or apparent faults
SUMMARY
One of the downsides of the Jaguar XJR is that it’s such a wonderful car to drive that many of them get driven into the ground, meaning that low-mileage cars with low ownership are extremely rare indeed.
This one is just such a car – three owners, a comprehensive history, fantastic condition bodily and clearly well looked-after, it’s a smashing example of one of the truly great Jaguar saloon cars. But don’t take out word for it – not when Jeremy Clarkson called it the best car in the world.
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