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Facts At A Glance CAR: Jaguar XJ 3.0 D PRICES: £53,900-£67,400 – on the road INSURANCE GROUPS: 16 [est] CO2 EMISSIONS: 184g/km PERFORMANCE: 0-60mph 6.4s / Max Speed 155mph FUEL CONSUMPTION: (urban) 29.6mpg, (extra urban) 50mpg, (combined) 40.1mpg STANDARD SAFETY FEATURES: Twin front, side and curtain airbags / ABS with EBA / Dynamic Stability Control [est] WILL IT FIT IN YOUR GARAGE?: Length/Width/Heightmm 5122/1894/1448

XJ 3.0 D: Luxury Power

Jaguar has tried for the longest time to deliver cars that lived in a world that allowed them to stay true to their British roots, but still compete on a global level. Sadly for them the rest of the globe stopped caring about the brand and moved toward the sexier German-made luxury cars. Jaguar watched as their market share plummeted across the world. This causes Jaguar to reinvent the brand and create cars that would impress the rest of the world by still holding onto some semblance of the past. It took a little while, but it seems like they may have finally succeed.

Jaguar has unleashed the reconfigured XJ line on the world that is a step up for both the car maker and buyers of luxury class cars. The overall look and feel of the new XJ is definitely modern, but under the car Jaguar still makes the XJ with all-aluminum construction that allows the car to handle like a much smaller car and also affords Jaguar from keeping power up with a smaller engine that many of their competitor's cars in the luxury class.

While the XJ is being offered with a variety of engine choice the one this article will discuss is the 3.0-litre V6 diesel, which will most likely prove to be the best selling engine in the XJ line. The XJ 3.0 D delivers decent power with 271bhp generated at 4,000 rpm and torque at 600NM at only 2,000rpm. The XJ 3.0 D will get off the line from 0-60mph in 6 seconds flat. These numbers are very impressive for a larger luxury class vehicle.

Given that Jaguar is aiming the XJ at real drivers it has included a nice array of specs that make this one of the best luxury cars to drive hands down. Jaguar has equipped the XJ with a nifty little thing they are calling JaguarDrive that allows the driver to turn a knob and select between Standard, Dynamic or Winter suspension settings. These modes will fine tune the suspension, gearshift speeds, throttle response, stability controls and the active differential to produce the best results for each situation.

As with the rest of the recent Jaguar reinvention the design team as created an exterior style that seamlessly combines luxury with sporty styling. The car come also comes with a choice of standard or long wheelbases depending on how much room you need inside. The front end shows of the elegance of the jaguar brand while the rear end focuses on making sure people behind the driver understand that the car in front of them is more than a simple car.

While outside styling and drivability are key factors to any luxury car the true test is what is offered on the inside. Jaguar has updated the XJ with an interior that is uniquely British. While many of the German cars come across as minimalist, the XJ dashboard is angles and sexy, the vents are emblazoned with chrome and the entire thing is centered on an 8? touch screen that showcases the car's technology.

Luxury buyers looking for a hot car that gives excellent power and lower running costs will flock to the XJ 3.0 D. German car engineers across the world should be very nervous at what Jaguar is unleashing on the world in their newly renovated line-up of cars.

by Autoweb