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2009 Jaguar XK Spotted, Looks Surprised

We've sort of been torn with regards to the look of the latest generation Jaguar XK. On the one hand, those big eyes make it look like a surprised child ("We got bought by Tata, WHAT?). On the other hand, there are some fine lines that pop better in person (for more on that check out our review of the 2009 Jaguar XKR). Though not a massive change, this mid-cycle refresh caught by the KGP crew shows some obvious changes including a new front bumper with air-inlets just below the headlights and revised taillights. Other than the rumored XK diesel, there shouldn't be any major powertrain changes. With the company now under Indian ownership we'll be interested to see what they do with the company's performance flagship. Spy report below the jump.

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2:21 PM on Tue Jun 3 2008
By Matt Hardigree
4,363 views, 22 comments

Latest by LandofMinos, a p' p' piece from here and a p' p' piece from there: @skierpage: When you put it that way, it sounds like you've wrapped up the very essence of Jaguar design dept. more »

over the back fence

Could The Jaguar E-Type Be Making A Return?

Despite the ongoing shenanigans between Ford and TATA over the sale of Jaguar and Land Rover, there are whispers emerging about the possible revival of the venerable Jaguar E-Type. Australia's Courier Mail is reporting Jag honchos are considering the revival of what many consider the most beautiful production car to have ever been built. This news has us torn. While we absolutely love the E-Type, so much so that it holds a position in the Jalopnik Fantasy Garage, we think on Jags history of reviving legendary marques and wonder if this is this a good idea. More »

3:30 PM on Thu Mar 13 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,187 views, 43 comments

Latest by n/a: While I don't think a direct revival is needed, a car with the same purpose would be amazing. Think of a Corvette-esque car in terms of price but without that God-forsaken automatic. Lord Almighty, what in the name of all that more »

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2008 Jaguar XKR, Part Three

The 2008 Jaguar XKR is a beautiful car. The best angle is probably from the rear. The fenders flare out like a woman's hips to cover the wide rear track and flow into a pinched trunk equipped with the most complementary spoiler ever conceived. It evokes muscular visions of British sports cars from the '60s, or even cars like the Shelby Daytona Coupe. This is exactly how a modern Jag should look, demonstrating a clear appreciation for the past without shamelessly copying it.


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12:30 PM on Wed Feb 13 2008
By Wes Siler
2,386 views, 61 comments

Latest by n/a: I bought a 2008 XKR Portfolio edition, and it was the much improved interior as well as the Bowers and Willkins sound system that made the final decision for me. Actually, I would have bought a DB9 now that the more »

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2008 Jaguar XKR, Part Two

The 2008 Jaguar XKR is a fast car. With the added 'R,' the hood louvers inscribed with "Supercharged" and the aggressive body work, however, that probably goes without saying. Those visual cues hint at the added performance. Power is up from 300bhp in the non-R version to 420. It makes 413lb/ft of torque. Why, then, isn't it good for driving fast?



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12:00 PM on Tue Feb 12 2008
By Wes Siler
2,457 views, 29 comments

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2008 Jaguar XKR, Part One

The 2008 Jaguar XKR is good at pushing buttons. I had looked forward to driving it, having grown progressively bored with a succession of SUVs, economy rides and lackluster sports cars during these past few months. I was in sore need of something lithe and European. On that, the XKR delivered.



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12:00 PM on Mon Feb 11 2008
By Wes Siler
2,912 views, 25 comments

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Jaguar XKR-R?

The Dutch Nürburgring stalkers at AutoGespot caught what they say is a higher-spec version of the Jaguar XKR. Using tech snared from Jag's GT3 racing program, the potential XKR-R (hmm) could get within range of 500 horsepower. That'll give Jag a prestige player to face down the Porsche 911 Turbos and Aston Martin V8 Vantages of the world. Could Jag's mega Fordbux finally be paying performance dividends? Will the cat become more than a footnote among the major players? Watch this space. [Auto Gespot]

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10:15 AM on Mon Sep 24 2007
By Mike Spinelli
958 views, 7 comments

Latest by eb110americana: So am I the only one that can see the XKS license plates? more »

question of the day

Why Don't More Women Love Cars?

