J ▁models ▁were ▁available ▁in ▁North ▁America : ▁ ▁X J 8 ▁ ▁X J 8 L ▁ ▁X J ▁V anden ▁Pl as ▁( this ▁model ▁was ▁equivalent ▁to ▁' Da im ler ' ▁in ▁Europe ; ▁the ▁name ▁' Da im ler ' ▁was ▁not ▁used ▁by ▁J agu ar ▁in ▁the ▁US ) ▁ ▁X J R ▁ ▁X J ▁Super ▁V 8 ▁ ▁Note : ▁the ▁X J 6 ▁and ▁the ▁X J ▁ 2 . 7 D ▁are ▁not ▁available ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁unlike ▁in ▁Europe . ▁The ▁' L ' ▁on ▁the ▁X J 8 L ▁bad ge ▁denotes ▁the ▁long - w heel base ▁version . ▁ ▁Eng ines ▁ ▁All ▁engines ▁were ▁pa ired ▁with ▁a ▁Z F ▁six - speed ▁automatic ▁transmission . ▁The ▁X J 6 ▁pet rol ▁versions ▁have ▁a ▁lower ▁final ▁drive ▁ratio . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁The ▁J agu ar ▁X 3 5 8 ▁T D V i ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁BBC ▁ 2 ' s ▁Top ▁G ear , ▁where ▁it ▁drove ▁from ▁Bas el ▁to ▁Black pool ▁Tower ▁on ▁one ▁tank ▁of ▁fuel . ▁Despite ▁the ▁ ▁pre - defined ▁range , ▁Jer emy ▁Clark son , ▁who ▁was ▁driving ▁the ▁car ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁had ▁actually ▁driven ▁, ▁and ▁after ▁exam ining ▁the ▁tank , ▁had ▁enough ▁fuel ▁to ▁do ▁another ▁, ▁making ▁its ▁range ▁about ▁. ▁Clark son ▁then ▁described ▁the ▁car ▁as ▁" ast on ishing " ▁and ▁"