PLEASE NOTE: Since consignment, the XJS has a fresh 12 month MOT certificate with no advisories Introduced in October, 1983, the Jaguar XJ-S 3.6 was intended to be a sharper, more sporting foil to the range's established, soporific 5.3-litre V12 model.

To emphasise the difference, it was fitted with a five-speed manual Getrag gearbox as standard.

With some 225bhp and 240lb.

ft.

of torque on tap courtesy of its 3,590cc DOHC 24-valve straight-six, the claimed 140mph top speed and 0-60mph time of 7.4 seconds were a near match for the V12.

Yet when such performance was not called upon, it could reputedly return thirty miles per gallon, a feat beyond the V12's capabilities.

A revised, more positive feel to the power steering improved the handling still further.

In single family ownership from new this exemplary XJ-S Auto was supplied to our vendor by Henly's Jaguar Chester in 1988.

He specified the colour, wheels and interior trim.

It is fitted with air conditioning which was last ...