One of my personal favorite vehicles at the 2011 New York Auto Show was the white Jaguar XKR-S Coupe, which was looking pretty badass in all of its glory. For me that's weird because the new XK has never really sparked any interest for me.
Even when I drove the XKR I wasn't impressed or drawn to it by any means. But my, oh my when it is wearing that R-S badge, the XK speaks to me!
The good news is that rumor has it Jaguar will be producing more R-S models in form of an XK convertible and an XF. This means that the weak entrants from the leaping cat, when compared to the E63, M5 and RS, may be able to put up a proper fight.
Are you buying this rumor and if so, should the Germans be on alert?
...Things are hotting up at Jaguar. The big cat has only just unveiled the hardcore R-S badge that will adorn the £97,000 XKR-S coupé, but Auto Express has learned it will extend to other models, too...
...An insider revealed that the soft-top XK will get an R-S badge. He also pointed out that because “the car was designed as a convertible”, the aluminium structure means it won’t need extra bracing to cope with the increase in power...
...Asked whether the tuned 5.0-litre V8 will go into the XF, the same insider – who worked on the supercharged unit – told us: “You can be fairly confident it will.” The resulting XFR-S will eclipse the newly facelifted R...
[Source: AutoExpress]
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