1993 JAGUAR XJR-S CONVERTIBLE BY TEAM TWR, ONLY 50 PRODUCED!

I wouldn't pay a dime more than the standard going rate for a regular XJS cabriolet of that vintage..........in fact, based on what I know of them first hand and the actual service invoices which I have seen over the years, you'd have to pay me to take one off your hands.

 

Those cars handle like crap with a 6 cylinder, I can only imagine what a handfull it is with a 6.0 V12. I'd rather have Bird Flu, probably be easier to get rid of too...

 

Virtually ever one of the XJS V-12's I have seen have had to get the engine reseealed, and have all the underhood hoses replaced about every 4-5 years, due to the intense heat in the engine compartment.

It is one of the sexiest looking cars ever.......but that is where it stops.

 

How exactly does this differ from the last thread about this? http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=216197

 

There is a black coupe in Hemmings that quotes mid 20s. They claimed it was a 1995, IIRC, for whatever that is worth.

They say it is one of 50, so that must have meant coupes.

BTW - this is a "built" 6 litre V12 with only 338 H.P.? And I suppose it still has that 3-speed automatic?

Stellar performance - 0-60 6.3? 157mph?

Guess I won't be giving up my 1995 ZR-1 or the Testarossa for one of these...

 

Worthless POS IMHO.

 

nice car.

 

I've seen a few of these.

Not bad but really just a supped up XJS.

-dsd

 

I think Lister did some XJ-S mods also, including a manual gearbox conversion.

http://www.jag-lovers.org/books/xj-s/01-TheXJS.html

LISTER: Lister is the name of an outfit that became famous for building racing "specials" powered by Jaguar XK engines in the late 50's. Brian Lister withdrew from the racing scene in 1959 when one of his drivers was killed in a Formula 2 race, but the Lister name reappeared in the mid 80's in a modified form of the XJ-S. Peter Cohen describes a 1988 Lister XJ-S he looked at: "The car had a V12 with a 5 speed manual gearbox, as well as all trim in body color (no chrome, no stainless, no black rubber or vinyl), as well as suspension modifications. The car also has some "ground effects" type body cladding."

Brian Schreurs refers to a Road & Track article on the Lister: "It states that US versions got no engine upgrades, but outside-US versions were tweaked considerably. It received a 5-speed from Getrag, the same used in BMW's 7-series at that time, and also significant improvements to handling at no cost in ride."

Of course, when Jaguar started offering its own JaguarSport models, the market for such aftermarket modifications dropped. For the 90's, Lister was building a fire-breathing monster called the Storm powered by a highly souped up 7+ litre Jaguar V12, and was competing in the major endurance races against Vipers and the like.

 

Merged 2 threads, as new question by OP, the mighty bryanc4 is:

does anybody know the real market value

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As for a "generic" xjs V12, what solutions have there been to:

Alleviate engine compartment heat?

Get a grip on handling?

 

I have seen them available for under $30k, and that was a while ago.

-dsd

 

Be very careful with this car as it has a different engine management system (Zitech) to other Jaguar V12s. I seem to remember that a special diagnostic tool is needed that is dealer only and parts are very hard to get. I drove a couple of these when they were new and the performance difference isn't much better than stock. I would value a very nice one at close to 20k as I have seen a few immaculate V12's sell for 17k or so recently.

You can get a standard V12 XJS to go as fast and handle as well by adding larger air filter inlets, harder rack bushings and stiffer shocks. Remember these cars raced successfully in Europe. Replacing the cats with headers does away with all the heat related problems. Lots of cheap parts suppliers for these cars aswell.

I feel the 1994-5 6 cylinder XJS stick shift is a far better car to buy though as the styling is great and the reliability is much better. In fact I would go as to say a 6 cylinder one is a good buy as a future classic.

 

The car in question may have merit (I doubt it).

Years of fixing beat out XJSs has brought me to choose to NEVER allow one on my property.

It was introduced as a replacement for the Etype. It was the beginning of the end for Jaguar.

 

Those cars are a nightmare, I had a customer that had one with a phonebook sized list of repairs.

 

There is no real any difference with the stock XJS convertible, very much a dolled up version with little performance improvement. The premium for this limited edition XJR-S over stock is minimal, I passed on a red and tan two years ago and asking price was $12K, car could be bought under ten, coupes are well under ten...not sure what they are going for now but with the economy...yikes... BTW I am big way of the XJS, tracked a 6 speed heavily modified for quite while, fun as heck passing M3s although would eat tires as fast as gas... TWR made an awesome XJS race car in back in 84, I think five were made and one was for sale for $75K couple of years ago - definitely on my wish list http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6618509877425244029

 

I see potential - good looking car but well known as a PIA. Great video of Tom rowing a Big Cat around Mt. Panorama:

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Sounds incredible!