{"id":6461,"date":"2020-05-22T08:27:29","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T08:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/?p=6461"},"modified":"2024-09-12T10:20:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T09:20:51","slug":"jaguar-xjs-the-cars-the-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/jaguar-xjs-the-cars-the-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaguar XJS – The Car\u2019s The Star"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the Jaguar XJS burst onto the scene in 1975, the Doug Thorpe-designed GT car had the world\u2019s press talking. It was long, it was low and it was wide. It was offered with a V12, which in turn could be paired with a manual or an automatic transmission. It was a proper, well-specified follow up to the legendary E Type. It wasn\u2019t as pretty, of course, but we let that slide because at its heart, the XJS was pure to the ethos and idea behind the E Type. And while it wasn\u2019t quite the sales winning force that the E Type was, the XJS did well. So well in fact that it was a feature in Jaguar showrooms right up until 1996. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The XJS was handsome in a strange way, and it was unlike anything else on the roads. This of course meant it piqued the interest of many a TV production company. It was a car that was so bold in its looks that it had potential to steal whatever scene it was in. It could be a character in its own right, as there was no way it could be mistaken for any other car in the shot. With that in mind, the XJS found its way into many iconic scenes. Here are five of our favourites: <\/span><\/p>\n

1) Speed<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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1994\u2019s <\/span>Speed<\/span><\/i> was a film with a strange concept – a bus that, if it dropped below 50mph, would explode. Standard stuff. On paper it was silly and probably shouldn\u2019t have worked. However, it seems it was the summer blockbuster we needed, as we flocked to the cinemas to see a young Keanu Reeves command the situation. It was silly, but it was also fast-paced and packed with action. Some of which was supplied by a, you guessed it, Jaguar XJS. <\/span><\/p>\n