{"id":35540,"date":"2022-11-08T12:03:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T17:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=35540"},"modified":"2022-11-08T12:03:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T17:03:41","slug":"2009-jaguar-x-type-queen-elizabeth-ii-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=35540","title":{"rendered":"Ride like a royal with Queen Elizabeth II’s Jaguar X-Type"},"content":{"rendered":"

The British royal family may be best known for more high-end machinery such as Land Rovers<\/a>, Bentleys<\/a> or even King Charles’ wine-powered Aston Martin<\/a>. But not everything was quite so flashy, such as this 2009 Jaguar X-Type<\/a> wagon, which was owned and driven by the late Queen Elizabeth II. And now it could be yours, since it’s heading for auction<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We heard about it via\u00a0Robb Report<\/em><\/a>, and it’s being sold by Historic Auctioneers<\/a> in the U.K. It was very clearly owned by the royal family, as evidenced by the photos of her driving the car, and apparently its initial registration was a royal plate number. We also noticed that in photos of her driving, there’s a dog barrier in the back, so the queen’s corgis may have been onboard at some point, too. It also has a little over 70,000 miles and has a comprehensive service history.<\/p>\n

Set aside the royal connection, though, and the X-Type is a relatively unexceptional car<\/a>. Though it features plenty of Jaguar<\/a> trimmings from the exterior design, to the wood and leather interior and the J-gate shifter, underneath it was based on the front-wheel-drive Ford<\/a> Mondeo. In America at the time, that was seen as beneath a luxury brand, particularly to be based on a Ford. Jaguar executives later even admitted that they made some major mistakes with the X-Type<\/a>, which were rectified with the spiritual successor, the rear-drive XE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The queen’s example of the X-Type is, unsurprisingly, about the best-equipped version. It has all-wheel drive and the 3.0-liter gas-powered V6. In the U.S., gas V6s were the only engine options, with a 2.5-liter available early on. It made 227 horsepower and 206 pound-feet of torque. In the U.K., though, there were turbodiesel four-cylinder engines available, as well as front-wheel drive. It also has a lovely tan leather interior with the aforementioned wood trimmings. And being a wagon, it’s the most practical. According to Historic Auctioneers, the X-Type wagon was also the first Jag that designer Ian Callum worked on, who went on to revitalize the brand with clean, modern designs for the next decade.<\/p>\n

The car will be auctioned on November 26 in the Mercedes-Benz World auction<\/a>. No price estimates were given. With its royal connection, it will surely go for more than your average old Jaguar.<\/p>\n

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