2009 Jaguar XF-R spy photos
August 15, 2008 by Alborz Fallah
Finally, some pictures of our favourite car at the moment, the Jaguar XF-R. Although Jaguar have been very tight-lipped about the car to date, these pictures prove the high-performance Jaguar XF-R is coming!
Under the hood we could probably expect Jaguar’s 4.2-litre supercharged V8 which will then get upgraded to the 5.0-litre engine size – hinted by the four exhausts – to give a power of around 500 hp.
Some insiders at Jaguar say the company will most likely just go with the 5.0-litre from the start.
Whatever the outcome, in a car that looks this good, the XF-R is sure to be a winner. The XF-R will be presented at the Detroit Auto Show in January 2009.
Expect a comprehensive review (and video) of the Jaguar XF range soon.
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Going to need the 500HP if its going to join the German party.
For mine i will wait for the Italian fightback, will it be Lancia or AlfaRomeo with the megapower sedan?
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FORGOT…..
The front is Hyundai, the rear if AstonMartin.
Its the *last* British [well ok American] engineered Jag.
VALE!
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I dont know why everyone says it looks like a Mondeo. It just doesnt!
I got one in a V8 – that hyundai comments hurts, it hurts bad…mainly because I cringe whenever I see an elantra. I just concentrate on that sweeeeet rear end – My wife is jealous. Talk for the R is 0 – 100 in less than 4 secs, (supercharged 4.2 V8 is getting there in under 5, despite stats of 5.1) but that seems very fast given the weight factor.
Could that be the 5.0l v8 that is rumored to be in the updated falcon in 2010?
i must say the ‘new’ jaguar is fantastic – give them credit for trying a bold new styling direction and the use of lightweight materials (aluminium etc) to create a more bespoke line of cars than M-B and BMW and Audi. As a M-B owner I must say Jaguars are the polar opposite to my preference but the XF and the XK and the upcoming XJ redesign shows a lot of promise. They’ll never compete w the Germans but then again I can’t see a 1-series or a B-class competitor from Jaguar – doesn’t make sense…! IMHO they should target the Maserati clientele…
I admit that Jag. have turned a new leaf and its [from outside and internal] a complete new design.
THE problem is that it has a identity crisis.
It does NOT look like a Jag, we all know what a XJ6/XJ40 etc look like ["A JAG"] but this is nowhere looks wise.
Cars have a family look, this might as well be a new brand, if i had to take i would say its a Hyundai! :-)
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FRugal One
That’s the point. It finally doesn’t look like a rehashed 60’s Jag. They can’t keep on tweaking the same design for 40 years and expect it to look fresh.
This looks excellent and if I had the dollars I’d buy one instantly.
As for not competing with the Germans, I don’t see why not. This car is definitely good enough to.
Frugal One, could you be specific on how it looks like a Hyundai because I cant think of a single Hyundai that looks anything like this. And if it looked like an old Jaguar, youd probably be complaining that its too old fashioned. Finally, its definatly a car that looks better in real life.
I think this car looks fantastic and i love the inside to when you think back to some of those shocking ones thay made trying to look like the old jag but in new form it just didnt work
Frugal – soory dude don’t agree with you at all. Finally Jag have moved on, its the first of a phase I would imagine as Jag cannot survive on one model. The XK, XJ & X-type are not selling well so they seriously need new models.
Having sat in one of these I can say they are the bees knees espcially the diesel donk. However this is about an M5/RS6 basher. Roll it out Jag.
The engines are FORD engines arent they? Alot of other FORD mechanicals too isnt there?
Its a stunning looking car with awsome levels of performance. Well done Jaguar.
Great looking machine. Quite an improvement over the tried and true Jaguar styling. Hope that it is a success