How many Daimler Super Eights are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 424,988 on the road Built 1998-2007 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The most recent car to carry the Daimler name: a long-wheelbase version of the aluminium-bodied Jaguar XJ, launched in 2005 with the supercharged 4.2-litre V8 and every luxury the factory could fit. It followed the Super V8 of the previous generation, and only a small number were built.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1998: 4 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 11 still registered, the Daimler Super Eight is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 14th of the 16 Daimler models and equal 1,930th of all 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
Seen one?
Spotto grades every car on New Zealand roads by how many are still registered, down to the generation and the badge. Log the ones you spot, build a collection, and see who else has found one.