The Jaguar XKR special edition is the ultimate definition of what it is to be cool.
It might be Jaguar’s most formidable production car ever, but it’s also a high-end luxury coupe...
We’re nudging 260km/h by the end of the main straight before hitting the anchors, and the XKR-S feels utterly planted...
Jaguar has committed to rolling out its ‘R’ performance brand across all future model lines in a bid to tackle BMW’s M Division, Audi’s Quattro GmbH and Mercedes-Benz AMG. Depending on the car and the segment in which it resides, the British company will include one, two or all three of the R, R-S and R-S GT tiered-performance grades in every future model it builds...
The most track-focused road car in Jaguar's history – the new Jaguar XKR-S GT – is a chance to reach Australia despite production initially being limited to just 30 left-hand-drive vehicles. Jaguar product public relations manager Jonathan Griffiths admitted the hardcore Jaguar XKR-S GT coupe was designed primarily for North America (25 destined for the US, and five for Canada), but said the British manufacturer would build additional vehicles for other markets if there was demand...
The man responsible for designing the Jaguar F-Type says the all-new two-seater sports car's V8 engine could be tuned to produce up to 450kW of power for a high-performance 'R' variant. At an exclusive F-Type preview event on the eve of the Paris Motor Show, Jaguar director of design Ian Callum told CarAdvice it's possible get 600hp (447kW) from the brand's supercharged 5...
The 2012 Jaguar XKR-S Convertible has been revealed ahead of its international debut at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show. The XKR-S Convertible joins the XKR-S Coupe at the pinnacle of Jaguar’s hard-core sports car line, and will arrive in Australia around March next year...
I've had my 2011 XKR Coupe for a little over 2 years, and I really cant see myself getting out of it any time soon. Good examples can be obtained for around the $100K mark, with the MY12 models (nicer headlights, aston style side vents, standard sat nav) having a fair premium over them. The MY10 and early 11 models came with the 5 litre supercharged engine - 375KW, 600Nm...
