The 2006 Jaguar XJ Super V8 Was the Ultimate Luxury Jag

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Jaguar XJ Super V8 review! The Jaguar XJ Super V8 is one of the coolest Jags -- an ultra-luxury car with big power and TONS of equipment. Today I'm reviewing the XJ Super V8, and I'll show you all the quirks and features of the top Jaguar of 2006. Then I'll drive the XJ Super V8 and show you what it's like on the road.

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DOUGSCORE CHART:

[SpartanHighKing]

This car just screams old school money, class and elegance. Such a gorgeous car.

[willmercier]

Glovebox opener was a missed opportunity for another press able jaguar head lol

[drazenivanda]

Still looks absolutely stunning inside-out to this day...

[HRM.H]

My dad owns one almost exactly like this. We call it pimp spec. All blacked out, massive rims, beige interior and a supercharged V8.

[DAH]

The trunk doesn't open itself, yet Doug wants it to close itself. This is a very interesting quirk that you will only find in a Doug.

[brianlb]

Doug missed that the "collision warning" system was actually part of the automatic cruise control which was pretty rare at the time. Also that touch screen actually uses an infrared grid to determine where the users finger is on the screen which was one of the first versions of an incar touch screen

[ashleymerritt]

The interior and exterior design from this period is just drop dead gorgeous!

[YlthorO]

Doug: you don't have to slam the trunk to close it

Slams the trunk like a maniac about 30 seconds before

[man_on_wheelz]

This is still my favorite Jaguar to date, the last generation of the old XJ body style. I drove one as a porter at a Lincoln dealership and I couldn't tell you if it was a Super V8 or a normal one, didn't know there was any significance at the time, but Doug is right, smooth power, everything just feels nice to touch, low to the ground, wide, there's just something different about this car from anything else you'll drive.

[anasevi]

XJ's from the late 1970s to mid 2000s were so incredibly beautiful.

[gahansigdel]

Fun fact: A XJ super v8 that has been armoured and made into a limousine is still used as the official state car by the president of Nepal.

[detonator]

This must be one of the best looking sedans ever made. 2003-2008 with the aluminum chassis is a future collectible. Mark my words. They don't make beautiful cars like this anymore.

[TigerChamp]

One of the classiest cars in my opinion.

[SirCentex]

Such a unique design they weren’t trying to be anyone but themselves during this era

[Williestyle-RobotechxMacross-x]

Thanks Doug! Good to see this model getting a review.
Always liked the "retro" styling of this generation of XJ. That Jaguar supercharged V8 while outdated now, was something I wanted to drive when this car was new.

[wilmotown]

That trunk is designed for the typical Jag man, because it’s perfectly sized for some borrowed paintings!

[bestestusername]

That interior is the bomb, much better than the tablets screens covering cars now

[CrestedSaguaro]

I have a friend where I'm living in Tucson, Arizona who just bought this SAME EXACT CAR about a month ago. It was a 1-owner, 68, 000 miles, and she got it for just TEN GRAND. She got such a great deal on it because the original owner, an elderly man, passed away a while ago and his wife said the car was just collecting dust. She wanted it gone.

[pontuslarborn]

The centre console storage is only small in cars that have the optional rear climate control, which is pretty rare, cars with regular vents in the back seat also have a much larger centre console storage and a adjustable armrest for the front seats.

I’ve had five of these and they were all very reliable, basically no problems at all.

Much of the drivetrain was a lift over from the previous generation and other models, so it was well documented.

[dantegreco]

THIS... will be a Certified Doug Classic one day.