Jaguar XJ6 - Bargain S Class or American Impostor? (Jaguar X350)

Glad you liked my car as much as I do, thx

The one bit of "Jaguar Heritage" this car did not inherit was the tendency to rot out within 10 years. This one is nearly 20 years old for Heaven's sake!

Jaguar threw a lot of Fords money into building the X350. It’s was a money no object project, which is quite rare in the Automotive world. The way the body shell was designed and built was ground breaking. JLR still use the same technology today in their aluminium bodied vehicles. Used extensively in the new Range Rover. Personally I really like the X351.

Surely the three things you should measure any Jag by are Grace, Space and Pace 😊

I had a 2005 XJR for 9 years. That car was a gladiator. Everything about it was perfect. The seats. The torque. The interior smell, were standouts. I think it is the prettiest sedan ever built.

I have the Daimler super v8 version. I love her! She's not cosmetically perfect but bloody awesome! Pulls to the moon! Black like that one to. Quite rare compared to the final edition super v8's mine. 2005. Cheers. Always great to see these on the YouTube.

I’ve owned a 2004 x350 and currently daily drive a 2007.. These are glorious cars! Hidden gems. The 4.2L is silky smooth and powerful. Amazing cars.

The X308 has a soft and velvety ride, with charm and elegance; with a strength of character little can match today

It's a Jag. My Dad worked at Jag around this time and I recall he said that the Jag guys didn't like the Ford leadership. But they did bring quality control and efficiency, if not romance. I hired one of these once for at luxury trip and it was a V8. I really enjoyed wafting around in it and it was good on smaller roads. It also had lovely smelling leather and beautiful wood. I wouldn't kick it out of bed. Much much more appealing than an EV!

It looks like a great car and a Jaguar to me, very desirable.

Believe it not - Auto Reserve Parts (your favourite Jag spares company!) have one as a race car, a 2.7 diesel and I’m racing it this weekend at Oulton Park! It’s epic (air suspension removed, now has BC Coilovers)

I had the 3.6l sports premium edition with 20inch sepang alloys. Absolute beauty I don't think I've ever bettered it to date. Drove beautifully. Air suspension was amazing. All leather. Got looks everywhere it went.

When that gen of Jaguar arrived i was blown away and wanted one,they are stunning and a true Jaguar.

I’ve always had a soft spot for the x350 xj6 especially in sport trim. The car is so light that it actually performed better than the v6 s-type at the time. It just looks like the ideal chilled out cruiser.

My mate had one and crashed into the side of a taxi who came out of nowhere at a million miles an hour. Spun the taxi 270° and the air bags in the Jag didn't even go off and we drove home, so it's a robust motor, I'll give it that.

Jaaag will always have something that german kubelwagens will never have and those are class and elegance, despite all of their technology next to the XJ they all feel like common cars. And btw this car is not so far behind in terms of technology its just more subtle with it and not in your face, just like other british brands like Aston or Bnetley. Ford did a good job with the last XJ that actually look like an XJ.

I totally misunderstood the grab. Many many years ago here in Australia the thing to do with the older XJs was to drop a Chevy 350 V8 into these cars. My recollection is the Chevy V8 was lighter and (obviously) a lot more powerful than the Jag 6 cylinder and made for a very special car.

Never driven THIS version of the XJ6's in this guise, however I have owned 8 Jag's including a 2005 and 2008 XJ8 when I lived in the USA which were this shape. Those XJ8's where amazing handling cars when the suspension was working BUT a pain in the ass when playing up so understand your comments here. That said, the suspension was also VERY easy to work on so wasnt expensive to fix when doing the work yourself. I recall I would drive from Dallas to Austin regularly and the fuel consumption was actually excellent. even in the more hilly parts of Austin that car would sit at 75MPH at less that 1600 RPM. They truly are great cars to drive and do tend to shrink on tighter roads. I gotta say I kinda miss it.

I think "progress" sums it up best, Jack. I've had a variety of Jaguar XJs over the years, from Series III XJ6s to X300s and X350s. I ran a 4.2 V8 SE for 12 years and it was by far the best handling, fastest (and most reliable!) of the lot. I've now got a 2004 XJR and it's an absolute monster. I love the earlier cars (I miss my almost pristine Series III) but I don't think I could go back. As others have said here, the air suspension is a pain if it goes wrong but if maintained it's terrific. Now the workshop manual is available to the DIY punter (see forums for downloads) much of the maintenance can be done at home.

X350 was the first Jaguar I was involved with type approving (I was X100/X103/X150 primarily, but we all pitched in where necessary)