Earning an executive saloon as a company car was a career milestone at the turn of the millennium, and in 2001 Jaguar’s X-TYPE took aim at BMW’s class-defining 3-Series. We revisit a boardroom battle from the boom years

Year of manufacture 1981 Recorded mileage 16,800 Asking price £26,995 Vendor Kim Cairns, Snettisham, Norfolk; 01485 541526; kimcairnsclassics.co.uk WHEN IT WAS NEW Price £15,039 Max power 205bhp Max t

ASKING £27,995 PRICE ENGINE 3442cc/6-cyl/DOHC POWER 210bhp@5500rpm TORQUE ...

THE WORLD CHANGED a huge amount during the 21 years that Jaguar’s XJ-S remained in production. Dictators came and went yet Jaguar’s GT battled through, transformed in a bid to stay relevant in a rapid

Jaguar’s most underrated saloon turns 60 this year.Here ’show to buy one.

(1998-2005)