The individuals of the ’70s can maybe be forgiven for not instantly appreciating the Jaguar XJS when the automobile it was changing was the E-Sort. However because the years have gone on, there’s a minimum of one Brit who has warmed to it.

The most recent episode of Magnus Walker’s Hagerty present is asking whether or not the XJS can change into the subsequent huge factor. Though it’s surprisingly inexpensive for a Jaguar grand tourer, it isn’t an affordable E-Sort.

Like the XKE, the XJS was designed by the legendary Malcolm Sayer, however it appears it targeted extra on the posh of grand touring than the efficiency. Walker describes it as a bit floaty, however for those who go into it realizing that, it may possibly nonetheless be a rewarding expertise.

As Caroline, an XJS owner tells Walker, the automobile may be troublesome. A Jag mechanic explains that the main drawback is the electrics. The engine bay is a little bit of a rat’s nest of electricals and that may be intimidating. Worse nonetheless, the warmth of the engine implies that the wires dry and crack simply resulting in faults.

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However for those who can kind that out, and also you’re into the thought of an extended, low, slinky grand tourer to stalk the streets at night time with, it an distinctive design. The automobile was produced for greater than 20 years and in consequence, it doesn’t really feel too deeply entrenched in anybody interval of design. There are actually design cues which can be from the ’70s and ’80s, however it doesn’t really feel dated within the same way as, say, a Lincoln Continental. In actual fact, it has aged rather well.

Though Walker and Caroline are satisfied that costs are certain to go up, with greater than 115,000 produced, it could by no means attain the delirious heights of E-Type prices. Nonetheless, it is perhaps a pleasant automobile to drive as costs admire reasonably.