Nobody walks in LA. And no one rides the bus, either. Which means that everybody drives. And according to the 2005 county census, 50.6% of the county's population is female. Which means there are more women drivers. Yet, and yes I'm painting with a broad brush here, the ladies just don't seem to care about cars the way their testicled counterparts do. I told a woman in a parking lot that I liked her Celica and she didn't know what I meant. Then, in that same Whole Foods lot, no less than five men (myself included) stopped and drooled over a cherry red Jaguar XKR. I can site numerous examples (a female friend of mine bought a Focus over a GTI because the Ford came in Yellow) but I don't think this is exactly news. I mean, Jalopnik has what, one woman reader? I'm curious as to the why? More »

2:00 PM on Wed Jul 11 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
4,014 views, 97 comments

Latest by Djeet: Indirect answer to the QoTD: whatever makes most of Spaceman7's comment "funny" is the same thing that puts off most women from pursuing any interest they might have in cars. more »

oil-burning cat

Report: Jaguar XK to Go Diesel for 2009

If Autocar's reporting pans out, torque meisters will have a diesel Jaguar with which to engage in stump-pulling exercises. The UK mag reports a diesel-powered XK in likely by the car's next facelift, due in 2009. The "XKD" had reportedly been in the offing since the latest XK hit the drawing board, but no existing engine would suffice and the market for luxodiesels wasn't clear. But a new, 3.0-liter turbodiesel producing around 250 hp will be done in 18 months. The XKD will compete with BMW's new 635d, which will go on sale this fall. – Mike Spinelli More »

1:30 PM on Thu Jul 5 2007
By Mike Spinelli
1,097 views, 7 comments

Latest by KatzManDu: Wasn't the Audi A5 Diesel Coupe supposed to be able to keep up with the S5 around the Ring? more »

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Spy Photos: New Jaguar XF To Get 500 Horsepower, Trailer Hitch

The boys over at Motor Authority worked a sexy deal with the German Dutch blog Auto G-spot to get some pics of the brand-saving, massively camoed Jaguar XF. And here's a curious detail that lit up our normally dour face. Excellent trailer hitch, Jag! Some of the engineers from Ford's Grace & Pace division rented a cottage and shop in Austria to do some development work on the new models. In addition to the very good looking XF, Jaguar's finest were also sorting out the upcoming 500-ish horsepower XKR GT3 that comes correct with a 5.0-liter supercharged V8. The really fantastic news? There's a good chance that hyper-mill may wind up in the XF. Meaning that the M5 is going to have even more to look over its shoulder for than just a dirty old stonked-out Caddy. – Jonny Lieberman More »

Spy Photos

9:15 AM on Thu May 31 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
1,989 views, 9 comments

Latest by louv: All 400+ HP cars should have a trailer hitch. To take an extra set of tires to the track. Call me Bubba: http://www.louv.tv/cars/m5/tracktrailerintow.jpg more »

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Car Hack's Notebook: Driving the Jaguar XKR for Fun and Profit

This week's task involved chasing a big black cat in a big black cat, in one of those painfully tenuous story hooks where I took the Jaguar XKR on a futile hunt for the Beast of Bodmin Moor. More »

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1:12 PM on Mon Feb 5 2007
By Mike Spinelli
466 views, 9 comments

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Dan Neil on the XKR

The most recent iteration of Jaguar's legendary XK line has been divisive at the very least. Some call it beautiful. Some cry "Ovoid Taurus" and others "carp." In his review of Jag's uprated GT car, Dan Neil admits to not being sure about the XK at first, but begins to warm to its design, commenting, "Maybe the effect is less aerodynamic than Jungian: This is the shape of a coveted thing slipping through your fingers." And while we argree that the 3/4 view of the car is quite nice, from head on, it still looks like a hip-hop-obsessed lamprey chugged a 40 of pure quinine. – Davey G. Johnson More »

6:45 PM on Sat Feb 3 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
154 views, 8 comments

Latest by MattP: Why does it have a "1" on the side of it? more »

test drives

Clarkson Pits XKR vs. AMV8

Now that the Hamster is repaired and the Top Gear boys are back to making television, we can dispense with the flipping jet car business and get back to giggling over egregious examples of hoonage — which is pretty much what Clarkson spends his time in the Jaguar XKR doing. He then sics it on its hotter half-sister, the Aston V8 Vantage, in a sans-Richard Dawson episode of Family Feud, usefully pointing out that the new EU booster seat mandate has now largely made 2+2 coupes too cramped in the back for the only people small enough to fit there — children. – Davey G. Johnson More »

9:00 PM on Mon Jan 29 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
618 views, 17 comments

Latest by mullinspj: I am a Brit living and working in Florida. I have always loved Jags, I have an 1967 E-Type Drophead which I keep in the UK. I brought a 1998 XK8 when they first came out and more »

