Jaguar XK8

A car that proved to be a huge success. The Jaguar XK8’ was revealed at the Geneva show in March 1996. The XK8 had arrived.

In its first year if production over 14,000 examples were built, and the model’s appeal was further boosted for performance-minded buyers with the arrival of the supercharged XKR versions in 1998. The naturally-aspirated cars were quick, but the supercharged versions were considerably faster again…

Some 91,406 examples had been built in total when the last model rolled off the Browns Lane production line on 27 May 2005, and today a well-maintained XK8 or XKR has just as much head-turning ability as it would have when new. That appeal has meant a huge enthusiast following, fed by a wide range of models on the used-market to suit every pocket. And we hope that if you’re one of those enthusiasts, then you’ll find this book’s combination of articles offering buying and owning advice, service guides, plus road tests of both standard and modified examples, an invaluable reference.