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2010 Jaguar XJ goes on sale in Australia

By Brett Davis |

Update: Jaguar XJ Review

Jaguar Australia announced today the arrival of the new Jaguar XJ into the local market. The car is the company’s flagship model, being the largest, most luxurious and most expensive in the range.

The new XJ is available in standard wheelbase form (SWB) and long wheelbase form (LWB) in most of the range, from Premium, Portfolio to Supertsport. There’s also a number of engines available for each variant, except the Supersport which only comes as a supercharged V8.

All the new Jag XJs come with the very cool glass roof design. This is said to give the roofline that sleeker, lower look while providing a refreshing atmosphere for the occupants. Inside there’s an all-new interior featuring plenty of chrome and piano black inserts and detailing along with leather upholstery.

As far as in-car entertainment goes, the Jaguar XJ Portfolio and Supersport models are fitted with a 1200 Watt Bowers & Wilkins surround sound system including a dual-view eight-inch LCD screen. The ‘dual-view’ part of it allows the driver to view the satellite navigation information, for instance, while other occupants could be watching a DVD at the same time.

Powering the large luxury sedan is either a 3.0-litre turbo-diesel V6 (only available in the Premium), a 5.0-litre V8 (available in the Premium and Portfolio) or two versions of a supercharged 5.0-litre V8 (Portfolio and Supersport). The turbo-diesel version is the most fuel efficient of the bunch boasting fuel consumption figures of 7L/100km whilst emitting 184gm of CO2 per kilometre (in standard wheelbase form).

The mighty Supersport showcases the most powerful engine of the lineup, with the supercharged 5.0-litre V8 stretching out 375kW of power. The Portfolio gets a detuned version of the same engine and outputs 346kW. Further enhancing the performance as well as handling is the use of Jaguar’s renowned aluminium body construction which is said to weigh at least 150kg less than its nearest rival.

Speaking of rivals, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class range comes up as the obvious alternative, with a base model coming in at $214,900. BMW also has its 7 Series range, which starts at $198,800.

If you’re after something with a bit more style, Maserati has its Quattroporte range which kicks off at $286,000. And then there’s the Porsche Panamera. The slightly more sport-focused range is priced from $193,000.

The Jaguar is on sale right now with prices starting at $198,800 for the turbo-diesel Premium standard wheelbase version. All prices are exclusive of on-road costs.

XJ 3.0D SWB Premium Luxury $198,800
XJ 3.0D LWB Premium Luxury $206,800
XJ 5.0 V8 SWB Premium Luxury $251,000
XJ 5.0 V8 LWB Premium Luxury $259,000
XJ 5.0 V8 SWB Portfolio $274,800
XJ 5.0 S/C SWB Portfolio (346kW) $311,000
XJ 5.0 S/C SWB Supersport (375kW) $354,800
XJ 5.0 S/C LWB Supersport (375kW) $367,800


 
  • rocket_v6

    aah I can only dream..classy interior

  • The Other Brad

    Wouldn’t want to be tall and be sitting in the back seat the way that ceiling curves back at the rear?

    Well if you were a tall hunchback it might be ok? ;)

  • http://Proton Aussieitalian

    That’s sleek and gorgeous. Great new design (even though I always love the old XJ’s) – Yes I am under 35.

  • Jack

    Absolutely love it, more than the XF and XK too… under 35 as well. Totally loved my Gramps’ Jag XJs, now they were something to aspire to and this is the 21C proper heir! It’s heartening that they spent the money to resurrect the greatness of Jaguar.

  • Peter

    They are absolutely gorgeous in the metal. Except for the cheap plastic fake vents at the front which I just cant understand in a $300K car, but you can buy steel mesh inserts to cover them.

  • http://www.getapproved.com.au Jade

    Beautiful interiors and the car is beautiful. I think this shape is becoming quite common with a lot of luxury car makers.

  • http://skoda Banga

    Is it bulletproof?

    • rocket_v6

      maybe for rubber bullets

  • Mikeyh

    Why oh why is the XJ 3.0D SWB Premium Luxury noted as AU$198,800 when on a straight conversion from UK pound (currently 54k quid – incl VAT!) is AU$94k…. ?

  • Michael

    What a rip off the UK price with VAT on the road for the LWB supersport is 158,000 dollars and here it is 367,800 dollars. The mark up is a joke it is cheaper in the USA as well. I asked Jaguar Australia and they said pricing policy was confidential. Yeah I bet it is except the internet makes the pricing wide open. In my view only a sucker would pay Jaguar prices in Australia. It’s a nice car but not that nice. Do your own conversions all the models are about twice the UK price. There are some really great cars out there for much less money this is really lousy value in my view You may not get the same refinement but do you need it. Fit out a Chrysler 300c 6.1 hemi $80,000 plus the cost of wood and light colored leather say 50,000 if you went crazy with other extras and keep 237,000 thousand dollars in your pocket.Yes the Jag will be smoother but what do you care for that kind of saving.

  • http://www.australia-loans.com Don Bank – Australia Loans

    I love the super sleek styling of the car. It looks like a sports car, but has the interior luxury and safety that you would expect from Jag.

  • http://officeprohub.com officePROhub

    OVERPRICED!!!

  • Brian Tsveture

    I jus like this car,its splendid,driving this car even 10years from now will symbolises the epitome of my success,God willing i will have this one one day….i just love it…….hey,the interior,the sleakness and the general outlook…hey massive design

  • Russell

    i agree with michael what a rip off when the dollar  is nearly .65 pence when will australians wake up .all uk cars are well and truly overpriced