JAGUAR XJ · Sovereign 3.2 LWB · Sedan · 1997 ‐ 2003

Jaguar began production from 1997 of autos type XJ, modification of Sovereign 3.2 LWB and terminated it in 2003. In this auto can sit 5 men including the driver, it has the form of a sedan with 4 doors, and length 5.1 meters, weight 1.7 tons.

«XJ Sovereign 3.2 LWB» have a rear wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed automatic gearbox. This car can speed up for 8.5 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 225 km/h, owing to a 8-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a max power of 240 hp at 6350 rpm.

Fuel rate is 17.1 l in the city driving mode, on the highway 9 liters, and the average fuel rate is 12.1 liters per 100 km. Fuel tank capacity is 81 l of petrol, what provides to drive about 670 kilometers without refueling.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the chassis through suspension «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rearward wheels have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the body chassis by dint of suspension «Independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 225/60ZR16.

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