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The XKR-S is the most powerful production car ever built by Jaguar, squeezing out 550 hp from its 5.0-liter V8. The Jaguar XKR-S convertible will thus become the most powerful production Jaaaaaag convertible when it debuts at next week's L.A. Auto Show. More »
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A Jaguar XKR's a mean thing in the right hands, as this Russian hipster kid finds out in this horrifying (for him) test drive. You almost have to watch this video twice; once to see the kid in the ironic CCCP shirt freaking out/almost barfing; once to see just how calm the driver is. More »
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The retro-obsessed designers at Vizualtech make a point of mentioning not everyone likes the new Jaguar design direction. Their solution? Drop an E-type-inspired body on the current XKR. More »
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The Jaguar XK175 debuts at Pebble Beach today with a special aero package, 510-hp, 461 lb-ft supercharged V8 and electronically-limited 174 mph top speed. Only 175 cars will be built at a cost of $104,500... kitty's got nails. More »
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Jaguar is celebrating its 75th anniversary with the Jaguar XKR 75. The limited-edition kitty features a 530-hp, 483 lb-ft supercharged V-8; recalibrated adaptive suspension; carbon-fiber aero bits, red calipers, special alloy wheels, and a set of distinctive stripes. More »
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Insure.com has assembled a new list of the 20 most expensive cars to insure in America. Like speed? Say goodbye to your hard-earned skrilla. More »
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The Jaguar XKR still looks pretty good, but holy crap does it look even better in matte gray paint with black wheels. This one was parked outside last night's Jay-Z/XJR event, outclassing the boxy Jag sedan inside. More »
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When we reviewed the 2008 XKR we took issue with its handling, interior and gearbox. The 2010 Jaguar XKR Convertible adds little more than a new, 510 HP engine, but that's our kind of a band-aid. More »
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Jaguar revealed their Goodwood special edition XKR yesterday at the annual Festival of Speed. The limited edition pussy-cat gets an extra 20 horses under the bonnet, bringing this envious-looking little kitty up to 530 HP. More »
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The 2010 Jaguar XKR gets a head to toe technical makeover, with new electronically controlled dampers and a much more powerful engine. But it still looks basically the same. That's good. More »
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The leaks are comin' fast and furious tonight. Details and photos of the 2010 Jaguar XKR have leaked ahead of the Detroit Auto Show. Here's the scoop on Jag’s new 510 HP grand tourer. More »
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The Jaguar XKR is undeniably a sexy beast of a car. That being said, adding an "S" to the end of the name, tweaking the suspension and tires, and futzing with the nose styling apparently doesn't add up to a car fast enough to justify US sales. Jag USA has decided the S model, having the same 175 MPH top speed and same acceleration to 60 as its non-S brother — at a higher price — is best left on foreign shores. We'd be lying if we said we were heartbroken over this, but we hear there's a 5.0 liter, 500 HP XKR on the way, so, we'll take one of those instead. [AutoWeek] More »
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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. More »
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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. More »
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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? More »
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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. More »
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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] More »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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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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 »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=233787&view=rss&microfeed=true 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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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A prototype of the latest in Jag's most sporting of XKs was caught in cold weather testing ahead of its Paris-show unveiling this fall — along with its coup-ay sibling. It's the XKR, in convertible trim, which sources have said will be powered by a supercharged, 400hp version of the Jag 4.2-liter V8. Will the ungainly BMW M6 and Mercedes SL 55 AMG finally have some decent competition from Ford's top cat, or will its reputation as a roadway dilettante be furthered. Stay tuned. Rarow. More »
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