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Jaguar XK

The grand tourer, and the model where Jaguar's aluminium construction arrives in volume — the X150 uses a bonded and riveted aluminium monocoque, which puts accident repair outside ordinary panel work and makes corrosion behave differently from steel. The earlier X100 is steel and shares the AJ-V8's Nikasil and timing-chain-tensioner history with the S-Type. Both have a folding roof on the convertible with its own hydraulics and microswitches.

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Jaguar XK
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Generations

  • X100 1996–2006

    Steel-bodied, and it shares the AJ-V8's Nikasil liner and chain tensioner history with the S-Type.

    Body styles
    Coupé · Convertible
    Platform
    Jaguar X100
    Engines
    • 4.0 V8 — AJ26 · petrol
    • 4.2 V8 — AJ34 · petrol · 420 Nm (310 lb-ft)
    • 4.0 supercharged V8 — AJ26S · petrol · 525 Nm (387 lb-ft) · XKR
    • 4.2 supercharged V8 — AJ34S · petrol · 541 Nm (399 lb-ft) · XKR
    Transmissions
    5-speed automatic · 6-speed ZF 6HP26 automatic
    Drivetrain
    Rear-wheel drive
  • X150 2006–2014

    A bonded and riveted aluminium monocoque — structural repair is a specialist process rather than panel work.

    Body styles
    Coupé · Convertible
    Platform
    Jaguar X150
    Engines
    • 4.2 V8 — AJ34 · petrol · 221 kW (296 hp) · 420 Nm (310 lb-ft)
    • 5.0 V8 — AJ-V8 · petrol · 283 kW (380 hp) · 515 Nm (380 lb-ft)
    • 4.2 supercharged V8 — AJ34S · petrol · 306 kW (410 hp) · 560 Nm (413 lb-ft) · XKR
    • 5.0 supercharged V8 — AJ-V8 · petrol · 375–405 kW (503–543 hp) · 625–680 Nm (461–502 lb-ft) · XKR and XKR-S
    • 3.5 — petrol
    Transmissions
    6-speed ZF 6HP26 automatic
    Drivetrain
    Rear-wheel drive

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