Brutal British Cool - A 25 Year Old's Modified Supercharged Jaguar XJ Super V8 Daily (XJR Review)

Alec's a young petrolhead with a discerning taste and who isn't afraid of a big barge. He's got two amazing cars and today I'm looking at his daily driver - this modified 2003 Jaguar Super V8. Disguised as a later model XJR, the 4.2 Litre Supercharged engine produces 450bhp, sounds fantastic and transports you to a different time and place.

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[bambychoi]

Sounds evil. I know the XJR was always loved by Clarkson too.

[autobahnproven]

That supercharger whine! The throaty exhaust note. Quintessentially English-luxury interior. Those looks. That pin-you-to-your-seat acceleration. Stunning Jaguar. A TRUE credit to it's owner. 👍

[gucciardorealestate]

As someone who has owned multiple Rolls Royce’s & S classes my daily driver is a 2006 XJ Vanden Plas. after 25 years of experience in luxury cars the jaguar XJ from 05-09 is still my all-time favorite. I have 3 of them and you can park them right next to a Rolls-Royce or any luxury car and they have more class and appeal than their competitors.

[detonator]

That has to be one of the best looking sedans ever made. Take this from a die-hard Mercedes fan. Cheers!!

[syamayama]

My family has had a 2005 XJL Super V8 since new. Many other cars have come and gone, but the XJ is here to stay

[oldnslow]

That shirt deserves its own review. I give it a 9 !!!...
out of 100

[jbenekeorr]

What an awesome car. Serious respect for the owner - fine taste and not afraid to have something different from the crowd.

[richk]

I know this car and its owner personally, I find myself honoured to do so.

The review and the reviewers comments on both car and owner are wholeheartedly deserved and a true reflection of both.

The car is brutal, doesn't look it, but brutal none the same.

This, as with all XJ Super V8's, allows them to travel unnoticed 95% of the time, only spotted by those who like to see a rare glimpse of days gone by and hanker after the luxury the Big Jaguar would provide them on their daily grind.

However, looks can be deceiving, some of those classic Jaguar XJ's might look like another waftmobile for the plutocracy, when in fact they are packing heat.

Those of us lucky enough to own one will never tire of the Superchargers whine when woken, nor will we matter one jot at the scenery missed to port and starboard, as the horizon is pulled towards us.
All Super V8's have this ability as you sit there cosseted in leather, lambswool and wood, it truly is a wondrous place to be.

No car is without fault, but drive one of these and any fault becomes nothing more than a mere hindrance.

Nice one Alec and thank you for allowing JayEmm to review and share with the world.

[indrasoebagjo]

The most beautiful car ever. It's timeless. Pity it's discontinued.

[immmthankgod]

I have had an 04 xjr for 5 years
the whole time I have been amazed by it
I have always described it like you did here
because others are always wanting to know
I said
"it does what I want it to do"
its the only proper full description of that ride

[billnicholas]

I own a 08 XJ Vanden pla with 65.000 miles. As I have M B as my daily driver but must once or twice a day visit the garage to spend a minute or two just to look at it. Still get many compliments when I take it out.

[marcbrann]

This is the best XJ Jaguar build I've ever seen. This Cat can purr in gentelmans manner. Some people spend money on obvious carriages and there are people that like travel with style.

[EngineerLewis]

I drove one of these on a Jaguar test day - borrowed and zipped onto the A1 faster than I have ever entered a dual carriageway! Wow. Amazing - nice to be reminded by Jay!

[docdildonica]

2005-2007 were the best and are only going up in value. If they’re regularly maintained you can get 400k to 500k on their engines. They really are priceless.

[chisnsid]

Love this review! My ‘first Jaaag’ was a 2003 XJ6 3.0 v6SE which I had for 7 years. I then upped the game and got a 2008 facelift XJR in a stunning pearl grey. It was loaded and utterly wonderful. That eventually gave up its place on the drive for the very beautiful XKR I now have.
I loved the XJ. So underrated very subtle very pretty and sooo nice to drive. Great cars. Really great cars.

[joanholland]

Let's not forget woman love Jaguars. I've had 3. XJ6, my last one was a 2002 XJ6 fot 1, 200. My husband painted it the original racing green. I loved it. In 2017 it got demolished by a hurricane. There fantastic cars as long as the person before you took good care of it. Just always check your Bosch relay systems.

[gepwxaqdfsidsesg]

I have a diesel one and I love it, and so does everyone who comes into contact with the car. I drove it to southern Spain and back last year and cruising at 80mph or more with five passengers and luggage averaged 40mpg over the entire trip. At 70 I get over 50mpg. It's also pretty fast. The cheapest and most reliable ones to run are probably the V6 petrol ones. And yes they do have laminated side windows.

[SidewaysStew]

Lovely looking jag.. I'm the proud owner of the later x351 supercharged jag.. Must admit the young chap made a real nice job of that trim.. 10/10

[barryoconnor]

You can't beat that classic XJ shape for a luxury saloon. Best looking car Jag have ever produced apart from the E-Type which is on a different planet altogether. On the downside you'll be lucky to get 20mpg around town and 25mpg on a longer run but driving that who cares when you're cocooned in that luxury. Stunning job.

[davidmarshall]

This is one of the most beautiful cars I’ve ever seen, I am a sucker for a Jag but this is stunning.