Clutch Player: 1996 Jaguar XJR 5 Speed
Before Jaguar sold out and went mainstream, they offered a surprising amount of cool stuff for car that was sold new to a bunch of stuffy rich folks. Available power in the X300 generation (1994-1997) was either a big revv-happy inline-6, or a thundering V12 — and if you wanted the car to handle better than the Queen Mary, you got the inline-6. Find this 1996 Jaguar XJR 5 Speed offered for $14,999 in Chicago, IL via Hemmings. Tip from Bubba.
A 3-pedal Jaguar saloon car isn’t just strange…it is awesome and strange. You could get the XJR with a 5-speed, but not in the United States, so somebody swapped a Getrag gearbox into the spot originally occupied by a GM 4-speed auto and the rest is tire-smoking-clutch-dumping history. The 4.0 liter AJ inline-6 in this M5 competitor is boosted to 322 horsepower from the factory with an Eaton supercharger.
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"Grace, space and pace" – looks like this one has all the bases covered.
Are the six cylinder cars scary to own?
I like the car but I am shocked at the price. It may sell if the owner removes the 1 in front
This car has the AJ6 engine which is a variant of the modular Ford engine, not the XK engine . It also is used in the Aston Martin DB7 so it has Ford or Aston Martin reliability depending on how you look at it.
This car has the AJ6 engine which is a variant of the modular Ford engine, not the XK engine . It also is used in the Aston Martin DB7 so it has Ford or Aston Martin reliability depending on how you look at it.