Vehicle Description
Tom Walkinshaw had won the European Touring Car Championship in
1984 at the wheel of an XJ-S and prior to the launch of the XJR-S
was producing body and suspension kits for the XJ-S at his
JaguarSport Company. To further improve the sporting image of the
XJ-S, the factory sanctioned an official model incorporating
Walkinshaw's enhancements - the XJR-S.
Introduced in 1988, a special XJR-S version of the V12 5.3-litre
car was produced by JaguarSport, a separate company owned 50:50 by
Jaguar and TWR. The car had a distinctive body kit, special alloy
wheels and suspension and handling improvements. The first 100 cars
were known as "Celebration Le Mans" models to commemorate Jaguar's
1988 win at the Le Mans 24 Hours and were only sold in the UK.
Between 1988 and 1989 a total of 326 XJR-S cars were produced with
the 5.3-litre engine.
After September 1989 the XJR-S was produced with a special upgraded
6.0-litre engine with a Zytek engine management system. This engine
was upgraded from the standard 6.0-litre engine used in the late
XJS models. The XJR-S was produced until 1993. A total of 787
coupes and 50 convertible cars were built for the world market.
The example offered here was first owned by Jaguar Cars limited
from new. The heritage certificate also confirms that the XJ-S was
ordered in Brooklands Green with Warm Charcoal interior. Ownership
later passed to the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust Collection in
1997.
The build sheet for the XJ-S records many special features that
this unique car was originally ordered with. The options list
includes, Automatic Transmission, No rear badges, Alpine AJ9150W
Audio equipment, 4 Ohms speakers, Anti-lock brakes, Unique TWR
wheels, XJ40 Gear Knob colour-keyed, Air conditioning, Limited slip
diff, No front fog lights, Headlamp power wash, No treadplate
inserts, No coach lines, No grille, Cruise control, High mounted
stop lamp, Driver air bag, Sapwood veneer, Sport trim, Black
steering wheel, Warm charcoal/warm charcoal facia, Saville
headlining, Smoke grey carpet, Warm charcoal (main cabin colour),
Twin needle stitching, Warm charcoal seatbelts, Warm charcoal
welts.
Previously part of a major car collection with a JD Customer the
XJS is in superb original condition and has covered just 12095
Kilometers (7515 miles) from new and has been maintained by JD
Classics. This must be one of the best, low mileage examples
currently available with unique previous ownership credentials of
both Jaguar Cars Ltd and Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust
Collection.
Please contact us for further details.
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