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Jaguar teases XFR-S before LA premiere

Zach Bowman — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:01:00 EST

Filed under: LA Auto Show, Sedan, Performance, Jaguar, UK, Luxury

Jaguar has given us glimpse of a new "ultra-high-performance" XFR-S ahead of the vehicle's world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Jaguar calls the four-door the fastest and most powerful sedan the company has ever produced, and confirmed details are scarce beyond the fact that only 200 of the vehicles will make it to US shores.

We've spotted the machine whipping around the Nürburgring a few times, and from what we can tell, it will bow with the same 550-horsepower, supercharged V8 engine that propels the XKR-S to ludicrous speed.

We have no qualms with the notion of that mill in the nose of the already loveable XF. We imagine such a creation would be more than enough to give the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG something to sweat over. You can check out the full press release below for more information, and be sure to stay tuned for our coverage of the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show to see the vehicle on the show floor.

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Jaguar "seriously considering" XFR-S [w/poll]

Noah Joseph — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:30:00 EST

Filed under: Sedan, Performance, Jaguar

There's little question that the Jaguar XFR (pictured above at left) is an impressive cat, indeed. Five hundred horsepower and a healthy dose of British charm will do that for you, after all. The trouble is that with around 550 hp apiece, the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG and BMW M5 are that much more impressive. And so Jaguar is reportedly working on a hotter XFR-S.

The more extreme performance sedan has been touted for the past year or so, and has even been spied undergoing development work at the Nürburgring. Following a formula similar to what Jaguar employed to transform the XKR into the XKR-S (pictured above at center), the 5.0-liter supercharged V8 in the XFR-S would have its output - and its price - raised to compete with ze Germans. That means 550 horses and about $90,000.

Would you shell out the extra $8k over the MSRP on the existing XFR, or for that matter, choose it over its rivals? Cast your vote in our poll below.

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Jaguar XFR-S snapped gunning for M5 territory at the 'Ring

Noah Joseph — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:30:00 EST

Filed under: Spy Photos, Sedan, Performance, Jaguar, Luxury

When is a Jaguar XFR not a Jaguar XFR? When it's an XFR-S, that's when. So while this vehicle may look like your standard supercharged Jaguar sedan, it's actually a British rocket aimed - in a bit of role reversal - squarely at Germany.

Spied undergoing development work at Jaguar's test center near the Nürburgring, this test mule looks pretty much like the XFR you can already get from your local Jag dealer. But our sources on the ground tell us it sounds more like the XKR-S, the 550-horsepower super-coupe seen running alongside it.

Though the prototype pictured lacks the exterior visual cues that would go along with the anticipated engine swap, the telltale exhaust bellow tells us the likes of the BMW M5 and Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG had better take notice.

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Jaguar reportedly confirms 3 Series rival, XFR-S under development

Noah Joseph — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:20:00 EST

Filed under: Sedan, Performance, Jaguar, Luxury

Jaguar XFR - Click above for high-res image gallery

Eager to show it's at the top of its game, Jaguar has been promoting a raft of new technologies, models and variants under development of late. We've recently confirmed a new four-cylinder diesel for the XF (earmarked towards European buyers) and reports of an all-wheel-drive variant of the XJ flagship (targeted for North American consumption), but new reports give us some more to anticipate from the Leaping Cat marque.

First up, word out of the UK indicate that the long-rumored 3 Series rival - possibly (and counterintuitively) to be called XS - has been confirmed by Jaguar's global brand director, Adrian Hallmark, who justifies that in order to compete with other European luxury marques, it needs to do so on all fronts.

Potentially more exciting, however, is the development of an even hotter version of the XFR (pictured above). The project reportedly transplants the upgrades in the XKR-S to the XF to make for a 550-horsepower super-sedan capable of taking on the likes of the forthcoming BMW M5 and Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG.

Gallery: First Drive: 2010 Jaguar XFR

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