On Thursday evening in London the premiere of flagman sedan Jaguar XJ of new generation has taken place.
Orders for the car already are accepted by the European dealers, however the first cars will be delivered clients only in the beginning of next year. About it it is spoken in communique Jaguar.The novelty is constructed on a platform old XJ (at them the sizes of wheel base are similar) and also as well as the predecessor is offered in short — and the long version. In the first case the length of wheel base will make 3035 mm, and in the second — on 125 mm it is more. Besides, overall dimensions Jaguar XJ of new generation are practically similar to indicators of the previous car.
The flagman sedan has received completely the aluminium body created, according to representatives of the British company, with application of the technologies borrowed from space sphere. Thanks to it the weight of the car makes 1650 kgs, that approximately on 250 kgs it is less, than weight Mercedes-Benz S-Class and BMW 7-Series, using a steel design. Thus the factor of aerodynamic resistance at a novelty to developers managed to be lowered to 0,29, that is the best indicator among all other models Jaguar. The volume of a luggage carrier new XJ makes 520 litres.
Jaguar XJ with a back drive it will be offered with three eight-cylinder petrol engines in volume of five litres, accessible in the atmospheric version and in a variant with a mechanical supercharger. In the first case power of the motor will make 380HP, and in the second — 510 and 470HP. Also in scale will appear three-litre diesel V6 with two turbines, developing 275HP (500Nm). All units will work together with six-step adaptive "automatic machine" of company ZF.
Besides it, the novelty will receive a panoramic glass roof which will be already accessible in a base complete set, adaptive suspension bracket Adaptive Dynamics, active interwheel differential with electronic control on a back axis, audiosystem by Bowers and Wilkins and the 15-channel amplifier, and also the eight-inch display on the central console, allowing the driver and the forward passenger to see on one screen two different images simultaneously.
Cost of the most accessible version new Jaguar XJ, equipped with a diesel engine, will make 52,500 pounds sterling in the Great Britain. Presumable cost of the car — 85-88,000 pounds sterling.