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AutoWeek, March, 2006
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2006 Jaguar XJ8 Vanden Plas Date in fleet: Feb. 22-March 8 As-tested price: $79,795 Powertrain: 4.2-liter V8; rwd, six-speed automatic Output: 300 hp @ 6000 rpm, 310 lb-ft @ 4100 rpm Curb weight: 3819 lbs Fuel Economy (EPA combined/AW observed): 21.2/21.2 mpg RAYNAL: This is one smooth operator.
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Engine/trans, ride and body control, brakes, steering, interior, everything. Smooth. It is still hard for me to tell the new XJs from the old ones, though they're not so new anymore, are they? Part of me wishes Ford/Jaguar designers would have stretched the imagination a little, but ...
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