Jaguar XJ12L Series I

Overview
Produced: 1972-1973, 2474 produced.
Types: Saloon,4 doors,5 seats

Just eleven years after the launch of the E-type, Jaguar stunned the world with another car capable of nearly 150mph, only this time the car was a 4 door saloon! The new car, known as the XJ12, looked nearly identical to its six cylinder sister car, the XJ6, which must have surprised a few autobahn users! At the time of its launch many people heralded the new car as the "Best Car In The World", a title normally the preserve of Rolls-Royce, although its nearest true rival was the Mercedes 300SEL.

The XJ12 shared its new engine with the new V12 E-type and developed some 253bhp, unfortunately fuel consumption figures were alarmingly low even by Jaguar standards. A Daimler version of the XJ12, the Double Six, was also available and from 1972 a long wheel base version, the XJ12L, was also available.

Engines
CapacityConfigModelBore/StrokeCR
5343ccV12 OHCJaguar V1290mm x 70mm9
Transmission
TypeGearsComment
Automatic3
Performance
Top Speed0-60SQMMPGEngine PwrComment
145 mph16 mpg253 bhp 6000
Brakes
FrontRearComment
DiscInboard disc
Auction Sales History
Lot
Num
Description Auctioneer Date Hammer Price Hammer Price
(inc premium)
069 Jaguar XJ12L S1 Saloon Brightwells Auctioneers and Valuers 1 Dec 2010 £10000.00 -
638 Jaguar XJ12 Lambert & Foster 26 May 2005 Not sold
43 Jaguar XJ 12 Series I BCA 6 Dec 2004 Not sold
153 Jaguar XJ12 Series I (1973) Coys 27 May 2001 Not sold
638 Jaguar XJ12 Series I (1973) Lambert & Foster 30 Apr 1997 Not sold
010 Jaguar XJ12 Saloon (1972) H&H Sales Limited 23 Nov 1995 Not sold
211 Jaguar XJ12 Series I (1973) RTS Auctions Ltd 12 Nov 1995 Not sold
508 Jaguar XJ12 Series I (1972) Brooks 28 Jul 1995 £420.00 -
635 Jaguar XJ12 Series I (1972) Brooks 27 Apr 1995 Not sold
040 Jaguar XJ12 Series I (1973) ADT 18 Jul 1994 £2300.00 -
Books
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Article Buying guide - Jaguar & Daimler XJ6 & XJ12 (1968-1992)
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Publication Practical Classics January 2008
Buying guide - Jaguar & Daimler XJ6 & XJ12 - Six cylinders or a dozen? Reading this should help make up your mind.
Article Our Cars
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Publication Classic Cars September 2003
Our Cars - 1977 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0-Litre-Phil Bell.  1985 Fiat 124 Spider-Ben Field.  1972 Fiat 130 Saloon-Martin Buckley.  1969 Triumph Vitesse, 1967 Jaguar 420-Malcolm McKay.
Article Buyer's guide - Bargain big cat
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Publication Classic Car Mart March 2009
Buyer's guide - Bargain big cat- With an winning combination power and range-topping luxury.  Jaguar's XJ is a real cut-price classic.
Article Buying Power - Jaguar XJ6 Series 1
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Publication Classic Car Weekly 7 August 2008
Buying Power - Jaguar XJ6 Series 1- Jaguar's saloon for the Seventies set the standard for Big Cat saloons to come for several generations, including the current XJ model today.  IAN SEABROOK goes back forty years to the beginning of the line.
Article Technical Questions, Answers & Advice
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Publication Jaguar Enthusiast June 2005
Technical Questions, Answers & Advice - Taken from the many queries our technical experts get from memebers, this month Dave Marks concerntrates on the XJ Series models 1,2 and 3.
Article Copy cat
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Publication Classic & Sports Car March 2004
Copy cat - Tomaso's Deauville may be a shameless homage to the Jaguar XJ12, but is it a good? Richard Heseltine finds out.
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