The Jag's shape is its ace in the hole compared to others in its class.
All three German competitors offer similarly styled masterpieces, although they're all just a smidge smaller.
The Audi A7, Mercedes-Benz CLS Class, and BMW 6-Series Gran Coupes are gorgeous shapes, but those may not be direct competitors to the Jaguar.
Instead, the A8, S Class, and 7-Series all square off against the XJ.
Each one occupies a distinct niche in the market: Audi has standard and very good all-wheel drive, Mercedes-Benz's S Class can be optioned all the way to more than $200,000 in Maybach trim, the 7-Series is a little more tech-centric and now available with a V-12.
Each can be the perfect tool for their own job, and the XJ is a bit of an outlier in that three-horse race.
The Lexus LS and Infiniti Q70 are also outliers, but neither have the cachet of the Jag.
The LS is meticulous in its details, and the Q70 has a hybrid powertrain, but both don't have the same presence on the road.
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The 2017 Jaguar XJ carries forward the luxury banner from the British automaker in a way that we appreciate—swaddled in leather, massaged all the way. |
The 2017 Audi S8 is the super sedan by which others are measured. |
The 2017 BMW 7-Series has a deceivingly conservative wrapper for its radically reengineered underpinnings and tech-centric cabin. |
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class lineup is more diverse than it's ever been and is still the benchmark by which all full-size luxury cars should be measured. |
| MSRP From | |||
| $74,400 | $82,500 | $81,500 | $96,600 |
| Gas Mileage | |||
| 15 MPG City / 27 MPG Hwy | 15 MPG City / 29 MPG Hwy | 13 MPG City / 29 MPG Hwy | 13 MPG City / 26 MPG Hwy |
| Engine | |||
| Intercooled Supercharger Premium Unleaded V-6 | Intercooled Supercharger Premium Unleaded V-6 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-6 | Twin Turbo Gas/Electric V-6 |
| EPA Class | |||
| Large Cars | Large Cars | Large Cars | Large Cars |
| Style Name | |||
| XJ R-Sport RWD | 3.0 TFSI | 740i Sedan | S 550e Plug-In Hybrid Sedan |
| Drivetrain | |||
| Rear Wheel Drive | All Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive |
| Passenger Capacity | |||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Passenger Doors | |||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Body Style | |||
| Sedan | quattro LWB Sedan | Sedan | Sedan |
| Transmission | |||
| Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD |
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| 2017 Jaguar XJ vs. 2017 Audi A8 | 2017 Jaguar XJ vs. 2017 BMW 7-Series | 2017 Jaguar XJ vs. 2017 Mercedes-Benz S Class | |
