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BMW M3 vs Jaguar XJ

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BMW M3
BMW M3

$189,880 - $279,990

2023 price

Jaguar XJ
Jaguar XJ

$69,800 - $74,990

2017 price

Summary

2023 BMW M3
2017 Jaguar XJ
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 6, 3.0L

Supercharged V8, 5.0L
Fuel Type
-

Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
10.4L/100km (combined)

11.6L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Carbon pack a little (a lot) silly
  • Thirsty as all get out
  • Design a little polarising (though I like it)

  • Options pricing
  • InControl software a bit ordinary
  • Too much in-cabin chrome
2023 BMW M3 Summary

There’s no point waxing too lyrical here, because the facts surrounding the M3 Touring are more than exciting enough.

It’s a (kind of) family friendly wagon with oodles of space and practicality. It’s also an unhinged performance weapon with a thumping 3.0-litre twin-turbo-petrol inline six-cylinder engine.

And it has been years — decades, even — in the making. So, has it been worth the wait? Let’s strap in and find out.

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2017 Jaguar XJ Summary

As a child, my parents - who aren't car people - would see a Jaguar and point. It didn't matter if it was an XJ, Daimler Double Six or a Mark II, there was a great deal of mystique around these bastions of Britishness. It also didn't matter that these weren't necessarily good cars. The Seventies and Eighties saw the brand slide into a funk while being passed between owners like hot potatoes.

Somehow, the brand survived its brush with Ford's useless Premier Automotive Group strategy which only came good towards the end as Jaguar's management woke up and put in place a change in direction that produced the Ian Callum-designed XF. Riding high on that design, Jaguar then promptly introduced the very pretty Jaguar XJ.

It has been on sale for ages, but with the addition of a few bits and bobs to stay competitive, it's as compelling as ever. Most importantly, the performance-focused R has kept its unique supercharged V8.

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