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Hello Gentlemen.
I'm traditionally a 928 guy (no snickering please).
I was trolling CL this morning and came across a special edition XK8.
It seems to have the period correct badge, and wood interior.
Engine is a 4.0L.
But I couldn't find any real resources online -- that addressed what special edition this is, and what the package included for a XK8 in this model year?
The XK8/XKR had a number of "special editions" throughout the production run. The "special" usually referred to trim and options rather than any performance enhancements to differentiate from the standard Model Year offering.
Possibly a more important consideration is none of the "special editions" attract a price premium although they are sometimes easier to sell.
To build on Graham's comments, the "special editions" the XK line received were usually limited to the higher-performance XKR rather than the base XK8, such as the Silverstone package and the XKR100 edition. If someone is trying to sell an XK8 as being a "special edition", I'd suspect it was some cosmetic fluff added by a dealer at some point, whether in the past or right now.
The XK8/XKR had a number of "special editions" throughout the production run. The "special" usually referred to trim and options rather than any performance enhancements to differentiate from the standard Model Year offering.
Possibly a more important consideration is none of the "special editions" attract a price premium although they are sometimes easier to sell.
Graham
Thank you Graham!
Appreciate the hospitality and quick response.
That makes sense to me.
I will probably be lurking until I find the right XKR.
This one was kind of an academic enigma for me!
Originally Posted by labcoatguy
To build on Graham's comments, the "special editions" the XK line received were usually limited to the higher-performance XKR rather than the base XK8, such as the Silverstone package and the XKR100 edition. If someone is trying to sell an XK8 as being a "special edition", I'd suspect it was some cosmetic fluff added by a dealer at some point, whether in the past or right now.
Yes, the fact that I couldn't find any documentation of any specific XK8 special editions gave me pause.
All the examples I found were in fact XKR, as you said.
Here's the link since I brought it up:
Yes, the fact that I couldn't find any documentation of any specific XK8 special editions gave me pause.
All the examples I found were in fact XKR, as you said.
The exception is the 2006 US-only Victory Edition (available in XK8 & R). Offered unique colors, had elm wood veneer (carbon fiber in XKR) and special badging and trim.
Last edited by MediaBobNY; Aug 24, 2018 at 06:06 PM.
The exception is the 2006 US-only Victory Edition (available in XK8 & R). Offered unique colors, had elm wood veneer (carbon fiber in XKR) and special badging and trim.
YES - in the Rest of the World this same specification was sold as XK8/XKR 4.2-S Final Series. I had a 2005 Frost Blue XK8 4.2-S Final Series as seen in this post I used for the CLASSIFIEDS guidance thread:
On the subject of special editions, I recall a few "Stirling Moss" edition XKRs that were done up by a dealer; per an email conversation with the Jaguar Classic folks, this was also not factory-sanctioned. It's been discussed here as well. https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...ng-moss-43964/
2000 XK8 Special Edition?
