Jaguar X300

jaguar
X300 / X330
Sales designation:	XJ
Production period:	11 / 1994-10 / 1997
Class :	Upper class
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	Petrol engines : 3.2–6.0 liters (158–240 kW)
Length:	5024-5149 mm
Width:	1798 mm
Height:	1349 mm
Wheelbase :	2870-2995 mm
Empty weight :	1800-1975 kg
Previous model	Jaguar XJ40
successor	Jaguar X308

The Jaguar X300 is the fifth generation of the Jaguar XJ and the successor to the Jaguar XJ40 presented in autumn 1994 . The X300 is technically closely related to this. A skilful facelift , primarily in the area of ​​headlights, bumpers, door handles and rear lights, resulted in a more rounded line than the XJ40 as an homage to the classic Jaguar XJ models (Series I, II & III). In some markets, particularly high-quality versions were sold under the Daimler or Vanden Plas brands.

history

The X300 was available with six-cylinder in-line engines with 3.2 (Classic, Sport and Executive versions) and 4.0 liter displacement (Classic, Sport, Sovereign and Daimler Six versions). There was also the four-liter version XJR with supercharging. Finally, the six-liter V12 (versions Jaguar XJ12 and Daimler Double Six) was also offered. Power was transmitted to the rear wheels by a four-speed automatic gearbox or, alternatively, in the six-cylinder version by a five-speed manual gearbox.

A year later, the long wheelbase version (X330) was available in the Sovereign and Daimler variants. Since the modifications were not complex compared to the normal version, the surcharges were far lower than previously for the XJ40 Majestic .

The successor to the X300 was the Jaguar X308 , in which the new eight-cylinder engines from the sports cars in the sedan were used. A total of 92,038 vehicles of the type X300 were built.

Special versions

Two special versions of the X300 series are worth mentioning: On the one hand, a considerably longer version of the Daimler Six was produced for the Jaguar boss Sir Nick Scheele, and on the other, a convertible called Daimler Corsica , whose name is reminiscent of the former body construction company Corsica Coachworks , with an unchanged chassis . The vehicle appeared in 1996 for the 100th anniversary of the Jaguar brand Daimler. Series production did not materialize.

Engines

Petrol engines

	XJ 3.2	XJ 4.0	XJR 4.0	XJ 12 6.0
Engine type	R6			V12
Charging	-		Eaton - Compressor	-
Displacement	3239 cc	3980 cc		5993 cc
power	155 kW (211 hp)	177 kW (241 hp)	235 kW (320 hp)	229 kW (311 hp)
Acceleration, 0 to 100 km / h in s	8.4 [9.4]	7.4 [8.2]	6.3 [7.0]	[7.2]

[Values ​​in brackets refer to automatic versions]

literature

• Nigel Thorley: Jaguar. All the cars . Haynes Publishing, Sparkford 2003, ISBN 978-1-84425-001-1 .
• Heiner Stertkamp: Jaguar. The complete chronicle from 1922 to today . 2nd edition, Heel-Verlag, Königswinter 2006, ISBN 978-3-89880-337-3 .

Web links

Commons : Jaguar XJ (X300)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Image of the Daimler Corsica (accessed on September 18, 2014).