Another Fast Jaguar In The House?
Most certainly. XKR is actually one of the fastest cars
IN4RIDE has ever tested, boasting a 0 – 100km/h time of just 4.5 seconds at
high altitude. The bassy supercharged V8 liberates enough thrust to propel that
thing so quickly into triple figures that you can completely miss the moment. So
solid and self-assured is the British Indian pussy that you will be mighty
tempted to keep foot flat on the floor, way past the legal speed limit.
But You Didn’t, Right?
Uhm, well…let’s just say we know for sure that it can do
250km/h. Maybe more, we don’t know. In any case, driving this car like that all
day will result in a deep, black hole in your pocket. Just check the average
fuel figure. Not to mention all those donated boxes of Nando…
Damn! Thirsty Bugger!
That’s correct. However, bear in mind that dropping
something over a bar on a set of wheels probably means you own a petrol garage.
In your backyard. Nevertheless, we are yet to find a car that combines most of
our favourite attributes this well into one almost-perfect pot. Handling is
one. Despite being almost 5 metres long and 1.8 ton heavy, it carves through
curves with sticky familiarity, as if it were at home. Rear-wheel-drive is of
course standard. So are those four round tailpipes, R badges, chrome pieces
around the window frames and on the boot ledge, and gills with the word
“supercharged” laid bare on the bonnet. This car means serious business, just from
looks alone.
Same Story Inside I Suppose?
Not quite. The opposite in fact applies. The stitching on
the seats, steering wheel, dashboard, is a constant reminder of the high
quality road taken here. Swash leather walls inside the doors, chrome door handles,
wood veneers, an electrically adjustable steering wheel, a touch-screen satellite
navigation system are just some of the luxuries to be found. What you won’t
find is enough space at the rear to sit anyone over 1 metre tall. Seriously (check the pictures on our FaceBook page). Nevertheless the car is very comfortable for the two front
passengers.
A Cool, Fast, Jaguar?
Jaguar’s new slogan is “Beautiful Fast Cars” and none
embodies this better than the XKR. Where the Jaguar brand used to be much more
closely associated with stinky rich old men, over recent years it’s become
decidedly younger. And dare I even say, cooler, thanks to creations like the
current XK and XF. The XKR is the cherry on this cake. It can take on anything
on the market, slap it upside down, turn it inside out and spit it out. All the
while wearing a tux.
QUICK STATS
JAGUAR XKR COUPÉ
ENGINE: 5.0-litre
V8, Supercharged
POWER: 375kW / 517hp
at 6000rpm; 625Nm at 2500rpm
0 – 100KM/H: 4.5
seconds
GEARBOX: 6-speed automatic
TOP SPEED: 250km/h
FUEL AVERAGE: 17.9
l/100km
CO2 e: 292 g/km
PRICE STANDARD: R1
256 706
NATURAL RIVALS: Aston Martin Vantage, BMW M6, Mercedes-Benz
CLS 63 AMG, Porsche 911 Turbo
*PRICE RIVALS: Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG, Mercedes-Benz S 500,
Mercedes-Benz G 350 BlueTec, Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet PDK, Range Rover
TDV8
BABE-MAGNETIC FACTOR: Very High
*A price rival falls within R30 000 or
so of the subject’s price on either side of its price spectrum for cars over
R350 000, R20 000 for cars of between R250 000 and R350 000 and R10 000 for
cars below R250 000.
5 comments:
very cool
I love this car. My uncle was test driving it over December and he was so impressed, so was I. But he ended up ordering the 5.0 litre because this one is just out of his budget range.
This is what cars should be like
Wow that's bloody fast for an old men's car
An animal of note for sure. I'd love one of these babies in my garage one day.
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