XJ Series IV [XJ40] (1986 - 1994)

• Straight grain walnut veneer to upper section of dashboard and door cappings.
• Instrument binnacle in front of driver incorporating mixture of bar instruments and electronically driven analogue speedometer and rev counter, also TV Vehicle Condition Monitor with digital read-outs, all in a matt black surround. Completed revised analogue instrumentation binnacle fitted from 1990 within wood veneered surround.
• Supplementary switch panels flank steering column containing lighting switches on one side and on-board computer controls plus cruise control (where fitted) on the other.
• Black two-spoke steering wheel with prominent centre boss containing oval growler emblem (later changed to four-spoke incorporating air bag).
• Multi-use stalks either side of steering column operating indicators, horn, main beam, wipers, and computer mode scrolling. Designs changed through production.
• Black plastic air control vents to extreme ends of dashboard and additionally a rectangular air vent system in the centre.
• Lockable passenger side veneered glove-box incorporating vanity mirror, etc. Later deleted to accommodate passenger air bag.
• Sculptured centre console area with wood veneer incorporating heater/air conditioning controls, auxiliary switchgear, audio unit, and gear lever/automatic transmission quadrant, plus damped ashtray and armrest storage box with hinged lid.
• Handbrake sited between driver's seat and centre console, with black vinyl surround.
• Pre-formed solid door panels to match trim, with armrest pulls, pocket areas, and door-mounted audio speakers (design later changed). Chromed pull door handles. Electric window lifts on all models operated from black controls within armrest area (design changed several times throughout production).
• Individual front seating in tweed, later changed to cloth (leather at extra cost) with vertical pleats at the rear incorporating rear lighting in the headrests (later moved to seat backs).
• Rear bench-type seat arrangement with centre fold-down armrest and initially no headrests.
• Boot area carpeted, with carpet cover to vertically mounted spare wheel, and black attache case style tool box fitted. From 1992 spare wheel position moved to accommodate carpet-covered battery area and tool kit relocated to rear inward face of valance.

Passive-style seat belts were made available for the US market.

Cloth replaced tweed for the interior of non-leather eguipped cars, along with revised door trims.

• As XJ6 except for full walnut veneer interior with boxwood inlays to dashboard and door cappings.
• Instrument binnacle set against mock-wood veneer background.
• Air conditioning standard fitment.
• Leather upholstery with vertical pleating.
• Front seats electrically adjustable from switch pack on sides of centre console.
• Rear seat headrests standard.
• Enhanced audio system fitted, initially of Clarion manufacture.

Above left: Jaguar Sovereign models became equipped with boxwood inlays to the veneer, later also adopted for Daimler models. Above right: For base models tweed style upholstery was fitted, along with a plainer straight grain woodwork. Air conditioning was an extra cost option initially.

• As Sovereign except for 'D' badging to steering wheel centre boss.
• No boxwood inlays to walnut veneer on earlier cars.
• Flatter, wider pleated all-leather seating of revised style, the front seats incorporating walnut-veneered picnic tables in the rear with chromed drinks coasters.
• Rear seating of individual style with enlarged centre fold-down armrest and console area over transmission tunnel incorporating veneer finishing and 'Daimler' scripted badge.
• Door trim design entirely different to Jaguar models with separate armrest arrangement and more pronounced door pockets.
• Wood-veneered surrounds to door window lift switches.
• Nylon over-rugs fitted to rear compartment.
• Electrically operated sun-roof panel standard fitment.
• With introduction of the Double Six model in 1993 matched leather-clad gear knob and handbrake surround were incorporated.
• From 1994 ruched leather seating of more rounded style available.

Throughout Daimler production it was also possible to specify conventional bench-type rear seating.

• As XJ6 but part leather/part cloth upholstery mix introduced still with vertical pleats.
• Fitment of rear seat headrests.
• Revised door trims, later fitted to all non-Daimler models with curved armrest pulls.
• Walnut veneer added to replace straight-grain veneer.

• As Sovereign except stiffer and more sculptured front seat bolsters.
• Laser-etched 'V12' gold emblem to glove-box area.
• Later style instrument binnacle, door trims, and four-spoke steering wheel.

• As XJ6 except for seating incorporating horizontal wide pleating both front and rear with stiffer bolsters.
• Rosewood-stained maple woodwork instead of walnut veneer. No boxwood inlays.
• Matching rosewood gear knob.
• Dashboard top roll and door cappings colour keyed to rest of interior trim.

Revised seating style, rosewood woodwork, and contrast upholstery separated the S model from normal Jaguars.

Above left: The S seating with horizontal pleating. Above right: For the last few months the top of the range Daimler versions were offered with ruched style leather upholstery.

• As XJ6 except for unique wide vertical pleating to leather seating incorporating the stiffer bolsters.
• Walnut veneer woodwork.
• Matching wooden gear knob.
• Handbrake surround and dashboard top roll/door cappings trimmed to match interior.

• Interior trim changes dependent on individual order requirements, usually featuring magnolia leather.
• Momo four-spoke matching leather steering wheel.
• Embossed 'XJR' headrests.
• Contrast piped upholstery with contrast carpeting.
• Some later cars equipped with Daimler-style door trims, and some cars equipped with either walnut veneer or walnut with boxwood inlays.
• Leather-clad gear shift knob on all models.