By Stewart Smith on 2010-06-24 - Stewart was the former motoring editor of the Coventry Telegraph and is now a freelance contributor to Eurekar. He is based in Scotland and specialises in First Drive reviews.
Top cat to run at
speed festival
AN EXCLUSIVE Jaguar - the XKR 75 - will make its debut at next week's Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Jaguar Land Rover's new CEO, Dr Ralf Speth, initiated the challenge to the Jaguar engineering team to construct an XKR to celebrate Jaguar's 75th anniversary.
Jaguar engineers increased the power and torque of the acclaimed 5.0-litre supercharged engine to 530 bhp for the XKR 75, to deliver outstanding performance.
While the limited edition model's top speed is electronically held to 174 mph, the XKR 75's 0-60 mph acceleration time is reduced from 4.6 to 4.4 seconds compared to the standard 510 bhp XKR.
Mike O'Driscoll, managing director, Jaguar Cars, said: "The XKR 75 will provide owners with exclusivity, excitement and a hint of Jaguar's great heritage. This is a fitting way to celebrate the sporting credentials of the XK marque in the 75thyear of the Jaguar name.
The Jaguar XKR 75 features revised suspension and handling for increased precision and agility in addition to performance enhancements. And with an improved acoustics package for the semi-active sports exhaust, the XKR 75 produces a pulse-racing growl to match its performance.
Just 75 units of this special Jaguar will be produced costing £85,000 each.
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