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#2004

Jaguar XK8

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·1996–2006· convertible / coupé

petrolLPG

base stats

  • power 300 hptop version
  • efficiency 260 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
  • popularity 783 in NL#659 most common
  • price € 113.158new, 2005
  • weight 1,769 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.
  • LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.

spec sheet

built
1996–2006
body
convertible, coupé
engine
4.0 L–4.2 L
cylinders
8
turbo
no
power
240–300 hp
drive
rear-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic
seats
4
doors
2
weight
1,769 kg
fuel use
11.4–12.4 L/100 km
CO₂
260–285 g/km
US rating
17–19 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Minicompact Cars, Subcompact Cars
avg new price NL
€ 116.623

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

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

783 are registered in the Netherlands today, #659 of all models. Most common build year: 1997 (224 cars).

19962006

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

names it's registered under (3)
  • XK8 Convertible 366
  • XK8 248
  • XK8 Coupe 169

🇺🇸 US versions (18)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1998–2006. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
2006XK84.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium1912.4
2006XK8 Convertible4.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium1912.4
2005XK84.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium1912.4
2005XK8 Convertible4.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium1912.4
2004XK84.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium1912.4
2004XK8 Convertible4.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium1912.4
2003XK84.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium1912.4
2003XK8 Convertible4.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 6-spdRWDPremium1912.4
2002XK84.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 5-spdRWDPremium1813.1
2002XK8 Convertible4.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 5-spdRWDPremium1813.1
2001XK84.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 5-spdRWDPremium1813.1
2001XK8 Convertible4.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 5-spdRWDPremium1813.1
2000XK84.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 5-spdRWDPremium1813.1
2000XK8 Convertible4.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 5-spdRWDPremium1813.1
1999XK84.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 5-spdRWDPremium1813.1
1999XK8 Convertible4.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 5-spdRWDPremium1713.8
1998XK84.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 5-spdRWDPremium1813.1
1998XK8 Convertible4.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 5-spdRWDPremium1813.1

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

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