JAGUAR XJ · Sovereign 4.0 · Sedan · 1997 ‐ 2003

In 1997 Jaguar began manufacture of automobiles type XJ, modification Sovereign 4.0 and terminated it in 2003. This 4-door sedan has a length of 5 meters, weight 1.7 tons and is designed to fit 5 people total.

«XJ Sovereign 4.0» is a rear wheel drive auto with a 5-speed automatic gear shift. 8-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection system» can generate power 290 horsepower at 6100 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the vehicle in 7.3 s to 100 km/h and reach maximum speed of 240 km/h.

Gas tank volume of this automobile is 81 l of petrol, thus when normal fuel rate is 11.9 l per 100 km (9 l on the highway, 16.9 l in the urban), that allows to go roughly 681 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rearward wheels have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension type «Independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the next size - 225/60ZR16.

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