04/07/2008 10:31. If David Niven had been a car it would have been this Jaguar . Niven was handsome, suave, intelligent and charming and always maintained a sense of humor. He wasn't brutish or macho, just competent and elegant. So it is with the Super V8.

This big cat is a long wheelbase XJ that packs a 400 horsepower, 4.2 liter, supercharged V8 under the hood, but only for the purpose of "coming up to speed."

There's no exhaust rumble or engine noise, only quiet and smooth reaction to the conditions. It comes up to speed incredibly well, by the way, and will throw you back into the seat if you stand on the accelerator, easily staying up with the rest of the pack. It's a really fast car in spite of its weight and size. How's 0-60 in 5.5 seconds for fast?

Jaguar is all about elegance and the Super V8... // Washington Times