The XK8 was the first all-new sporting Jaguar since the introduction of the XJS in 1975, and it seemed to be the answer to what Jaguar owners had been asking for. It looked like a mix of the E-type and the Aston DB7 and was a sensation from the start.
The interior was just as nice as the exterior, …
In 2002, the engine displacement was upped to 4.2 liters, and the four-speed, ZF-sourced automatic was upgraded to a Mercedes-Benz five-speed unit.
It is the supercharged 4.0 liter that used the Mercedes gear box. The others used a ZF, all 5 speed.
Then came the 4.2 L, all using a ZF 6 speed unit. None of the XK8 received a 4 speed unit.
I bought one of these in 2012 in part because of this article, a 2000 XK8 Coupe which I still have.
Nikasil was phased out in mid-2000, but any cars running today will either have failed already or won't.
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