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The Interior of the XJ-S

N ow this is special place to cover some serious real estate in style--from the cockpit of a Jaguar XJ-S Convertible. A view of the Interior of the XJ-S Convertible The dash is inlaid with flawless burled walnut and like its stable-mate, the VDP, Jaguar have perfected the center arm rest. The shift lever falls readily to hand and the steering is just communicative enough without being intrusive in such a grand touring car. When I first got the car, the seats hit me in the Another view of the Interior of the XJ-S Convertible sides of my thighs in an un-comfortable way--so much so that I actually thought about selling it the first week I had it! But after two weeks, I adjusted, and the seats are actually very comfortable. Like the VDP, the interior is covered with Connolly leather hides on all surfaces and the seats have built-in heaters for those cold days with the top down. Unlike the VDP, the seats are manually adjustable for legroom and rake only. A chrome lever on the side of seat adjusts the rake, and a lever on the side of the seat makes the seat back go forward for access to the rear (mostly un-neccessary in the convertible, as opposed to the "4-seat" XJ-S hardtop). A black leather wrapped steering wheel finishes the tactil surfaces (however, I plan on replacing it with a wood-rimmed Momo steering wheel.)

T he door has storage bins lined with a sinfully soft velvet (just like the VDP) and behind the seats is a lockable storage bin that is handy for putting small things when leaving the car with the top down or up. It holds the Sony 10-Disk CD changer that I've added to the car.

T his is the only British Car that I've ever owned that had a heater or A/C system that worked worth a hoot. Still, it could be better, but overall it does the job. Summer days with the top down and the A/C on are tough to beat! I really love this car!