Jaguar XKR 75 debuts to celebrate marque’s 75th birthday
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Jaguar, UK, Luxury
And here we nearly forgot it was Jaguar’s birthday. Thankfully, the well-heeled Brits saw fit to remind us with a special package for its sporty XKR coupe, fittingly called the XKR 75. According to Jaguar, this model will “deliver a combination of enhanced performance, superb chassis and steering control and grip levels to inspire the driving enthusiast to explore the true potential of the XKR’s capabilities.”
To that end, Jaguar’s engineers have squeezed 530 horsepower (a useful 20-horse improvement over the standard XKR) and 483 pound-feet of torque from the marque’s latest supercharged 5.0-liter V8 engine. That’s sufficient power to launch the XKR 75 to 60 miles per hour in just 4.4 seconds and on to a governed top speed of 174 mph.
Exterior updates include a new Stratus Grey finish, red brake calipers that stand in contrast to the 20-inch gloss Vortex forged lightweight alloys with a dark technical finish and diamond turn. An optional body graphic that runs from the front bumper to the rear haunches rounds out the package.
Inside, you’ll be greeted with charcoal leather dressed up with ivory stitching. The dash and center console are finished in gloss piano black and the headliner is Jet suedecloth, whatever that is. In any case,an appropriate 75 of these special edition models are planned. The car will debut at the upcoming Goodwood Festival of Speed and will be made available to order from July 2010 in the UK priced from £85,500.
[Source: Jaguar]
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