Jaguar World – July 2019

1990 XXXJ 64. 0

Engine 4. 0 - litreeestraight-sixOHC

Powerrr 223 bhp

Torqueee 278 lbft

0 - 60 mppph 9. 0 secs

Topspeeeed 136 mph

Econommmmyyy 222111 mmmpppggg

Priceneeew£ 32 , 995

Valuenooow£ 5 , 500

1989 Rovvver 827 Si

Engine 222. 7 - litreV 6

Powerrr 167 bhp

Torqueee 165 lbft

0 - 60 mppph 8. 4 secs

Topspeeeed 132 mph

Econommmy 28 mpg

Pricenew£ 25 , 695

Valuenooow£ 3 , 000

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TTWWWINTEST

XJ 40 vsROVER 80000

So,whichofthetwoisthhhebestbuy?
Backintheday,the 800 wasssaspirational.It
wasoftenthecaryou’dbuyyyifyoucouldn’t
quiteruntoaJaguar,butwithhigh-end
800 sandlower-trimXJ 40 soverlappppppingggin
price,therewasacomparisoooninthelate
Eightiesthatisjustasrelevaaanttoday.
Ofthetwo,it’stheRoverthatis,arguably,
themoreinterestingcar,andddittookRover
inanentirelydifferentdirectttion–itsfirst
front-wheel-drivelargecaraaandamassive

leapforwardsinterrrmsoftechnologyand

interiordesign.Theeerearesomeverygood

reasonswhyitwastttheUK’sbest-selling

executivecarforovvveradecade,notleast

thefactthattheexeeecutivecardimensions

disguisedwhatwasactuallyquiteanedgggyyy

andrewardingdrivingexperience.

But,despitethossseattributes,itlacks

theonethingthatmmmakestheJaguarouuur

winner.In 1990 ,Jaggguarusedaveryclevvver

advertisingsloganfffortheXJ 40 .Itread,

‘Themomentyougggetinyouknowyou’ve

arrived,’whichsummmsuptheXJ 40 ’sappeal

beautifully.Itfeelslikeaveryopulentplace

tobeand,despiteitsmanyandobvious

flaws,there’sawonnnderfulsenseofoccasion

aboutdrivingit.Eveeerytimeyouturnthe

key,itfeelsspecial.Andthat’sunique.CC

Thanksto:HenrySmithforallowingusssto

usehisXJ 40 ,andtttoJamesEdwardsattt

PrimeVehicleSalesss( 0148783454666 ))),whhhere

theRoveriscurrentttlyforsaleat£ 2 ,,, 500

Thefleetmmmarket

wasmuchmore

iiimmmpppooorrrtttaaannntttfffoooorrrRRRooovvveeerrr

thanJaguar,,,sothe

800 ismoreeeuseful

asaresult