Jaguar ended the manufacturing of the XJ collection in 2019 after a five-decade mannequin run. As we speak’s Good Value or No Cube XJR is among the sportiest of that line and is in tip-top situation. Let’s see if that makes this cat price its premium value.
Have you ever ever seen skilled pugilist Mike Tyson out of his boxing garb and dressed up for top society? That’s kind of the picture of energy and panache that was exuded by the 2005 Cadillac CTS-V we checked out yesterday. At $10,900, it didn’t have a value that appeared both fancy pants or all that painful both. That one-two punch took the recent Caddy to a stable 60 p.c Good Value win.
One other automotive that embodies each brute power and attractiveness is at present’s 2005 Jaguar XJR. It, too, employs the age-old custom of packing warmth underneath its hood. Within the Jag’s case, that’s a supercharged version of the AJ V8, making 395 horsepower and 399 lb-ft of torque, across the identical as yesterday’s Caddy. Virtually dainty, the XJ ideas the scales at just below two tons as a result of in depth use of aluminum (aluminium to you Brits) in its chassis and physique panels.
Together with the blown 4.2 V8, the XJR got here customary with ZF-sourced six-speed guide. That has Jag’s bizarre J-shift selector, and sends the facility to the rear wheels for a standard, if upscale, sizzling rod really feel. Brembo disc brakes present stopping energy throughout, whereas the suspension is electronically managed for each stage and aggressiveness.
However we’re not right here to debate this Jag’s specs in some kind of English drawing room pissing contest (don’t hit the corgi!), however as an alternative to marvel at its lack of use and ensuing seemingly glorious general situation.
In response to the advert, this XJR has however 10,189 miles on the clock, and every little thing about it, from the Leaper on the bonnet to the 20-inch BBS Sepang alloys down under, seems to be in as-new situation. As proven within the photos, it presents exceptionally effectively, the Ebony paint showing to be in advantageous form and accented by a tasteful amount of old-school chrome. The automotive’s function is denoted sublimely by a pair of chrome-tipped exhausts abetted by inexperienced and purple badging on the fenders and boot.
The cabin is about as Jaguar as you could possibly get, that includes luxurious leather-based upholstery and a forest of burlwood that spreads from the sprint to the console to the doorways and throughout each the highest and backside of the steering wheel. Very like yesterday’s Caddy, the Jag has been constructed for these with a button fetish and provides a mess of consolation and comfort options, making this a really plush experience even when it’s requested to rise up and dance. Plus, all of it seems to be prefer it simply rolled out of Brown’s Lane. Heck, I wager it even smells like an English Manor as an alternative of a humid shed, as older Jags ultimately are likely to do.
Mechanically, the automotive seems to be in simply nearly as good of nick as it’s aesthetically. In fact, one may anticipate that seeing because it has so few miles underneath its belt. The engine bay is awash in plastic covers with simply the ABS pump and alloy suspension mounts providing proof of the automotive’s function. All of it seems to be clear as a whistle, although, similar to the remainder of the automotive. As you may presume, it comes with a clear title. Not fairly as anticipated, it additionally comes with all of the manufacturing unit manuals and its unique Monroney sticker. Whoa, 17 metropolis, 24 freeway!
The asking value for this slice of the latest previous is $33,000.
OK, that’s lots of cheddar. Sometimes, an XJR of this classic would ask a few third of that. These contenders, nonetheless, would unlikely be in as good of form, nor with as few miles as this one. For somebody who missed out on these terrific vehicles once they had been new, this can be an excellent—if pricy—alternative to handle that inequity.
What do you assume? Is that this Jag fascinating sufficient to warrant that $33,000 asking? It’s definitely good sufficient to make it a query. However is that sufficient going to be… sufficient?
You resolve!
Phoenix, Arizona, Craigslist, or go right here if the advert disappears.
H/T to Don R. for the hookup!
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