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2012 Jaguar XKR-S [w/video]
2012 Jaguar XKR-S - Click above for high-res image gallery While Jaguar readies a slate of new vehicles to broaden its product portfolio, it's doing a Bentley-esque job of making the most of the vehicles it currently has. If there's any surprise in the XK getting more new outfits than a Ken doll, it's that we didn't realize there was so much that could be done with it. Donning its latest new costume, the XK is transformed – via the XKR – into the XKR-S. The fastest and most powerful U.S. legal road car Jaguar has ever made, the brief was to create a coupe that could be ... Read More
Vital Stats
- Engine:
- 5.0L V8
- Power:
- 550 HP / 502 LB-FT
- Transmission:
- 6-Speed Auto
- MSRP:
- $132,000 base
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0First Drive: 2012 Jaguar XKR-S [w/video] 1308844620
While Jaguar readies a slate of new vehicles to broaden its product portfolio, it's doing a Bentley-esque job of making the most of the vehicles it currently has. If there's any surprise in the XK getting more new outfits than a Ken doll, it's that we didn't realize there was so much that could be done with it. Donning its latest new costume, the XK is ...
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First Drive: 2010 Jaguar XFR, XKR and one of the best V8s on the market 1243612680
About 20 minutes after heading south towards the Mediterranean, traffic on our four-lane roadway stops abruptly. The bus we have just passed pulls up on our right and an officer is standing in the middle of the roadway, waving the morass of motorists through – until we reach the head of the pack. He points at us, then motions towards an unpaved ...
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First Drive: 2010 Jaguar XFR, XKR and one of the best V8s on the market 1243612620
About 20 minutes after heading south towards the Mediterranean, traffic on our four-lane roadway stops abruptly. The bus we have just passed pulls up on our right and an officer is standing in the middle of the roadway, waving the morass of motorists through – until we reach the head of the pack. He points at us, then motions towards an unpaved ...
