The XJ40 was a logical development of the original XJ6, and managed to improve on it in most areas. The high standards set by the design team meant that it remained a benchmark many years after its launch.
After possibly the longest gestation period in BL's history, the Jaguar XJ40 was launched to international acclaim in October 1986. And in true Browns Lane tradition, it debuted at the same time as a new Rover, and yet, managed to overshadow it...
The development story
The XJ40 was a logical development of the original XJ6, and managed to improve on it in most areas. The high standards set by the design team meant that it remained a benchmark many years after its launch. |
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XJ41/42: The sporting relative
The sorry tale of the XJ41/42 development, and how it could have been so much better. |
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X300/X308 development story
The XJ40 story takes a new turn when the car forms the basis of Jaguar's 1990s luxury saloon challenger. Ian Nicholls tells its story... |
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XJ40: Projects and prototypes, part one
The XJ40 went through one of the longest automotive gestation period ever - so much so that we'll split the gallery page into two halves... here's the first covering 1972-1977 |
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XJ40: Projects and prototypes, part two
From 1977 to 1986, is was all about tweaking the XJ40... |
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XJ40: The Italian proposals
The Italians saw the XJ40 as a real challenge to get under the skin of designing that most British of cars - the Jaguar XJ. In the end, they all failed... |
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XJ40: the rivals
We take a look at the cars that tilted at Jaguar in the director's car park... |
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XJ40: a personal perspective
Read how the XJ40 stole the heart of James Copp-Taylor. |
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Long term test: Sovereign
Brian Gunn reveals what it's like to run a 17 year old Jaguar, from day to day... |
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