Jaguar
XJ40 Prototype Shooting Brake (J199 TAC)

Why it matters

Jaguar had never built a production estate car in 1992. This shooting brake was an official project of the Design and Engineering Centre at Whitley, based on the XJ40, and was seriously considered for production before it was abandoned.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Photos

Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.

• Jaguar XJ40 Prototype Shooting Brake (J199 TAC) (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: andreboeni · CC BY 2.0
• Jaguar XJ40 Prototype Shooting Brake (J199 TAC) (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: andreboeni · CC BY 2.0

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

By the late 1980s Jaguar itself wanted an estate based on the new XJ40, having seen earlier conversions such as the Jones Brothers Mark II "County", Appleyard Mark IX estates and the Ladbroke Avon XJ estate. The in-house project produced this Shooting Brake, but the difficult climate of the early 1990s raised doubts over its viability and it was reluctantly dropped.

The Heritage Trust car carries registration J199 TAC and chassis number SAJJHALD3AKXP0097.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust – 1992 Jaguar XJ40 Prototype Shooting Brake Level A

   • 1 one prototype

   Accessed 2026-11-12