Near the top of the MD and chauffeurs’ section of automotive propulsion is the XJ, and sitting at the top of the XJ range is the Super V8 LWB, the kind of car foreign dignitaries should be and are ferried around in when visiting the UK.
The XJ has for the second year running scooped the BusinessCar Award for best luxury car – an award voted for by the readers of this magazine – and it’s not hard to see why. The level of refinement is superb. Jaguar’s famous cosseting ride is so good you don’t even think about it until you get into a different car, while its presence on the road is a perfect combination of affluence with understatement.
In this territory the £75,040 price tag is good, too. So the next time you’re chauffeur-driven, insist on a Jaguar XJ.
Verdict: The Jaguar XJ is very fast, smooth and opulent, and the Super V8 is the ultimate aspirational version of a saloon that’s both your and our favourite luxury vehicle