a friend of mine has a 14 plate jaguar xjl portfolio that I can have for a good price as he is going to a supercharged version ,
gorgeous car with every extra,
but then find out the bummer,
its not type approved to tow my tintent,,,,,,,
why have JLR shot them self in the foot ,
as these cars get within the average mans price range I'm sure a lot would have brought them as a luxury tug vehicle 2007 tdv8 se ,stornaway grey

It's a pain,

Was looking at 6 series the other day.... it type approved either! There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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You've both got TDV8 ffrr's why would you want to tow with anything else? Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
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Sold mine .
And with the jaaaaaag ,would get high 40's to the gallon with the same luxury 2007 tdv8 se ,stornaway grey

cos on a sunny warm summers day when away in the tin tent it would be nice to go for a blast along the B roads with the top down......

or sit in the van while it hammers down and stare at the rain which is invariably the reality......  There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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rangie47 "would get high 40's to the gallon with the same luxury" But not in the middle of a field, especially if it's damp

northernmonkeyjones "it would be nice to go for a blast along the B roads with the top down......", simple, get a rag top defender  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
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Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

Years ago I tried towing with a Jaguar XJ LWB (1998 model) and it was the worst tug I've ever driven. Wallowey and unstable which gave a ride so bouncy it made me feel sick. That was towing a 20 foot ski boat which isn't exactly heavy. Luxury cars they are, but definitely not towing machines.

Anything that's geared to cruise isn't going to make a good tow vehicle, and as stated anything that's made to go down the road in comfort isn't going to work well either... A Range Rover is both comfortable and good for towing as it's a compromise between the two, and LR have spent years developing the ride... the same can not be said for Jaguar and BMW, who's expertise is big fast comfy cars... there's a reason why they're not type approved for towbars, the transmission and chassis wouldn't take the strain

4x4's don't do economy because they are geared for power... high revs and low speed... bit like a lorry.. aren't they designed to haul large weights too?

My RRC is going to get a running gear trans plant at some stage.. to help with towing I'm going to gear it high revs / ratio, but I'm also thinking of adding an overdrive for better economy when not towing... If I fit this to my present arrangement I'll end up with 20 forward gears... a little more than your average Jag or Beamer.. If I do the main gearbox swap I'm planning then I'll end up with 24 forward gears  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!