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1998 Jaguar Xk8 Base Convertible 2-door 4.0l on 2040-cars

US $13,700.00
Year:1998 Mileage:42308
Location:

Miami, Florida, United States

Miami, Florida, United States
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     For your consideration is a beautiful 1998 Jaguar XK8.  I purchased this car from a dealer in Sarasota, Florida in 2012 basically over the phone after seeing photos as it only had 31K miles on it at the time.  I have driven the car for 1-1/2 years and it now has 43K on the odometer.  At the time of purchase I had the car flat-bedded to Miami and the timing tensioner chains replaced with stainless steel guides.  If you know anything about this model and year range, Jaguar used plastic parts on the timing chains for several years and they had quite a few disintegrate which meant engine failure.  You don’t want to purchase one of these cars if this service has not been completed.  I have all receipts for the work.  The car has just been serviced with an oil change, alignment, tires rotated and new wipers installed.  It is not due for a tune till 60K.

     When I was purchasing the car the CarFax and Autocheck reports both showed the vehicle had sat long periods of time between the owner’s visits to Florida…some spans of several years showed the car only being driven 750 miles or 1500 at another time.  Because of that I replaced the tires with Kumho Ecsta in the correct size as they seemed to have some flat spots from sitting so long.  The car is in excellent condition overall for being 15 years old.  The mileage is verifiable with carfaxand  Autocheck.  The only area of visible wear at all is the driver’s seat.  There are no holes or tears only some cracking in the leather.  The passenger and rear seats look as new.  All the other leather/vinyl as in armrest and doors is like new.  No flaw or fading in all the woodwork/dash and it's beautiful burl.  Convertible top is in excellent condition and works flawlessly.  The car has chrome wheels and full sized spare tire in the boot.  The convertible top boot cover is still in the it’s black bag in the trunk and has never been on the car.  The paint looks excellent, there are a couple places it was touched up from June bugs hitting the car on the hood, one scratch on the side and one small door ding in the rear passenger panel otherwise paint is beautiful.  The car is a joy to behold and to drive and is the quietest convertible I’ve ever driven and I’ve owned many in my lifetime.  I searched quite a long time to find this vehicle and saw many during my search.  No smells but a wonderful scent of leather once inside.  Car has never been smoked in and ashtray and lighter unused.  There are no issues with this vehicle and I would not hesitate to drive it anywhere.  Auto-climate control and the coldest A/C I’ve ever owned.  Auto Seats, Mirrors and in-dash cassette with 6-cd changer in the boot.  The original Phone from Jaguar is still in the armrest.  The color is Sapphire with Light Ivory Leather.  Convertible top is a matching dark navy blue.  I drive the car daily approximately 12 miles each way from my home in Miami to my office in Aventura, Florida.  The car has a clean title.  Please feel free to ask lots of questions, I'm happy to answer you or photograph anything in particular you'd like to see.

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Jaguar unveils a Touring version of the XE SV Project 8 super sedan

Wed, Jun 5 2019

Jaguar produced just 300 examples of the bonkers XE SV Project 8 super sedan. Now, it's going to build 15 more, but in a new street-spec Touring form. It's essentially the same as the track-spec version, but you lose the extreme aero elements. If you remember the Project 8 from a couple years ago, you know it has an adjustable carbon fiber wing sitting atop the decklid. This one just has a small lip spoiler, giving it a more discreet look. Additionally, the adjustable front splitter is swapped for a smaller fixed one that is less likely to scrape on everything you encounter on the road. Finally, Jaguar removed the aggressive decals, but you're allowed to put those back on optionally if you so choose. The Touring retains the 5.0-liter supercharged V8 making 592 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque. That's good for a 0-60 mph run in just 3.3 seconds. There is some bad news for those angling for the highest top speed, though. Jaguar limits the wingless Touring to just 186 mph, whereas the more stable, regular SV Project 8 is allowed to hit 200 mph. Another bit exclusive to the Touring is the required four-seat configuration. You were able to option the standard car with a half roll cage in place of the rear seats. But hey, don't you want to drive your friends around in your stupid-fast Jaguar? Weirdly enough, the Touring is actually a hair more expensive than the standard car. You'll be looking at a standard price of just over $190,000 to the regular car's $187,500 starting price. The difference is negligible at that point, and the Touring will actually be far more exclusive than the already limited standard Project 8. We certainly like the looks of the Touring version — it reminds us of the Porsche 911 GT3 Touring in nature and purpose, and there's a whole lot to love about that car. Jaguar says that even though it's only making 15 of them, some slots are still open for ordering. If the most powerful Jag without a wing strikes your fancy, we'd recommend getting in touch with Jaguar sooner rather than later.

