Jaguar has launched the XJ50 in India. The Jaguar XJ50 sedan is a new special edition mode to celebrate 50 years of the luxury saloon which has been the choice of business leaders, celebrities, politicians and royalty for five decades.
2019 Price in India:
The special edition luxury saloon is priced at INR 1,11,30,000 (Ex-showroom).
The XJ50 for India features Autobiography-style front and rear bumpers along with new 19-inch wheels, a black front grille and unique badging to the rear and side vents. The colour options include Fuji White, Loire Blue and Rosello Red.
Inside, the luxurious cabin features soft-grain diamond-quilted seats with an embossed leaper on the headrests and an XJ50 logo on the centre armrest. Unique intaglio branding and XJ50-badged illuminated treadplates also differentiate the anniversary edition, alongside anodised gearshift paddles and bright metal pedals.
Power for the XJ50 comes from the 3.0L V6 Turbocharged diesel engine. This motor produces a power of 225 kW @ 4000 rpm and 689 Nm @ 1800 rpm of torque. The company claims that the luxury sedan can accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 6.2 seconds and achieve a top speed of 250 km/h.
The Jaguar XJ Series 1 started the distinctive dynasty in 1968 and for eight generations, the luxury saloon has been turning heads around the world.
Innovating since its arrival, the XJ has epitomised the forward-thinking approach that has set Jaguar’s luxury saloon apart over the past 50 years.
Four years into its life it became the world’s only mass-produced 12-cylinder four-door car and, with a top speed of 140mph (225km/h), it was also the fastest four-seater of its time.
Further models followed, sporting both standard and long wheelbases, as well as two and four-door body styles. The Series 2 was the first to offer a two-door coupe model in 1975 and the XJ40, in production for eight years from 1986, introduced the celebrated ‘J’ gate gear shifter and self-levelling suspension.
A revolutionary aluminium monocoque bodyshell helped reduce the XJ’s weight by 40 per cent from 2003, before the current XJ model brought additional technologies such as all-wheel drive and a virtual instrument cluster. It was also launched with a wraparound rear screen and distinctive cat claw inspired rear lights.
