The 2016 Jaguar XJR L is a pricey unicorn at $55,998, way over my self-imposed cap of $35,000 (okay, my wife-imposed cap), but it sold upwards of $125,000 just four years ago and XJR’s, and especially XJR L’s, are very low production cars. And a very fast car with a sub-four second 0-60 mph and sub-nine second sprint to 100. Lots of aluminum keeps the weight down to just over two tons, and the 5.0l 550 hp supercharged V-8, with an eight speed automatic, keeps the speed up.
Jaguar XJ’s in general haven’t sold well of late, and yet they are wonderful opportunities to “drive rich”. Car and Driver in this review noted, “The upside of it not being a big sales success is that you won’t find yourself parked next to its doppelgänger every time you go to Starbucks.”
Autoweek’s review thought the XJR to be equal to or better than the Mercedes S63 and the BMW 7 series. Yes, I recommend MaxCare for this “nuclear” Jaguar, and yet I was surprised to see CarMax is advertising this XJR L as still under the manufacturer’s five year, 60,000 mile warranty. MaxCare might be cheaper than expected. Find this beautiful car here in McKinney, Texas. 