The Jaguar AJ-V8 is a compact DOHC V8 piston engine used in many Jaguar vehicles. Some History. Jaguar is part of a company now known as Jaguar Land Rover Limited. Let us start by dispelling the belief still held by a few people that Jaguar just adapted a Ford designed V8 to create their new power unit. The 2.5- and 3.0-liter AJ V6 engines were classified as Jaguar-made engines, although this isn't strictly true. Nothing carried over from previous engines and the aim clearly was to produce a class leading power unit with few compromises. The Jaguar X-Type is a front-engine, all-wheel/front-wheel drive compact executive car manufactured and marketed by Jaguar Cars from 2001 to 2009 under the internal designation X400, for a single generation, in saloon and estate body styles. When Ford sold Land Rover and Jaguar to Tata Motors in 2008, the new company, Jaguar Land Rover, relied on Ford for all its engines. Ford Motor Company previously owned the Jaguar company but sold it in 2009. In 1997 it replaced both designs previously available on Jaguar cars: the straight-6 Jaguar AJ6 engine (or rather its AJ16 variant), and the Jaguar V12 engine. Jaguar tested fitting the engine to its XK model but didn’t carry the project over to production. LONDON -- Jaguar Land Rover has taken a big step in reducing its dependence on engines from Ford Motor, its former owner, by launching its own new four-cylinder gasoline unit. Key to the boosted power and efficiency is an electrohydraulic valvetrain, integrated exhaust manifold and twin scroll turbocharger … The truth is actually the reverse. SS Jaguar 100. Ford originally bought Jaguar in 1989. The 2.7 L (2720 cc) V6 is built by Ford and Jaguar Cars at their Dagenham facility, and was designed by Ford engineers at their Dunton and Whitley product development centres. In 1997 it replaced both designs previously available on Jaguar cars: the straight-6 Jaguar AJ6 engine (or rather its AJ16 variant), and the Jaguar V12 engine. Ford and PSA extended their Diesel engine joint-venture in October, 1999, to include this V6 engine. Offered in three guises, the 2.0-liter offers up to 300 horsepower, with the company claiming it achieves 15 percent better fuel economy than the Ford engine. Jaguar will finally ditch the Spanish-built Ford engine in favor of its own Ingenium 2.0-liter gasoline-powered four. 8. Offered in three guises, the 2.0-liter offers up to 300 horsepower, with the company claiming it achieves 15 percent better fuel economy than the Ford engine. In Jaguar Cars and Land Rover vehicles it is known as the as the AJD-V6.The engines share the same bore/stroke ratio, with the V6 displacing 2.7 L (2,720 cc) and the V8 displacing 3.6 L (3,630 cc). THE NEW Jaguar XJ6 marks a turning point in the turbulent history of Britain's best-loved car-maker.