Industry News
News for 20th April 2006
Diesel Jaguar XJ proves 1,000-mile range and 53.5 mpg capability
A diesel Jaguar XJ saloon has travelled the length of the UK on one tank of fuel – and then went on to top 1,000 miles in total. Jaguar reports that the XJ TDVi completed the trip from John O'Groat’s to Land’s End – 840 miles – with average fuel consumption of 53.5mpg*. Having reached Land’s End, the driver headed back to Jaguar's Coventry HQ without refuelling and reached a total of 1000.2 miles before the tank ran dry.
The aluminium-built XJ TDVi was standard and complete with satellite navigation, CD auto-changer, Premium Sound and rear DVD screens options.
The XJ TDVi Diesel boasts an advertised average fuel consumption figure of 35mpg (8.1l/100km) combined cycle, 26.0mpg (10.8l/100km) Urban and 43.7mpg (6.5l/100km) Extra Urban and produces 214g/km CO2, which equals 29% in the Benefit In Kind tax category entailing that the XJ 2.7 TDVi incurs the lowest company car tax in the luxury segment.
