Jaguar XJ12L Series I
| 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.
| Capacity | Config | Model | Bore/Stroke | CR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5343cc | V12 OHC | Jaguar V12 | 90mm x 70mm | 9 |
| Type | Gears | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic | 3 |
| Top Speed | 0-60 | SQM | MPG | Engine Pwr | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145 mph | 16 mpg | 253 bhp 6000 |
| Front | Rear | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Disc | Inboard disc |
| 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 | - |
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Buy this book |
|---|---|---|---|
| 185520083X | Jaguar XJ12, XJ5.3, V12 Gold Portfolio 1972-90 | Brooklands Books |
| Title | Pages | Options | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article |
Buying guide - Jaguar & Daimler XJ6 & XJ12 (1968-1992) |
100 |
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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 |
38 |
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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 |
88 |
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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 |
32 |
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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 |
42 |
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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 |
106 |
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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. | ||||
