Jaguar XJ-S 5.3 V12 HE Convertible 1990

First registered on 5 March 1990

Pre-facelift XJ-S, from the final years of the classic original body design

Full factory Convertible, not the earlier XJ-SC targa-style Cabriolet

Jaguar introduced the factory-built full Convertible in 1988, initially exclusively with the 5.3-litre V12

Original Belgian conformity

5.3-litre / 5,307 cc V12 petrol engine / Rear-wheel drive

Approximately 432 Nm of torque in the 295 PS European specification

Naturally aspirated V12 / Electronic fuel injection / 3-speed automatic transmission

The V12 XJ-S of this generation used the robust GM Turbo-Hydramatic 400 automatic gearbox

Current odometer reading 57,293 km

Belgian Car-Pass history available

Car-Pass records 45,414 km in October 2000

46,616 km in 2003

53,712 km in 2007

53,828 km in 2008

54,317 km in 2009

54,593 km in 2010

55,091 km in 2011

55,453 km in 2012

55,522 km in August 2015

Current displayed mileage of 57,293 km means only 1,771 km have been added since the documented 2015 Car-Pass reading

The car has covered only 11,879 km between the earliest available 2000 Car-Pass record and its current displayed mileage

The progression of the documented mileage is notably consistent and supports a well-documented low-mileage history from at least 2000 onwards

First Belgian registration recorded by Car-Pass on 14 May 1992

As the first registration of the car itself is dated 5 March 1990, the documents indicate that it was first registered outside Belgium before being registered in Belgium in 1992

VIN number SAJJNADW4DM170755

The Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust records 169530 as the first XJ-S VIN of 1990 and 176103 as the start of the 1991 model year, VIN 170755 therefore falls clearly within 1990 production.

Hydraulic power steering

Four-wheel disc brakes

Period lattice-style alloy wheels

Exterior currently finished in Black

Black leather interior

Black folding soft top

Traditional walnut veneer dashboard and centre console

Automatic climate-control / air-conditioning

Conformity certificate dated 28 June 1990

Currently in Belgian registration

A particularly attractive specification combining the 5.3-litre V12, automatic transmission, LHD and factory Convertible body

One of the XJ-S variants that best represents Jaguar's late-1980s and early-1990s luxury GT philosophy

The XJ-S was produced for 21 years, with Jaguar Heritage recording a total production of 115,413 cars across all versions

XJ-S

The Jaguar XJ-S was introduced in 1975 as the successor to the legendary E-Type. Rather than attempting to recreate the E-Type as a pure sports car, Jaguar developed the XJ-S as a sophisticated high-speed Grand Tourer, combining long-distance comfort, luxury and the exceptional smoothness of Jaguar's V12 engine. The model ultimately remained in production for more than two decades and became one of Jaguar's longest-running and most successful cars, with 115,413 examples produced before production ended in 1996.

An important development came in 1981 with the High Efficiency, or “HE”, V12, which improved fuel efficiency while retaining the effortless performance for which the twelve-cylinder Jaguar had become famous.

The major change for open-top enthusiasts arrived in 1988, when Jaguar introduced the genuine factory XJ-S Convertible. Unlike the earlier XJ-SC with its fixed roof structure and removable panels, the new Convertible featured a fully retractable soft top and was initially offered exclusively with the 5.3-litre V12. It quickly became one of the most desirable versions of the XJ-S and helped give the model a new lease of life at the end of the 1980s.

This 1990 example therefore belongs to the desirable pre-facelift V12 Convertible period, combining the original XJ-S styling with the mature HE V12, automatic transmission and the fully open factory body introduced only two years earlier. The XJ-S would receive a substantial facelift from 1991, before eventually being replaced by the Jaguar XK8 in 1996.

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