"And then the street was suddenly lit up as if with a searchlight, whose strong column swallowed up her own headlights as a candle within the sunshine. Dian place her teeth. The driving mirror revealed just the glare of the tremendous twin lights... A large dark form loomed up beside her? He was working ahead now, softly being a panther, his red taillamp tantalisingly just a couple of yards away."

That novel was established in the1930s and featured a Daimler. Then Lord Peter is possibly driving of the car such as the Jaguar XJ8, another masterpiece though these days Jaguar was purchased over by Ford - from the Daimler / Jaguar engineers, in case that it had been raised to date.

Now, the fictional Lord Peter drove a vehicle which was quiet, strong, comfy along with a delight to drive. Within the scene quoted above, he'd outmanoeuvred and outdriven a Bentley along with a Chrysler, other classic marques.

Well, the Jaguar XJ8 is definitely strong enough. The 32-valve, quadcam, 4.2 litre V8 motor has ample energy available, its 224 kW readily outdoing many other vehicles traveling and the 420-nm of torque at 4100 rpm giving the Jaguar XJ8 each of the acceleration it desires. And that which a rate of acceleration! And, for people who like energy in smaller bundles, there's the fine Jaguar XJ8 3.5 V8. Only slightly less strong, the 3.5 V8 can still handle the 0-100 km/h sprint in a fleet 8.1 seconds. What you free in a couple of tenths of the second is really a gain in fuel-economy.

And also the brakes themselves have ASB, brake assist and traction-control. So that the Jaguar XJ8 could be much more than capable of handling bends - S, the narrow bridge and also the rolling countryside described in the scene the quote was obtained from.

Within the novel, the other motorists both came to grief; Lord Peter's auto did not. Nevertheless, the contemporary Jaguar XJ8 handling to keep you from problems and not only has the brakes, additionally, it has loads of passive safety features when the worst does occur to cocoon and cushion passenger and driver.

However, the Jaguar XJ8 cushions the residents constantly. The seats within the Jaguar XJ8 fit the descriptions of Lord Peter's couch, being upholstered in handcrafted leather and being "of the develop that encourages anyone to wallow" with loads of leg and shoulder space and also the leather superbly complemented by woodgrain and chrome finishes. The double-zone automatic climate-control system is going to prevent you at only the perfect temperature, and therefore you will not believe the interior of the Jaguar XJ8 is "stuffy" (which was Lord Peter's continuous complaint about shut-top autos) or chilly (his wife's complaint about his automobile). And there is lots of modern touches around and about the Jaguar XJ8, from your Bluetooth connectivity for the parking assistance sensors.

And also the outside of the Jaguar XJ8 leaves nothing more to get preferred. It is really a complete thing of beauty. The famed headlights seen in the old 1930s car are still there: round double headlights that flow beautifully in the scalloped lines of the extended bonnet, with bixenon bulbs, they are more than effective at creating exactly the same impact as Lord Peter's car within the estimate above, but even more so. See 1 parked and also you'll wish to run your fingers over it, the smooth clean lines seem so great (if you wish to-do more than that to some Jaguar XJ8 that is not yours then be warned: the Jaguar XJ8 has an innovative protection method).

The Jaguar XJ8 is a complete classic vehicle that unites the finest of the long-functioning Daimler/Jaguar tradition with modern Ford engineering. Driving one guarantees to become a happiness - no puzzle about that.