In 1989 Jaguar tuner Arden released the Arden AJ6, a Jaguar XJS 2+2 Coupe. It was the third car in a series of Jaguar XJS body variants that Arden built:
  • Arden AJ2, Jaguar XJS Convertible  (1985)
  • Arden AJ3, Jaguar XJS Station Car  (1987)
  • Arden AJ6, Jaguar XJS 2+2 Coupe  (1989)

The conversion looks very simple at first sight, but looks can be deceiving. The whole roof had to be removed and the rear body panels and trunk modified. The passenger- and rear window are completely new.

 

The main idea of re-designing the sleek XJS’ lines were to create more headroom for the rear passengers. Also the C-pilar of the original XJS was so large it became rather difficult to drive in reverse without crashing in to something. But lets be honest, the above are just a couple of lame excuses since the new Arden lines make the car look even better than the original, which wasn’t all that bad to begin with. Prices where high as you could expect: 40.000 DM for the body conversion. The stock XJS from Jaguar car costed 103.000 DM in 1989.

 

A very good comparison between the original Jaguar XJS and the Arden AJ6

 

 

 

Quite a looker, possibly even more refined than the original. Note that this Arden XJS AJ6 doesn't have the Arden bodykit fitted. Only the Arden rims tell you this is a tuner car.

 

If you liked the typical rear-end of the original Jaguar XJS this might not have been it, but there were quite a few people who didn't like it. The Arden AJ6 had none of that, so this might be a good (better) alternative.