In this post we are talking about Jaguar XKR-S Convertible 2013

Jaguar XKR-S Convertible 2013

Jaguar made a sensational decision in producing the XKR-S Coupe and they have decided it’s time to expand the impressive line-up with the addition of a new Convertible model. The new XKR-S Convertible made its world debut at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show and is the most powerful and fastest open-topped GT Jaguar has ever built. The convertible uses the same 5.0-liter supercharged AJ-V8 engine as the coupe version. It delivers a total of 543 HP and a peak torque of 502 lbs-ft; enough power to sprint the car from 0 to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds on its way up to a top speed of 186 mph. Read more: Jaguar XKR-S Convertible 2013

In this post we are talking about Jaguar XKR Convertible 2011

Jaguar XKR Convertible 2011

I know you’re probably here to read all about how the 2011 Jaguar XKR Convertible stacks up against other six-digit luxury sports cars, but I’ve got a confession to make. Before we get down, dirty and up to our elbows in power figures, you need to know that this is my first real brush with luxury performance of this caliber. As we speak, the ruling houses of auto journalism are likely sending laptop-wielding assassins my way for breaking the seventh sacred tenet of our craft – "Always pretend you know more than you do" – but I can’t accurately convey my time with this big cat without first giving you a taste of my perspective. Read more: Jaguar XKR Convertible 2011

In this post we are talking about Jaguar E-Type Speedster 2011

Jaguar E-Type Speedster

Eagle, makers of the exclusive Eagle E-Type, showcases the world’s most exclusive hand built car – the E-Type Speedster Lightweight – an authentic Jaguar E-Type from the 1960s reworked with more muscular styling, fresh classic detailing, and the performance of a contemporary supercar. This outstanding car makes its public debut at 2011 Salon Privé, the luxury supercar and Concours d’Elegance, taking place at Syon House in west London on 22nd-24th June, 2011. Eagle has a global reputation as an E-Type specialist, and offers an unparalleled collection of magnificent E-Types for sale, ranging from the earliest original specification dealer launch examples through to fully developed cars.

Beneath the Speedster Lightweight’s jaw-droppingly beautiful body, every component has been thoughtfully and skilfully reworked, improved and often lightened resulting in a handmade automotive masterpiece with a weight of just 1000kg. The technical tour de force is the original Lightweight E-Type based aluminium 4.7 litre fuel injected engine and aluminium drive train. While retaining an external appearance identical to the original, they enable the car to offer a power- to- weight ratio matching that of the very latest Porsche 911 Turbo. Read more: Jaguar E-Type Speedster

In this post we are talking about Jaguar XKR Portfolio 2008

Jaguar XKR Portfolio 2008

Special editions of fancy cars aren’t always our cup of tea, but in the case of the new Jaguar XKR Portfolio Edition, you won’t find us complaining. Two reasons: first, the XKR is a great car in any garb, and second, because Jaguar happily exercised a modicum of restraint in making this the pick of the litter. So what makes this limited-edition super-cat so particularly well bred? Besides the usual exterior bits, such as its blue-black metallic paint (called "Celestial Black" and exclusive to the Portfolio), Jaguar took advantage of all that space under its 20-inch "Cremona" wheels to install Jaguar’s biggest-ever brake discs: 15.8 inches in front, 13.8 in back, each etched with crescent-shapes grooves for improved ventilation and clamped by bright red calipers. Expect those huge saucers to find their way into other hi-po Jags in the future. Read more: Jaguar XKR Portfolio 2008

In this post we are talking about Jaguar XK Convertible 2007

Jaguar XK Convertible 2007

A sign of how desperate things have gotten for Jaguar in the U.S. market is that its bestselling model line is the low-volume, relatively expensive XK coupe and convertible, with 4487 sales in 2007. That’s 28.6 percent of the company’s admittedly paltry sales of 15,683. One reason that it’s Jaguar’s bestselling car is because it’s currently Jaguar’s best vehicle. When we compared an XK convertible with four other luxury cabrios in the August 2006 issue [“Convertible Currency”], it finished a respectable third and impressed our traveling band of automotive sages enough that we decreed a 40,000-mile evaluation was in order. Read more: Jaguar XK Convertible 2007

In this post we are talking about Jaguar XKR Convertible 2007

Jaguar XKR Convertible 2007

Jaguar is proud to unveil its new supercharged sports car – the Jaguar XKR. Building on the excellence of the all-new XK introduced in late 2005, the XKR takes the Jaguar experience to new heights. Like the XK model, the new XKR makes intelligent use of practical, modern technology such as its industry-leading monocoque body structure. In addition, a 420bhp (SAE) supercharged V8 engine and class-leading calibration of its state-of-the-art, six-speed automatic transmission bring it to a level of accessible, real-world performance that makes the XKR the most impressive, everyday, sporting GT in its class. RAed more: Jaguar XKR Convertible 2007

In this post we are talking about Jaguar XK8 Convertible 2005

Jaguar XK8 Convertible 2005

If a classic design is one that is timeless, one that doesn’t depend on having style-of-the-minute looks to turn heads and gather looks of approval, then the Jaguar XK8 is a modern classic. By the standards of the contemporary auto industry, it’s an old car. It was introduced in Europe in late 1996 and made its way into the U.S. a year later, and has had only relatively minor changes since. And that doesn’t matter at all, because it’s still drop-dead gorgeous and is still a unique choice in the premium sports car class. The XK8 created quite a stir when it debuted. It was the first new Jaguar to be developed under Ford ownership, as Ford had rescued the then-foundering British manufacturer in 1989. Any fears of a re-badged Ford were unfounded. The XK8′s AJ-V8 engine – completely a product of Jaguar, with no Ford heritage – was only the fourth all-new engine in the company’s history, and took the place of both the venerable XK inline six, with roots in the late 1940s, and the V12 developed in the 1970s. Read more: Jaguar XK8 Convertible 2005

In this post we are talking about Jaguar XK180 Concept 1998

Jaguar XK180 Concept 1998

Jaguar North America unveiled the second edition of the XK180 roadster concept at the 1998 North American International Auto Show. This fully operational prototype is a further-developed version of the original XK180 concept car, which debuted at last fall’s Paris Motor Show. Like the first XK180, this vehicle is a product of Jaguar’s Special Vehicle Operations (SVO), hand-built in the SVO shops at Browns Lane in Coventry, England. The second-edition car is better adapted for American driving conditions with left hand drive, and it embodies a number of detail changes, including a new wheel design, a revised shade for the exterior color, a switch in the hue of the interior leather and subtle modifications to feature lines on the lower body section. Read more: Jaguar XK180 Concept 1998

In this post we are talking about Jaguar XJS 1996

Jaguar XJS 1996

The 1996 Jaguar XJS convertible is available in one model for its final year of production. Standard safety features include dual airbags, an anti-lock brake system (ABS) and 1997 side-impact protection. A 4.0-liter in-line 6-cylinder engine producing 237 horsepower, a 4-speed automatic transmission, limited-slip differential, independent suspension, and power steering are standard equipment. Other standard features include air conditioning, Connolly leather interior, walnut trim, a security system, power windows, a premium audio system and a central-locking system. Optional features include chromed wheels and a Sport Handling Package. Read more: Jaguar XJS 1996