2000 XK8 Special Edition?
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2000 XK8 Special Edition?
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?
Now I'm curious.
Any thoughts appreciated.
Dave.
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?
Now I'm curious.
Any thoughts appreciated.
Dave.
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Welcome to the forum Dave,
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
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
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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.
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crumpler (08-24-2018)
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Welcome to the forum Dave,
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
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
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!
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.
All the examples I found were in fact XKR, as you said.
Here's the link since I brought it up:
https://stlouis.craigslist.org/ctd/d...673994105.html
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Johnken (08-24-2018)
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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.
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labcoatguy (08-26-2018)
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From the CL link:
Here's a link to that "limited edition" sticker for sale on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Styling-Acces.../dp/B074N2XZZX
$7.99 & free shipping. It's NOT a JLR sticker.
Graham
Here's a link to that "limited edition" sticker for sale on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Styling-Acces.../dp/B074N2XZZX
$7.99 & free shipping. It's NOT a JLR sticker.
Graham
Well, that puts that issue to bed.
They are endearing GT's.
I was lucky to find a late 86 manual, so I got the original body lines but the bigger brakes and 32v engine.
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https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/p...-4-2-s-100620/
Graham
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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/
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