The Jaguar XJ8 was Too Little, Too Late

Across Jaguar's potted history, the XJ is their longest running line, but with money not growing on trees and a new philosophy from overlords Ford, its 1986-vintage platform was heavily revised with new styling, interiors, and engines to create 1997's X308 - the first Jaguar saloon with a V8 engine.

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00:00 Introduction and Advertisement
01:01 From Plughole to Oval, and a New Philosophy
06:24 A Character Dictated by Eight
11:24 A Platform to Perform?
13:15 Styling into a Rut?
17:34 Too Little, Too Late