Hello all, well I have been intrigued by the xjs v12.I really like the looks of the 93 onward styling. Can you please tell me some common problems with the car? I have heard that the jag v12 is nothing but a headache but none the less i am interested in purchasing one at some point. Head gaskets still a problem? Overheating? Block failure? Electrical reliability a joke? Even in the later years the car still makes 265 hp correct? I thought i read 330 somewhere but that might have been for the xj12. Any and all info is appreciated. Thanks

 

The XJS V12 puts down over 300HP to the wheels. The 265 is the 6 cylinder one if I'm not mistaken.

 

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Watch this pretty funny watch all 4 though!

 

yes i have seen that episode before where all the ajs does is overheat and steam...just wondering if they are all like that..lol

 

My guess is if you try and race them they;d probably be like that. But cruisin around town, and doing 65 on the highway should be fine I would only guess.

 

I heard some horror stories about V12 Jaguars as well. I don't know whether they're true or not . I asked my Jag Specialist and he said me those engines were problem and not as reliable as straight 6 cylinders .May be that's the reason or one of the reasons Jaguar stopped building V12s since '98

 

Be it, WHATEVER it be, the XJS is still the winner! Watched all four, and pretty entertaining! What I would do to be the host of top gear USA version! Oh BOY! ANYTHING!

 

Jaguar did race the v-12 engine. It's the motor they used in the Silk-Cut car. It's a scream, you just gotta keep 'em cool.

 

Alluminum fan clutch, dual electric fans, and splitter should get enough flow to the lower part of the engine to keep the bitch cool at high speeds. Now low speeds is a completely different problem in itself!

 

HOw come in part 4 Jeremy said that the jag was made by communists, did I miss something??

 

Good point! WTF is up with that? That XJS was made when Jaguar was completely British!

 

I guess I didn't miss anything, it just goes along with me saying Jeremy Clarkson is a moron.

Tghis is the first time I have ever seen Top Gear rag on a jaguar, and as much as that pisses me off...at least they are being slightly objective

 

Ahhh you gotta take it all in good fun...doesn't bother me when he bashes american cars...I think they are funny...if they were like we are over here they'd feel differently about are cars!

 

i think he is said that because brittish layland was doomed by its workers (peasants) who sabotaged the cars by doing shotty craftsmanship etc. I think that is what he was trying to get at. If that however, is not the point he is trying to make then i have no idea what he is talking about.

Further onto the topic at hand. The only reason i am looking at the xjs is because i would like to mod the v12 to make it a performance street car. Basically a poor mans aston. I love aston martin

 

I'm sure if you buy a ford era XJS it wil lbe very reliable, much better workmanship

 

Ok, boys, what is a Ford era XJS? Ford bought Jaguar in 1988 and the XJS ran from 1976 to 1996. In Europe (because Europeans are pretty cool and can tolerate Germans) the XJS had a optional 6 cylinder engine. In the states we had the choice of a V12. In the late 1980's Jaguar brought in about 200 6 cylinder XJS models with manual transmissions for the US market. The XJS did not come to the US market with a 6 cylinder until 1994, and then almost all were 6 cylinders. So, do you want a XJS or a v12 car--big difference.

Face it, Jaguar is like every other v12 manufacturer (BMW, Mercedes, Bentley, Rolls Royce) you gotta have money to play. God never intended that many moving parts in one place! Just ask the Italians.

 

Hope y'all are laughing...that was kind of fun![&:][8D]

 

I'm lost buddy! I still don't get why it would be a communist car!

 

I thought that was some sort of British humor that I was never meant to understand. I'm ok with that.

 

Kinda like the show on BBC where all the men wear dresses