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Sovereign
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Sovereign

Series I-III · 1983–1986RWD

Sovereign, the upmarket luxury specification of the XJ6, offered from 1983 across the late Series III and the XJ40. Straight-six rear-drive saloon with added equipment and trim above the standard car, sitting near the top of the range.

220 hpPower
8.6 s0-100 km/h
217 km/hTop Speed
1983-1986Year
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Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Displacement4.0 L
Cylinders6
FuelPetrol
TransmissionAutomatic
DrivetrainRWD
Performance
Numbers that matter
Power220 hp
Torque377 Nm
0-100 km/h8.6 s
Top speed217 km/h
Weight1800 kg

STORY

The XJ6 was the six-cylinder core of Jaguar's flagship saloon range, launched in 1968 as the original XJ. It progressed through Series I-III before the all-new XJ40 body arrived in 1986. The XJ6 name defined Jaguar's luxury saloon identity for decades.

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