Base price: V-6, $43,140; V-8, $50,620; R, $62,400
Vehicle type: front-engine, rear-drive; 4-door 5-passenger sedan
Interior volume, F/R/cargo (cu ft) 54/45/14
Wheelbase 114.5 in
Length/width/height 192.0/71.6/56.0 in
Turning circle 37.7 ft
Curb weight 3800–4050 lb
EPA city/hwy mpg (est) 16–18/23–26
Fuel-tank capacity/range 18.4 gal/294–331 mi
Passive restraints driver and passenger front and head airbags, rear head airbags
POWERTRAIN
3.0-liter DOHC 24-valve V-6, 235 hp; 4.2-liter DOHC 32-valve V-8, 294 hp; supercharged and intercooled 4.2-liter DOHC 32-valve V-8, 390 hp; 5-sp man, 6-sp auto
SUSPENSION
F ind, unequal-length control arms, coil springs, anti-roll bar
R ind, unequal-length control arms, coil springs, anti-roll bar
BRAKES
F/R vented disc/vented disc
ABS standard
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JAGUAR S-TYPE
Jag’s answer to the BMW 5-series and Mercedes E-class gets a major going-over for 2003. The headline-grabber is the new S-type R, which squares off against the M5 and E55 AMG with an enlarged and supercharged version of the AJ V-8. Rated at 390 hp, the R is the most powerful road-going Jag sedan ever. Base V-8s get a 5 percent bump in displacement and output to 4.2 liters and 294 hp. The V-6 is further refined and loses 5 hp but gains performance via a newly standard five-speed manual or the optional ZF six-speed auto that backs all V-8 S-types. A better-looking interior is more user-friendly and safer, thanks to new side-curtain airbags. The stylish S-type tends to be less overtly sporting than the equivalent 5-series, more intimate than the E-class, and more exuberant (and expensive) than the Lexus GS. The S-type Jag and Lincoln LS share chassis architecture.
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