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Jaguar S-type

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·1999–2008· sedan

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Jaguar S-type, photo 1 of 5
1/5 Rudolf Stricker· CC BY-SA 3.0

base stats

  • power 390 hptop version
  • efficiency 208 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
  • popularity 1,795 in NL#481 most common
  • price € 67.872new, 2008
  • weight 1,679 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
  • diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.

spec sheet

built
1999–2008
body
sedan
engine
2.5 L–4.2 L
cylinders
6–8
turbo
some versions
power
197–390 hp
drive
rear-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
5
doors
4
weight
1,679 kg
fuel use
7.8–12.5 L/100 km
CO₂
208–314 g/km
US rating
17–20 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Midsize Cars
avg new price NL
€ 69.425

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

1,795 are registered in the Netherlands today, #481 of all models. Most common build year: 2000 (239 cars).

19992008

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

secondhand shopping hint

Cars 8–20 years old are where budget buys usually live. The register has 242 S-types from 2006–2007, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:

  • 2006€ 74.667
  • 2007€ 77.832
names it's registered under (17)
  • S-Type 3.0 V6 Executive 449
  • S-Type 3.0 V6 216
  • S-Type 3.0L V6 Executive 188
  • S-Type 2.5 V6 Executive 175
  • S-Type 2.5 V6 137
  • S-Type 3.0L V6 130
  • S-Type 4.2 V8 92
  • S-Type R 83
  • S-Type 4.0L V8 63
  • S-Type 2.7D V6 Executive 52
  • S-Type 2.7D V6 49
  • S-Type 48
  • S-Type 4.0 V8 33
  • S-Type 4.2 V8 Sport 23
  • S-Type 3.0 V6 Sport 22
  • S-Type 2.5 V6 Sport 21
  • S Type 14

🇺🇸 US versions (27)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 2000–2008. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
2008S-Type 3.0 Litre3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium2011.8
2008S-Type 4.2 Litre4.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium1912.4
2008S-Type R4.2 L 8 cyl SCAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium1713.8
2007S-Type 3.0 Litre3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium2011.8
2007S-Type 4.2 Litre4.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium1912.4
2007S-Type R4.2 L 8 cyl SCAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium1713.8
2006S-Type 3.0 Litre3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium2011.8
2006S-Type 4.2 Litre4.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium1912.4
2006S-Type R4.2 L 8 cyl SCAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium1713.8
2005S-Type 3.0 Litre3.0 L 6 cylManual 5-spdRWDPremium1912.4
2005S-Type 3.0 Litre3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium1912.4
2005S-Type 4.2 Litre4.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium1912.4
2005S-Type R4.2 L 8 cyl SCAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium1813.1
2004S-Type 3.0 Litre3.0 L 6 cylManual 5-spdRWDPremium1912.4
2004S-Type 3.0 Litre3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium1912.4
2004S-Type 4.2 Litre4.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium1912.4
2004S-Type R4.2 L 8 cyl SCAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium1813.1
2003S-Type 3.0 Litre3.0 L 6 cylManual 5-spdRWDPremium1912.4
2003S-Type 3.0 Litre3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium1912.4
2003S-Type 4.2 Litre4.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium1813.1
2003S-Type R4.2 L 8 cyl SCAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium1713.8
2002S-Type3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 5-spdRWDPremium1813.1
2002S-Type4.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 5-spdRWDPremium1813.1
2001S-Type3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 5-spdRWDPremium1813.1
2001S-Type4.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 5-spdRWDPremium1813.1

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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