Jaguar has announced updates to its XJ luxury saloon, which will take effect this autumn.

The most obvious changes are to the outside of the car: they include a larger, more upright grille, full LED headlights (including daytime running lights), a new rear bumper and LED rear lights.

Inside the car, the focal point is a new infotainment system called InControl Touch Pro, which features an eight-inch touchscreen (featuring smartphone-like pinch-and-zoom capabilities) and is built around a quad-core Intel processor, 60GB solid-state drive and a next-generation Ethernet network to take advantage of advances in in-car connectivity.

There are also numerous new driver assistance systems to improve safety, including All-Surface Progress Control (ASPC) that helps drivers pull away smoothly on low-friction surfaces; traffic sign recognition; a new queue assist function for the adaptive cruise control system; closing vehicle sensing; semi-autonomous park assist; and radar sensors for reversing that detect vehicles approaching and warn the driver.

 

I shudder at the repair costs for all the gee-whiz electronics.
I am sticking with my low-tech '05 XJ8L

Cheers,
Wolfy

 

Any improvement to the infotainment and navigation systems would be a godsend. In my opinion those are the weakest aspects of the XJ. Frankly, I also think some of the safety technologies are overdue. My 2006 Infiniti came with adaptive cruise control, a lane departure warning system, and the equivalent of the ASPC system. That was almost 10 years ago! Glad to see Jaguar is getting with the times on the new models. I don't suppose it's possible but I'd love an option to swap out the infotainment system in my 2013 with the new one.

 

If I didn't know it would cost me my first and second born I would love to get the lights and especially The infotainment system.