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Daimler Eight, Super V8
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Daimler Eight/Daimler Super V8 (X308). 1997–2002 (prod. 4,746, plus 21,869 Jaguar Vanden Plas). 4-door saloon, 4-door LWB saloon. F/R, 3996 cm³ (V8 DOHC). Top-of-the-line Daimler gets the Ford-made AJ-V8, as with Jaguar equivalent, replacing six- and twelve-cylinder models. Super V8 denoted the supercharged variant. Exported as Jaguar Vanden Plas to North America. Some external tweaks compared with X300 and X305; interior more substantially made over.


Manufacturing location: Coventry, West Midlands, England

Marque: Daimler | Predecessors: Daimler (X300), Daimler Double Six (X305) | Successor: Daimler Super Eight

q.v. Jaguar X308

 

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