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The Jaguar XK8 (project code X100) is a grand tourer launched by Jaguar Cars in 1996, and was the first generation of a new XK series. The XK8 was available in two-door coupé or two-door convertible body styles with the new 4.0-litre Jaguar AJ-V8 engine. In 1998, the XKR was introduced with a supercharged version of the engine. In 2003, the ...
It was available in two body styles – a two-door coupé and two-door convertible with both variations featuring 2+2 seating. The car was the first in the Jaguar line-up to use Jaguar's newly developed 32-valve V8 engine – the AJ-V8 which had a displacement of 4.0 litres. [1] The XK8 was joined by a more powerful XKR in 1998.
The sale, to a private buyer, was for 135 million euros ($142,769,250). It handily outstripped the previous record-setting $48.4-million sale of a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO at a 2018 auction to become the most expensive car ever sold at auction. Both of these high-dollar sales were brokered by RM Sotheby's. [1]
This often overlooked gem is Jaguar style and class at its best, an interesting counterpoint to the company's current rebranding. 2008 Jaguar XKR Coupe Is Our Bring a Trailer Auction Pick of the ...
1. Gigayacht. Sold for: $168 million Roman Abramovich, a Russian billionaire, must have been staring at an empty dock for a while now, because the 168 milly he shelled out for a 400-foot yacht is ...
Autobedrijf de Koning BV, a Netherlands-based firm, is one of the most well known producers of XK 180 replicas. One of their replicas was offered for sale in 2017 with an asking price of 235,000 euros ($272,000). The replica was built in 2015 on the chassis of a 1985 Jaguar XJ-SC and produces 230 hp (172 kW). [6]
The Jaguar XK120 is a sports car manufactured by Jaguar between 1948 and 1954. It was Jaguar's first sports car since SS 100 production ended in 1939. The XK120 was launched in open two-seater or (US) roadster form at the 1948 London Motor Show as a testbed and show car for the new Jaguar XK engine designed by Jaguar Chief Engineer William Heynes .
Here's the actual 1967 Jaguar E-type from 1997's Austin Powers and its sequels.. Featuring a Union Jack paint job and a 4.2-liter straight-six, it's pure Swinging Sixties transportation, and it ...