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2012 Jaguar XFR
An English Bulldog Learns New Tricks The booming woke us. We had spent the night on a slip road next to Stonehenge, and now somewhere, every few minutes, a cataclysm dropkicked the sky and beat Mother Earth badly enough to warrant pressing charges. This is a miserable wake-up call: Gray sky, foggy Earth, a mystical monolith, the ground beneath having a seizure and Chinooks and Apaches floating over the harvested fields. Death was on the way, and he was in a mad hurry. Which would have been a shame, because our 'bed' was the driver's seat of the 2012 Jaguar XFR and we weren't finished ... Read More
Vital Stats
- Engine:
- SC 5.0L V8
- Power:
- 510 HP / 461 LB-FT
- Transmission:
- 6-Speed Auto
- MSRP:
- $82,000 (base)
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Jaguar officially announces XKR Goodwood Special... in lime green 1246402680
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Detroit 2009: Faster Pussycat - Jaguar XFR pounces on Bonneville, hits 225 mph! 1231786680
In its spare time while reinventing the company and settling in with a new owner, Jaguar's boffins somehow found time to take their new XFR to the Bonneville Salt Flats for a top speed run last November.The Paul Gentilozzi-driven XFR had been modified with the appropriate safety gear (roll cage, fire suppression system, etc.), along with a sizable ...
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Detroit Preview: Jaguar XFR arrives early 1231531560
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Jaguar XF to get 500 bhp and diesel power 1183647960
The Jaguar XF will make its pre-production intro at September's Frankfurt Auto Show. The car that sits on the dais, however, will not be the ultimate XF, which won't appear for a few years yet, according to Jag. The first XFs will be offered with V6 power at 2.7- or 3.0-liters, and the 4.2-liter V8 with or without a blower. The supercharged V8, though, ...
