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On the road, the XJS had more than enough presence, interior refinement, and power to spare, but a thirsty V12 engine with nightmare reliability has turned it into a classic only the courageous can afford. Because of its historical proximity to the E-type, it is currently accumulating. Following Malcolm Sayer's passing in 1970, the internal Jaguar design team, led by Doug Thorpe, finished the project's design and development, which had started in the late 1960s under the code name Project XJ27. Jaguar offered a manual or automatic transmission with its V12 engine, but the manual was quickly discontinued since there were too many manual transmissions leftover from the V12 E Type manufacture.
At the time, V12-powered production cars were rare; Italian luxury sports car manufacturers Lamborghini and Ferrari built such versions. The XJ-characteristics S's were competitive with those of the two Italian vehicles; it could reach 97 km/h (60 mph) in 7.6 seconds (automatic models) and could reach a top speed of 230 km/h (143 mph). The automobile had a tonne of luxurious, spacious, and useful amenities to offer, and the interiors were typical of Jaguars from the era. Inside and exterior, the car was just stunning. The XJS, a complete land yacht, changed the game for Jaguar and contributed to the company's market dominance.
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