Luxurious interior with excellent leather seats and wood veneer surroundings. Accessories work well except GPS considerably out of date. Driven 82000 miles with minimal repairs so far, which is appropriate; it should be good based on mileage. Not economical by today's standards, but fair for this luxury class vehicle.
The S-Type is a divisive car: the earlier models were fairly distasteful, but the upgraded mesh grille design instantly made them more desirable. They came in a variety of engine and trim levels, and remain fairly common to this day. Thatβs even though Jaguar stopped making the S-Type more than 15 years ago.Get reliability information for the 2001 Jaguar S-Type from Consumer Reports, which combines extensive survey data and expert technical knowledge. Ad-free. Influence-free.Originally, Jaguar rated the S-Type's 3.0-liter V6 at 240 horsepower (this number lowered slightly for 2002 and '04) and the 4.0-liter V8 at 281 hp (reduced to 277 hp for 2002). A five-speed automatic was at first standard, but for 2003, Jaguar replaced it with a six-speed and made a new five-speed manual transmission standard on the 3.0 trim. fKIaUp. 274 153 316 181 407 404 56 422 110