Diesel : 1,796 kg (3,960 lb) On the 9th July the newly styled XJ was unveiled at the Saatchi Gallery in London, with Jay Leno and Elle Macpherson unveiling the new car. The unveiling was broadcast live on the Jaguar website. In keeping with Ian Callum's new design direction for Jaguar, it is an all-new exterior design and a break from the XJ series mould carried over on all previous generations. It is a longer, wider car that looks much bigger than its predecessor.The front has clear links with the executive car XF, although with slimmer, sleeker lights and a larger, squarer grille and more aggressive appearance. The rear is the contentious part, like nothing Jaguar has shown before. The upright, swooping taillights, nicknamed 'cat's claws', and black roof panels each side of the rear screen, which aim to hide the XJ's width, are the most striking aspects. There is also a standard full-length sunroof, that extends all the way back with just a single body-coloured roof panel that the designer likens to bridges on yachts.Mark 4 X351 (2009-)
2011 Jaguar XJ-L (US)Manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover Production 2009- Assembly Castle Bromwich Assembly,Birmingham, England Predecessor XJ X358 Body style(s) 4-door saloon Engine(s) 5.0 L 385 PS (283 kW) AJ Gen III V8
3.0 L 275 PS (202 kW) V6 DieselKerb weight (SWB)
Petrol : 1,755 kg (3,870 lb)
Supercharged: 1,892 kg (4,170 lb)Designer Ian Callum
The new XJ features innovative, all-LCD dashboard and console displays. The former can be configured to display various virtual dials in addition to the obligatory speedometer, whereas the latter presents different views to the driver and passenger, including control of a sophisticated video and audio system.
Mike Cross, one of the company's Chief Engineers, spoke more about the new Jaguar XJ dynamics in an interview with Autocar.
Like several of its predecessors the X351 will be available with both standard and long wheelbase. Engines are modern units, already seen in other JLR products: the five litre petrol V8 either normally aspirated or supercharged, or a twin-turbo three litre diesel which is predicted to account for most of the sales.
