Rare and performance Jaguar guides
Jaguar has repeatedly paired elegant shapes with unconventional engineering: a 212mph twin-turbo supercar, a twenty-one-year grand tourer, supercharged executive saloons and powerful coupés.
These guides explain each car’s history, versions and technology, then identify the checks that matter when assessing a surviving example.
Jaguar model guides
Jaguar XJ220
The twin-turbo British supercar, from V12 concept to 212mph production landmark.
Jaguar XJS
The long-lived grand tourer, covering V12 and six-cylinder phases, coupé, cabriolet and convertible.
Jaguar X308 XJR
The discreet 370PS supercharged V8 saloon and the checks that matter today.
Jaguar X100 XKR
The supercharged coupé and convertible, covering 4.0- and 4.2-litre versions.
Jaguar X-Type
Petrol, diesel, all-wheel-drive and estate versions, with the checks that matter today.
Jaguar S-Type R
The discreet 400PS supercharged V8 saloon and its essential ownership checks.
Jaguar X350/X358 XJR
Aluminium construction, air suspension and supercharged V8 performance.
Jaguar XJ40
From early digital-dashboard cars to the XJR and final 6.0-litre XJ12.
Jaguar X150 XK and XKR
The aluminium XK, from 4.2-litre grand tourer to the 5.0-litre XKR-S.
Jaguar X300 XJR
The first supercharged production Jaguar and the beginning of the modern R line.
Jaguar XJ-C
The rare pillarless Series II coupé, with six-cylinder and V12 power.
Jaguar F-Type V6
Supercharged V6 coupés and convertibles, including the rare six-speed manual.
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What connects these unusual Jaguars?
Each moved Jaguar into unfamiliar territory. The XJ220 translated a motor-show sensation into low-volume production, the XJS redefined the marque’s grand tourer for two decades, and the XJR and XKR made supercharging central to Jaguar performance.
