Great Car News: Geneva 2011: 2012 Jaguar XKR-S waves the E-Type's flag at 50

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Geneva 2011: 2012 Jaguar XKR-S waves the E-Type's flag at 50

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Geneva Motor Show, Europe, UK, Design/Style, Luxury

Jaguar XKR-S - Click above for high-res image gallery

Having recently released its innovative and show-stopping C-X75 concept last Fall, Jaguar probably didn't have the resources - or perhaps the need - to create a brand-new E-Type in observance of the seminal car's 50th birthday. Thus, we get the XKR-S, with 550 horsepower, 502 pounds of torque and aggressively redesigned aero. We're not complaining.

The XKR is already a pretty wonderous piece to drive and look at, and this Metallic Smurf example looks nothing if not more imposing, thanks largely to the additional vents feeding the supercharged V8. Jaguar notes that this is the most powerful and fastest production sports car it's ever offered - and yes, it's headed for showrooms - with an 0-60 mph time of 4.2 seconds and a Vmax bumped out to 186 mph.

In addition to the engine and aero tweaks, the XKR-S' suspension has been reworked, there are new 16-way power sport seats with 'carbon-fibre effect' leather (we're pretty sure you're going to need to see this in person to appreciate it), and the whole shebang will be capped off with a price tag of around £97,000 on-the-road. That's around $158,000 U.S., but if it comes to the States, we'd expect it to be significantly less costly. Check out our live gallery below to check the XKR-S out in detail, then venture over to the jump to see Jaguar's full press release.

Gallery: Jaguar XKR-S: Geneva 2011