Comparison: Turning circle Jaguar XJS vs. competitors 2025

Turning circle is important for city driving, even for a Coupes like the Jaguar XJS Coupé 4.0 are known for their sleek and sporty design, which often comes at the expense of practicality compared to other common body types. However, their compact size, good visibility from inside of the car and good turning circle can make them well-suited for city driving, allowing them to navigate narrow streets and tight corners with ease.Turning circle is measured in meters it takes for the XJS Coupé 4.0 to complete a whole circle (diameter). With it’s length of 4764 mm and wheelbase of 2591 mm, the Jaguar XJS Coupé 4.0 has a turning circle of 13 m. The best turning abilities you can find amongst similar vehicles has Nissan 200SX 1.8 Turbo 16V (S13 ), which is 9 m. For comparison, the wheelbase of the 200SX 1.8 Turbo 16V is 2475 mm and the length is 4764 mm. On the contrary, the worst-in-class value of 13 m belongs to the Lamborghini Diablo 6.0 V12 . It’s wheelbase is 2650 mm and width is 2040 mm.

Jaguar XJS - How has the turning circle changed over the generations?

Jaguar XJS generations
  • XJS, Model year 1975 (1.Generation) 13 m
  • XJS, Model year 1991 ) (1.Generation (1. Facelift) 13 m
The difference in Turning circle between first generation (1.Generation) from 1975 and last generation (1.Generation (1. Facelift)) from 1991 is 0 m.
The turning circle of the current generation of XJS is 13 m.

Variants

Jaguar XJS variants: XJR-S Coupé vs. XJS Cabriolet vs. XJS Coupé
  • XJR-S Coupé 13 m
  • XJS Cabriolet 13 m
  • XJS Coupé 13 m

The turning circle compared to other Jaguar models

How does the turning circle of the Jaguar XJS compare to it's nearest competitors?

Jaguar XJS vs. similar cars
  • nissanNissan 200SX 1989 9 m
  • maseratiMaserati Ghibli 1993 10 m
  • lanciaLancia Kappa 1994 10 m
  • Alfa Romeo GTV 1995 10 m
  • Alfa Romeo SZ/RZ Zagato 1989 10 m
  • porschePorsche 968 1991 10 m
  • maseratiMaserati Karif 1988 10 m
  • vwVW Corrado 1988 10 m
  • opelOpel Tigra 1994 10 m
  • opelOpel Calibra 1990 11 m
  • ferrariFerrari Mondial t 1989 11 m
  • ferrariFerrari 456 GT 1993 11 m
  • mitsubishiMitsubishi 3000 GT 1992 11 m
  • alpineAlpine A610 1991 11 m
  • hondaHonda Legend 1987 11 m
  • peugeotPeugeot 406 1995 11 m
  • mitsubishiMitsubishi Eclipse 1992 11 m
  • nissanNissan 100NX 1991 11 m
  • bmwBMW 8er-Reihe 1989 11 m
  • alpinaALPINA B8/B12 1990 (8er-Reihe) 11 m
  • porschePorsche 959 1987 11 m
  • ferrariFerrari 512 TR 1991 12 m
  • ferrariFerrari 512 M 1994 12 m
  • bugattiBugatti EB 110 1992 12 m
  • ferrariFerrari F355 1994 12 m
  • jaguarJaguar XJS 1991 13 m
  • lamborghiniLamborghini Diablo 1990 13 m

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