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THE 1998 Jaguar XJR is a performance version of the XJ8 sedan. It has a new supercharged V8 engine with 370 horsepower, 5-speed automatic transmission, anti-
skid control, and a luxurious leather interior. Test drive the newest Jaguar in Vancouver at MCL Motors Ltd.

JR has supercharged V8

~we WHEN it was intro-

duced in September,
1994, the XJR was the
first supercharged car
Jaguar had ever built
— a sporting variation
of the redesigned XJ6
and Vanden Plas.

The 1995 XJR had a
supercharged 4.0-litre inline
evlinder engine that
dew cloped 322 horsepower,

77 more horsepower than

drive

the standard six-cylinder
engine in the XJ6

A supercharger is an
engine-driven air compressor

that forces more air into the
engine to create more horse-
power.
The advantage ofa
supercharger is more power,
but the disadvantage is more
weight and worse fuel con-
sumption,

For the 1998 model v
Jaguar replaced the six-cylin-
der engine with their new
4.0-litre V8 engine, the
same smooth, high: revving,
powerplant first introduced
inthe) sports car hast

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Phe 1998 NXJR has 3
ercharged, intercooled

version of this same engine
with a whopping 370 horse-
power, 80 more horsepower
than the new XJS8 sedan.

That makes the $92,900

Rone of the most power:
ful four-door production
sedans on the planet (only

des: Benz S600 V12
sedan have more power).

St PRESDIN

tn addition, Jaguar
replaced the standard tour-
speed automatic transmis:
sion with a new all alu-
minum Mercedes Benz tive-
speed automatic transmis-
sion which is better able to
absorb the enormous torque
of the new engine.

Unfortunately fer enthu-
siasts, a manual transmission
is not available.

Other changes this vear
include new 18-ineh alloy
wheels and low-profile

Tireli P-Zere tires, large
iront bra anew antt-skid
Automatic Stability Control,
a drive-by-wire throttle,
revised tront suspension,
variable ratio steering, and
engine immobili

A substantially revised
interior includes a new dash,
the addition of side airbags,
and sear belt preter

Despite its prodigious
horsepower, the XJR won't

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