Jaguar unleashes XJ Sentinel for all your armored needs
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/" rel="tag">Safety</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/jaguar/" rel="tag">Jaguar</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/misc-auto-shows/" rel="tag">Misc. Auto Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/special-limited-editions/" rel="tag">Specialty</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/" rel="tag">Luxury</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/jaguar-xj-sentinel/"><img hspace="0" border="0" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/xjsentinel.jpg" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>Jaguar XJ Sentinel - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Budding rap stars, dictators, special agents and anyone else looking for the ultimate in over-the-road safety now have an elegant new option when it comes time to scoop up that next heavily armored ride. <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/jaguar">Jaguar</a> has announced that it will show off its <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/xj">XJ Sentinel</a> in both left- and right-hand drive at the 2010 Moscow International Motor Show.<br />
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As with other machines of its ilk, the XJ Sentinel features sufficient armor plating that it's earned B7 levels of ballistics protection (read: can handle moderately-sized explosions and gunfire). Plus, because it's based on the long-wheelbase XJ, it won't attract more than the usual attention from anyone looking out for dignitaries to harass.<br />
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The same naturally aspirated 5.0-liter V8 and six-speed automatic that powers the standard XJ is included in the package, and its 385 horsepower can propel the 7,275-pound heavyweight to 62 miles per hour in under 10 seconds. Not exactly breathtakingly fast, but that's the price you pay for protection.<br />
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Fortunately, the suspension has been beefed up to deal with the excess weight with continually variable dampers. So too have the brakes, bringing this 120-mile-per-hour speeding locomotive to a halt. Pricing is not publicly available at the moment, but you can always contact your own personal security consultant to hammer out the details. Full press release <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/18/jaguar-unleashes-xj-sentinel-for-all-your-armored-needs/#continued">after the break</a>.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/jaguar-xj-sentinel/">Jaguar XJ Sentinel</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/jaguar-xj-sentinel/#3273819"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/xjsentinelfrontprofilelhd 20b51280_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/jaguar-xj-sentinel/#3273822"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/xjsentinelfrontprofilerhd 06781280_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/jaguar-xj-sentinel/#3273823"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/xjsentinel76701280_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/jaguar-xj-sentinel/#3273818"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/ballisticsdata40a61280_th umbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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