D2 Facelift S8 to feature on new series of Top Gear

[sutherland]

Originally Posted by sdk778

X308 XJR around a 2002 vintage, in black with black interior. Nice. Unreliable, rusty, still has the electrical gremlins, nikasil issues (if not addressed by now), auto-box issues and poor interior leather quality, but still a very nice car.

I'll get me coat.

Nikasil issues were addressed before 2002 on both Jaguars and BMW V8s. My XJRs were all pre-2000 and all three of them had new engines fitted under warranty/goodwill--one of them at 5 years old.