EXECUTIVE SUITE
TECH SPEC
JAGUAR XJ SERIES 2 4.2
ENGINE: 4235cc
POWER: 206bhp
0-60mph: 8.9 secs
TOP SPEED: 125mph
BUY ONE FOR: £7000-£12,000
The 1960s was a confusing time for Jaguar’s saloon line-up - between the Mk1, Mk2 (which later became the 240/340), MkX, S-Type, 420 and 420G, not to mention the Daimler variants, it was hard to keep track of them all. The introduction of the XJ in 1968 not only refreshed and simplified the line-up but proved a landmark moment for Jaguar - here was a saloon that offered the grace, space and pace that Jaguar prided itself on, but seemingly without compromising on any one characteristic that its myriad predecessors did. Fast, beautiful, comfortable, well-priced and remarkably sporting for such a large saloon, the XJ would become a Jaguar icon second only to
