The Jaguar XJ is a luxury saloon sold under the British Jaguar luxury marque. The XJ was launched in 1968 and has served as the Jaguar flagship model for most of its production span which continues through to today. The original model was the last Jaguar saloon to have had the input of Sir William Lyons, the company's founder.Current XJ models
As of November 2007, the following XJ models are available in the UK (according to Jaguar UK):
* XJ 2.7D Executive
* XJ 2.7D Sport Premium
* 3.0-litre Executive
* 2.7D, 3.0-litre, and 4.2-litre Sovereign
* 4.2-litre supercharged XJR
* Daimler Super Eight
Notice: the models with the 2.7-litre diesel engine or with the 3.0-litre petrol engine are also known as the XJ6 (since the engines have six cylinders), while the 4.2-litre eight-cylinder petrol engine mounted in the Sovereign results in that model being known as the XJ8. Also notice that the model list for the UK does not include the 3.5-litre V8 engine available in Germany, for example.
As of May 2007, the following XJ models are available in Germany (and presumably other Western European countries) (according to Jaguar DE) (German nomenclature applies):
* XJ6 2.7 litre Diesel Classic
* XJ6 2.7 litre Diesel Executive
* XJ6 3 litre Executive
* XJ8 3.5 litre Executive
* XJ8 4.2 litre Executive
* XJ6 2.7 litre Diesel Sovereign
* XJ8 3.5 litre Sovereign
* XJ8 4.2 litre Sovereign
* XJR 4.2 litre V8 Kompressor (i.e. the supercharged V8 variant)
* Daimler Super Eight
As of May 2007, the following XJ models are available in the US (according to Jaguar US):
* XJ8
* XJ8L
* XJ Vanden Plas (this model is equivalent to 'Daimler' in Europe; the name 'Daimler' is not used by Jaguar in the US)
* XJR
* XJ Super V8
Notice: the XJ6 and the XJ 2.7D are not available in the US, unlike in Europe. The 'L' on the XJ8L badge denotes the long-wheelbase version.
