All that watching "Top Gear" has you believing British cars truly are the best in the world. You want a classy, fast, comfortable full-size luxury car that doesn't have an aftertaste of bratwurst.

It's four cylinders short of over-the-top luxury. Ford hasn't exactly fixed Jaguar's questionable quality issues. It's still a little too retro.

· Speed Merchants:

· Fashion Victims: No

· Treehuggers: No

· Mack Daddies:

· Tuner Crowd: No

· Hairdressers: No

· Penny Pinchers: (rich ones)

· Euro Snobs:

· Working Stiffs: No

· Technogeeks: No

· Poseurs: No

· Soccer Moms: No

· Nascar Dads: No

· Golfing Grandparents:

· Mercedes-Benz S600

· BMW 760Li

· Audi A8 W12

· Manufacturer: Jaguar

· Model tested: XJ Super V8

· Model year: 2006

· Base Price: $91,330

· Price as Tested: $91,995

· Engine type: Supercharged 4.2-liter DOHC 32-valve V-8

· Horsepower: 400 hp @ 6100 rpm

· Torque: 413 ft.-lbs. @ 3500 rpm

· Transmission: 6-speed manumatic

· Curb Weight: 4001 lbs

· LxWxH: 205.3 x 76.5 x 57.3 in

· Wheelbase: 124.4 in

· Tires: P255/40ZR19 Pirelli PZero System

· Drive type: rear-wheel-drive

· 0 - 60 mph: 5.0 sec.

· Fuel economy city/highway: 17 / 24

· NHTSA crash test rating: not tested

[by Mike Austin]

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