2017 Jaguar XE 20d Quick Spin

Mon, May 4 2015

Base models rarely get their due in the press. Big-engine, high-horsepower variants get all the headlines, but the junior version is what sells in volume. We're just as guilty here at Autoblog, with both a first and second drive of the Jaguar XE in supercharged V6 guise, and barely a mention of the entry-level, 2.0-liter diesel. So, in Perd Hapley style, the Jaguar XE diesel is the model of the Jaguar XE we're going to discuss. Yes, the volume model of the Jaguar XE is a diesel, at least for now. A turbocharged 2.0-liter gas engine, wearing the 25t badge, will arrive after the XE's early 2016 on-sale date. Oil-burners and volume are not a thing in the United States, except for heavy-duty pickup trucks. Despite that apparent contradiction, the XE 20d could find some converts. Driving Notes The biggest clue to the engine's fuel source is the tachometer, which only counts to 6,000. But you wouldn't know from the fast throttle response or the way revs climb when you mash the accelerator. All 180 peak horsepower come at 4,000 rpm, and the 317 pound-feet of torque are available from 1750 to 2500 rpm. Really, this engine is smooth. Credit the low 15.1:1 compression ratio, which also helps make the engine's aluminum construction possible. The surge of power from the turbo builds steadily instead of kicking in all at once. Jaguar's engineers focused on friction reduction with a fanatical devotion, all in the name of efficiency. One key feature is the offset crankshaft. That is, the crankshaft is located to the side of the cylinder centerline. This reduces the side load forces during the firing cycle. In the manual transmission the gears are cupped to reduce mass. A pump sprays oil directly on the cogs, which cuts back on the total amount of fluid and cuts back on friction loss due to windage. No, the manual transmission isn't coming to the US. And yes, it's really good. Not just in the cliche journalist love for the diesel-manual combo, but objectively good. That smooth responsive nature of the engine is amplified when you get to choose your own gears. So we make due with the eight-speed automatic, the 8HP45 version of the ubiquious ZF box. The coolest trick here is a pendulum-style damper in the torque converter instead of a typical spring damper. When the torque converter is locked up this cuts down on torsional vibration between the engine and transmission. And that enables low-rpm cruising and higher mpg.

2019 Jaguar XE SV Project 8 First Drive Review | Cat track fever

Mon, Mar 18 2019

It doesn't take long for the cognoscenti to spot me. At stoplights, street corners, and parking lots, the 2019 Jaguar XE SV Project 8's swollen bodywork and park bench-sized tail attract the fanboys like iron to a magnet. My Velocity Blue tester is one of the few Project 8 cars in the States, and I can't remember the last modern Jaguar with so much head-turning charisma. If you're not up to speed, the Project 8 is Jaguar's surprise salvo into sedan madness. And Jag didn't half-ass it, either: it's Jag's biggest engine – a 592-horsepower, supercharged 5.0-liter V8 – stuffed into their smallest steed, the compact XE. Think Aston Martin V12 Vantage, AC Cobra 427, et al. Aiding downforce is a wing that delivers 269 pounds of downforce at 186 mph, so much that Jaguar had to reinforce the trunklid to prevent it from denting at high speeds. There's a flat underbody for reduced lift, and lightweight carbon fiber and aluminum body panels replacing all but the front door skins and roof. The purposeful theme is carried into the cabin, with snug racing buckets up front and seating limited to four. The boy racer cues bely some serious equipment. It's 68 lbs lighter than the next-lightest SE, the 380-hp S AWD supercharged V6. There's also a whole lot of tightening throughout, from the spring rates to the firmer engine mounts. In fact, the stiffening feels like it's been cranked to 11 – even in Comfort mode, the ride is taut and sometimes jarring, never quite feeling at ease enough. If you dig feeling every last ripple in the tarmac, it's wonderful, but anyone seeking a wallowy, coddling ride will find the Project 8 too much. The Project 8's razor sharp feedback begs you to drive on public roads like you're lapping Nardo or the Nurburbring – two of the circuits where the car was developed. But despite its legit origins, dicing such an overtly extroverted car through traffic can also be an enormous social liability. Go-fast sticker graphics? Check. Ginormous wing? Yep. Banana yellow brake calipers? Duh. This is weaponized transport for the street, enough to make the meekest driver look like he or she has something to prove. The Project 8's Alcantara-trimmed interior compliments the aggressive exterior, as do the snug-fitting seats, which use magnesium frames for weight savings (non-U.S. markets go a step further, with carbon fiber seats with four point harnesses). Squeeze the accelerator, and the XE responds with a shove and a snort even from low RPMs.