Plenty rumors suggested the XJ would just look like a XL XF, and an unlimited amount of spy pictures seemed to confirm the notion. However, the XJ has an erectile grille, wider front graphic, more streamlined headlamps closely imitate the front end of C-XF concept.
 
The XJ’s size becomes obvious but not overwhelming huge, with a astonishingly thin A-pillar with a tapered chrome surround that gets larger at the back by the D-pillar, and the design’s most controversial detail is it remains finished in piano black to emphasize the greenhouse form regardless of body color. Below the glass area is a tornado line that runs continuous from the headlamps to the taillamps, and the XJ shuns the larger upright fender vent of the XF in favor of a lesser horizontal fillet just behind the front wheel well. The back windowline is incredibly rakish and nicely mixes what might otherwise be an hideous overhang.
 
Packing a .29 cD, functionaries believe it’s the most aerodynamic Jaguar ever made.The XJ’s back graphic is altogether different any Jaguar we can recollect, with a easy, sheer dropoff in the trunk lid, a pair of narrowed vertical LED taillamps, a sizable metal leaper and nicely fused exhaust releases.
 
Like its predecessor, the XJ’s chassis features aluminum construction enhanced with bits of magnesium and composite alloys, which enables it to be incredibly light. Jaguar figures this innovative model will weigh slightly less than the extremely smaller XF making it at least 300 pounds lighter than its key competitors primarily the BMW 7 Series, and Mercedes-Benz S-Class though the difference can be as much as to 570 pounds. In Full 50% of the aluminum in the XJ is compiled of recycled stock, and 85% of the total car is recyclable.
 
Inside, the XJ is future technology at its finest. The dashboard panel itself is totally different, set low underneath the windscreen and offset by wood inlays that hoops the interior’s perimeter in a gorgeous uninterrupted band.
 
Jaguar has enhanced the amount of leather as well, wood and trim options yielding a degree of personalization more in line with the lesser intensity movements from England’s other automotive districts.
 
The rest of the XJ’s plush insides are marked with circular components commendable everywhere from the steering wheel boss to the speaker grilles, various control knobs, and so forth. Jaguar has lead with classy materials and piano black pieces throughout the XJ.
 
The entire gauge cluster is a massive 12.3-inch TFT screen, and the displays can show all manner of information as well as do some neat tricks like unique startup visuals and the power to spotlight key information. If the car’s Dynamic mode is selected, the gauges shine red and the transmission’s gear indicator becomes more visible.
 
As with the XF, many functions are contained by a touchscreen, and no matter of which audio system you choose or what input you are playing, the eight-inch screen will be your lead unless you use the voice controls, which is actually beautifully simple to operate, engaging “say what you see” prompts that display the available options on the screen.
 
The headrest raised backseat screens, and the XJ’s theater on wheels system can route four different signals at the identical time, so the rear seat passengers, driver, and front-seat passenger can all be listening to different things simultaneously. Back seat riders have access to infrared wireless headphones, and the eight-inch touchscreen will be a dual vie” monitor, meaning that the driver’s angle can see the high-definition nav screen while the rider can be watching a movie at the same time on the display.
 
The engine is the all original 5.0-liter direct-injected AJ-III V8, two of them with forced induction. The base engine is a delivers a 385 horsepower at 6,500 rpm and 380 pound-feet at 3,500 rpm presenting a 28% increase in power over the base engine on the previous model. The European edition will have twin-turbo 3.0-liter V6 that’s already available in the XF. Power comes entirely through the rear wheels. and all Jaguar XJ’s have automatic gearboxes.
 
The XJ will be accessible from launch in both standard and extended wheelbase models. XJ orders can be placed now, with the first line of U.S.A. orders scheduled to arrive early 2010. Price of the new XJ starts at $67,000.