XJS

Cheaper in real terms than it was twenty years ago. Jaguar XJS values from 1,921 recorded auction sales, the convertible and V12 premiums, the run-out Celebration and the Lynx Eventer at the top, and what rust and a V12 plumbing job do to the price.

Jaguar built cars that looked and felt like they cost twice the money, from the XK120 and the E-Type to the Mk2 and the XJ6, and won Le Mans along the way. A guide to the classic Jaguars worth knowing, what each one is like to own and run now, and where it sits in the marque's story.

The XJS was never meant to be an E-Type, and the long, controversial grand tourer divided opinion at launch before time turned it into a sought-after classic. The V12 and the six, the cabriolet and the convertible, the TWR racing cars, and what to look for when buying one now.