Overview & Reviews

For 2001, there are standard child seat-anchor points for the rear seats and a reverse parking-control system. The premium audio system with a six-disc CD changer and the GPS navigation system are now standard equipment on XK8s. Topping things off are minor exterior styling changes and a new no-cost scheduled maintenance program that covers four regular service visits under the four-year/50,000-mile limited warranty.

• Divine exterior shape, supercharged engine in XKR form, good balance between luxury and performance.

• Cramped interior space, cheap-o plastics, fussy GPS system.

User Reviews:

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  Motoring Delight - 2001 Jaguar XK-Series
  By NiceWheels - September 12 - 9:40 am

  The car is a fantastic machine with timeless styling. The generous use of high quality wood and leather make it a pleasure to sit in each and every time. Rear seat is absolutely unusable even by my toddlers. Should not even be there. I still look forward to driving the car which is more than I can say for most cars after the initial euphoria wears off.

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  Lousy Seats - 2001 Jaguar XK-Series
  By socalh2oskier - August 16 - 5:00 pm

  Gorgeous car. The engine is smooth and powerful, and the interior is terrific! BUT, the seats are terrible. I would expect seats that are firm but comfortable, with good lower back support and stiff side bolsters to hold you in place around corners. Instead, Jag uses soft, uncomfortable seats that deny a driver the pleasure of experiencing the cars capabilities...Try to going around a corner at anything but granny speed and youll end up on the other side of the car!

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  2001 XK8 - 2001 Jaguar XK-Series
  By mercedes1 - January 5 - 5:03 pm

  I considered models of four cars I have owned in the past. Namely Porsche 993, Mercedes SL500, Corvette and another 993/996. This time I bought an XK8 after due consideration. It had 14,000 miles on it. I probably would not have bought it except that because they depreciate so fast I got one for just over 30K. I am favorably impressed with the car. It combines a gorgeous sports car look with pretty good performance, very good gas mileage (26 mpg hghway), good ride and handling and a lot of creature comforts. Since my wife liked the car at test drive time it was an easy sell for me. No complaints.