Road TestCar reviews - Jaguar - S-Type - V8 SE sedanJaguar modelsThe Car12 Apr 2001 The distinctive grille mirrors the style of the Mark I and Mark II Jaguars built during the 1950s and 1960s 85 per cent of the body is made of double-sided zinc-coated steel Front seats have eight-way power adjustment Electric front-seat lumbar adjustment is also standard in the V8 The driver's seat has a memory function to suit two different drivers All S-Types come with a glovebox-mounted CD stacker. Surprisingly, the Jaguar's 80-watt sound system comprises only four speakers S-Type comes with electronic climate control as standardA particle filter removes 100 per cent of pollen from incoming air V8 wheels are 7.5-inch wide, 16-inch alloys Tyres are 225/55ZR16 The Jaguar has split fold rear seats All S-Types come with front and side airbags A crash-sensing system control the deployment of all airbags and the pyrotechnic front seatbelt pretensioners The S-Type comes with a standard alarm system with ultrasonic intrusion sensing and automatic locking once under way The V8 engine is all-alloy The engine has variable camshaft timing A "fly by wire" electronic throttle is used in the V8 S-Type uses independent wishbone suspension front and rear Basic suspension design is shared with the Ford Lincoln LS All S-Types come with standard traction control The Jaguar is available with a stability control system Adaptive damping is also an option on the S-Type Jaguar also offers a parking radar warning system The five-speed automatic transmission is controlled by Jaguar's "J Gate" lever that separates full-automatic and semi-manual operation in two separate planes The S-Type uses four-wheel ventilated disc brakes Four-channel anti-lock is standard Did you know?The S-Type is the first Jaguar to feature individual controls for front passengersAll car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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