Jaguar also touts the XJ8’s more spacious cabin and trunk, but I’d give them a mixed grade. I stored an impressive 10 bags of groceries and a case of Dr Pepper in the trunk with room left over.

Maybe it was just our luck, but a yearlog test of the XJ8 suggests the Jaguar character is alive and well. But the plush interior and velvety V8 ensured there was no better car for a long road trip.

Our first take on the XJ8 when it showed up in our garage says Jaguar has come to play. The interior is finally big enough, for starters. A tall man can sit comfortably, challenged for neither ...

The stretched XJ8 shows us the benefits of taking weight out of cars. By going light, Jaguar enabled the XJ8 to have a better balance between ride and handling than its opposition enjoys.