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Article: The lengths of luxury: Jaguar's XJ long wheelbase & Super V8 Portfolio; In which we consider aspects of the '06 longer XJs from Jaguar (XJ8L, Vanden Plas, Super V8, & Super V8 Portfolio) ...(NOTABLE)
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- Automotive Design & Production
- Article date:
- October 1, 2005
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The Importance of Aluminum (or is that "aluminium"?)
As this is the seventh-generation XJ, they've had a considerable amount of time to determine what, exactly, they needed to do to improve the product. Arguably, the present generation is one that is a considerable departure from many of its predecessors--as well as from most vehicles that are available today--in that the vehicle, which was originally launched in June 2003 as a '04 model, has an aluminum monocoque. According to David Mitchell, chief program engineer for the XJ, this use of aluminum not only makes the vehicle distinctive vs. other cars in the large premium category (the car is considered, says CJ ...
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Article: 2005 XJ8L Vanden Plas, a well equipped classic
New York Beacon, The;
March 23, 2005 ;
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... ... wasn't. Even so, I found my XJ8L Vanden Plas quite pleasing. The car was well equipped ... had the poor man's version of the Vanden Plas. My test vehicle was not equipped with ... savings translates into performance. My Vanden Plas was powered by a 4.2-liter V8 that ...
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