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Back to the Track: Jaguar Unveils XKR GT3 Racer

Jaguar and motorsports have — of late — combined like cats and 220v power lines. Having smothered Jackie Stewart's former F1 team under a deluge of Ford bux earlier in the century, the company's coming back with a new FIA GT3 racer it hopes will reclaim the Jaguar racing heritage. A joint venture with Apex Motorsport, the new XKR GT3 will compete in the FIA GT3 European Championship — a relatively new sports car series, whose entries include the Aston Martin DB9, Corvette Z06, Ferrari F430, Lamborghini Gallardo and Maserati GranSport. It's not a factory team, though Jag is greenlighting Apex's efforts and providing it with XKR models powered by the company's supercharged, 4.2-liter V8. Apex upclocks that powerplant to 475 hp, and inserts a Hewland six-speed sequential gearbox and tri-plate carbon racing clutch in place of the six-speed ZF automatic. Shakedown testing will come next month at Monza, where we'll get final specs. – Mike Spinelli More »

10:16 AM on Fri Jan 12 2007
By Mike Spinelli
711 views, 1 comment

Latest by Bumblebee: The people who get to race these things were Mother Teresa and the like in past lives. more »

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Top Gear's Thoughts on the TransCon Completion

We were talking to a rallying pal of ours last night about Top Gear's attempt to cross the country in under 32 hours, 57 minutes. He laughed and said that they were woefully unprepared. Their Michael Harvey agreed in his post-blast wrap-up, commenting, "[We] went in to this horribly unprepared and kinda put all our faith in the Jag getting us here, which it absolutely would have done had we been less shambolic." More »

5:00 PM on Fri Sep 8 2006
By Davey G. Johnson
217 views, 3 comments

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The Dollar Sign of the Cat: Jaguar Announces XKR Pricing

Notwithstanding Jaguar's corporate fate, which became cloudy this week amid reports of Ford advisors recommending a sell (with Land Rover) — and others recommending a hold — Jaguar announced MSRPs and options for the 2007 XKR Coupe and Convertible will come in under the $100,000 mark. On location of this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance (Davey, represent!) the company revealed the coupe will start at $86,500, and the 2007 XKR Convertible at $92,500. Still, add a few options, and your accountant will be singing soprano in seconds flat; check out the list after the jump. More »

12:52 PM on Fri Aug 18 2006
By Mike Spinelli
258 views, 6 comments

Latest by n/a: Still looks like a carp. but now an angry carp. more »

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Day of the Cat: Jaguar Releases Pics of New XKR Coupe, Convertible

You've already seen the convertible, via embargo-era leakage. Today, Jag officially released the deets on its new, hi-po XKR coupe. The supercharged feline gets 120 horsepower more than its naturally breathing sibling — 420 hp — out of the same 4.2-liter V8. Jag says it'll go from zero to 60 mph in 4.9 seconds (5.0 for the drop top). It also has uprated springs and dampers and the same Jaguar Sequential Shift six-speed clicker as the base model. Expect it to go for between 80,000 and 90,000 quid. More »

8:48 AM on Fri Jun 30 2006
By Mike Spinelli
192 views, 4 comments

Latest by Mike Spinelli: American quid -- buckeroos. Sorry I mixed currency slang. more »

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2007 Jaguar XKR Convertible Revealed!

Looks like the wraps have come off a bit early on the eagerly anticipated 2007 Jaguar XKR. It's interesting we're seeing convertible pics well before coupe pics well before the British Auto Show. Well, these official, but possibly not officially released, photos found on the interwebs today show the XKR with the 416hp 4.2-liter V8 with its top down and ready for action. We have more pictures after the jump. More »

1:38 PM on Wed Jun 28 2006
By Ray Wert
1,825 views, 12 comments

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Brit Show to Host New XKR, Jag Says

What? Did you think the chaps at Jag-you-are would wait until Paris to show off their new, hi-po XK? Nope, the XKR will be unveiled next month at London's British International Motor Show, according to the company. What we know so far, from gossip mongers and various second-story men, is that the XKR may be offered in convertible form, and that the blown 4.2-liter 400+hp V8 will be put to proper use over the XK's lightweight alu-MINI-um monocoque. More »

8:05 AM on Tue Jun 13 2006
By Mike Spinelli
113 views, 2 comments

Latest by schmorsepower: It'll be the best Taurus SHO evah!! more »

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