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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Jaguar XJS (HE) 1985: JGHowes , photographer· Attribution
- 2. 1985 Jaguar XJS (15360044760): GPS 56 from New Zealand· CC BY 2.0
- 3. 1991 Jaguar XJ-S 4.0: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Jaguar XJ-S 3.6 Police (1983): Andrew Bone· CC BY 2.0
- 5. Jaguar XJ-S rear seats: Shaz91· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Jaguar XJS Gary Willmington (15152260823): Jeremy from Sydney, Australia· CC BY 2.0
- 7. Jaguar XJS V12 5343cc September 1990, rear three quarters: Charles01· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. Jaguar XJS registered January 1978 5343cc: Charles01· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. John Goss 1985 Bathurst winning Jaguar XJS (14917976168): Jeremy from Sydney, Australia· CC BY 2.0
- 10. 1986 Jaguar XJ-S: Jaguar Cars· Public domain
- 11. 1989 Lister Jaguar XJS 6.0 V12 2: Calreyn88· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 12. 1989 Lister Jaguar XJS 6.0 V12: Calreyn88· CC BY-SA 4.0
base stats
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.
- LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.
spec sheet
- built
- 1975–1996
- body
- convertible, coupé
- engine
- 3.6 L–6.0 L
- cylinders
- 6–12
- turbo
- no
- power
- 174–298 hp
- drive
- rear-wheel drive
- gearbox
- automatic, manual
- seats
- 4
- doors
- 2
- weight
- 1,867 kg
- fuel use
- —
- CO₂
- —
- US rating
- 13–18 mpg
- EV range
- —
- US size class
- Minicompact Cars, Subcompact Cars, Two Seaters
- avg new price NL
- € 88.635
Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.
🇳🇱 on Dutch roads
706 are registered in the Netherlands today, #683 of all models. Most common build year: 1990 (70 cars).
19751996
Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).
names it's registered under (21)
- XJS 252
- XJ-S V12 85
- XJ-S Convertible K6 42
- XJ-S 4.0 Conv. 2+2 42
- XJ-S V12 U9 37
- XJ-S Convertible 35
- XJS 3.6 28
- XJ-S Convertible U9 26
- XJ-S V12 Conv. U9 25
- XJ-S 24
- XJ-S V12 K6 16
- XJ-S 6.0 V12 Conv. 2+2 E2 14
- XJ-S 4.0 Conv. 13
- XJS V12 12
- XJ-S 6.0 V12 E2 11
- XJ-S 4.0 U9 11
- XJ-S 4.0 9
- XJ-S 3.6 7
- XJ-S 4.0 Conv. E2 7
- XJ-S 4.0 Conv. U9 5
- XJ-S 6.0 V12 Conv. E2 5
🇺🇸 US versions (32)
Every version the EPA tested, model years 1984–1996. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.
| year | version | engine | gearbox | drive | fuel | mpg | L/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | XJS Convertible | 4.0 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 1995 | XJS Convertible | 4.0 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 1995 | XJS Coupe | 4.0 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 1995 | XJS V12 Convertible | 6.0 L 12 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 13 | 18.1 |
| 1995 | XJS V12 Coupe | 6.0 L 12 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 13 | 18.1 |
| 1994 | XJS Convertible | 4.0 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 1994 | XJS Convertible | 4.0 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 15 | 15.7 |
| 1994 | XJS Convertible | 4.0 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 1994 | XJS Coupe | 4.0 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 1994 | XJS Coupe | 4.0 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 17 | 13.8 |
| 1994 | XJS V12 Coupe | 6.0 L 12 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 13 | 18.1 |
| 1993 | XJS Convertible | 4.0 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 1993 | XJS Convertible | 4.0 L 6 cyl | Manual 5-spd | RWD | Premium | 15 | 15.7 |
| 1993 | XJS Coupe | 4.0 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 1993 | XJS Coupe | 4.0 L 6 cyl | Manual 5-spd | RWD | Premium | 16 | 14.7 |
| 1992 | XJS Convertible | 5.3 L 12 cyl | Automatic 3-spd | RWD | Premium | 13 | 18.1 |
| 1992 | XJS Coupe | 5.3 L 12 cyl | Automatic 3-spd | RWD | Premium | 14 | 16.8 |
| 1991 | XJS Convertible | 5.3 L 12 cyl | Automatic 3-spd | RWD | Premium | 13 | 18.1 |
| 1991 | XJS Coupe | 5.3 L 12 cyl | Automatic 3-spd | RWD | Premium | 14 | 16.8 |
| 1990 | XJS Convertible | 5.3 L 12 cyl | Automatic 3-spd | RWD | Premium | 13 | 18.1 |
| 1990 | XJS Coupe | 5.3 L 12 cyl | Automatic 3-spd | RWD | Premium | 14 | 16.8 |
| 1989 | XJS Convertible | 5.3 L 12 cyl | Automatic 3-spd | RWD | Regular | 13 | 18.1 |
| 1989 | XJS Convertible | 5.3 L 12 cyl | Automatic 3-spd | RWD | Regular | 13 | 18.1 |
| 1989 | XJS Coupe | 5.3 L 12 cyl | Automatic 3-spd | RWD | Regular | 13 | 18.1 |
| 1989 | XJS Coupe | 5.3 L 12 cyl | Automatic 3-spd | RWD | Regular | 13 | 18.1 |
Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.