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Jaguar XK (X150)

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The Jaguar  XK was unveiled in 2005 at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany, and replaced the old XK8-generation with an all-new platform and mechanical package.  Jaguar’s chief designer Ian Callum claimed that the inspiration for the shape of the new XK came from his admiration for British actress Kate Winslet’s curves, although there was much that harked back to the more classic Jaguars, notably,  its  grille, which was also inspired by the  E-type.

The standard XK was supplanted by the XKR  and eventually  the XKR-S, introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 2012, which was capable of more than 180mph. The  XK remained in production until 2014, when it was supplanted (and not replaced) by the smaller two-seat F-Type sports car.

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Taking Jaguar forward into the 21st century inevitably meant weaning it off its love affair with the straight-six, and taking the company in a whole new V8-powered direction. The AJ-V8 […]

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News : Jaguar XK range gets special editions

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David Ross Jaguar has introduced two new special edition XK models. The XK Signature (luxury) and XK Dynamic R (performance) are priced at £54,950 and £69,950 respectively with the first […]

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First Drive : Jaguar XKR-S Convertible

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Keith Adams Speaking to Jaguar engineers, one thing that they’re particularly proud of is just how little separates the XKR-S Coupe and the Convertible dynamically. They’ll tell you that it […]

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Video : Jaguar XKR-S goes snow drifting…

4 February 2012 Keith Adams 6

Keith Adams Jaguar’s recent trip to Finland with a selection of its fastest models produced some amazing video. Here’s an excellent piece of footage of the car doing its best […]

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Video : Jaguar XKR-S at Nürburgring

24 November 2011 Keith Adams 17

Keith Adams We love the Jaguar XKR-S at AROnline. It’s a British car that we can all be very proud of, both in terms of straight line performance (it’ll do […]

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News : Jaguar XKR-S Convertible unveiled

16 November 2011 Keith Adams 8

Keith Adams We’ve already driven the Jaguar XKR-S, and came away from the experience wondering who’d really want to buy an Aston Martin, such was its monstrous all-round ability. It’s […]

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First Drive : Jaguar XKR-S

7 June 2011 Keith Adams 48

Keith Adams There’s no doubt about it – Jaguar is on form right now. The marque has a three-car range that it can truly be proud of, is generating record profits and […]

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Jaguar : XKR-S to make UK debut at Goodwood FoS Press Day

11 March 2011 Clive Goldthorp 0

The new Jaguar XKR-S, unveiled recently at the Geneva Motor Show, is set to make its UK debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed Press Day on 17 March. The […]

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Video : Jaguar XKR-S

1 March 2011 Keith Adams 1

Keith Adams The Jaguar XKR-S, with its 542bhp, promises to be an amazing performance car and very much in the mould of a post-modern leaping cat. Take a look at […]

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Jaguar : New XKR-S roars into Geneva

24 February 2011 Keith Adams 10

Matthew Hayward Set for launch at the Geneva Motor Show on the 1st March, 2011 – almost exactly 50 years since the iconic E-type was first shown – Jaguar will launch […]

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