The supercharged 4.2-liter V8 under the XKR’s hood features twin air intakes and continuously variable valve timing—mated to what Jag claims is a “class-leading” six-speed automatic paddle-shift ...

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Jaguar’s supercharged rear-wheel-drive XKR and its tamer XK8 companion earned some substantial re-engineering for 2003, which included new 4.2-liter V-8 engines and six-speed-automatic transmissions.

While it doesn't seem much like it these days, Jaguar was once one of the most prominent and respected luxury brands on the market. Its fame was first cemented all the way back in the late 1940s, when ...

HOLLYWOOD CARS: The second she laid my eyes on this luxury grand tourer, Lake Bell nixed her dreams of romantic rolling hills and wanted to get that supercharged V8 on a straightaway, stat. By Lake ...

Eric Tingwall found great delight in chucking an XKR-S around a racetrack, but my short time behind the wheel of this uber-Jag was spent in the Detroit suburbs and a brief jaunt on the highways back ...

What is the MPG of the 2015 Jaguar XK XKR-S? The 2015 Jaguar XK XKR-S offers up to 15 MPG in city driving and 22 MPG on the highway for a combined rating of 18 MPG. These figures are based on EPA ...

Jaguar’s XK went into production in 2005 as a luxury grand tourer, which in essence is what is typically expected of the British automaker. For the next six years, Jaguar would roll out various trims, ...

From the carbon-fiber splitter at its chin to the carbon wing insert perched atop its tail, the 2012 Jaguar XKR-S convertible unmistakably declares itself special and desirable. Then it goes out of ...

There isn’t much to speculate upon here. Take one tantalizing Jaguar XKR-S, cut off the roof, strengthen the body a bit and voila – Jaguar XKR-S Convertible. Sounds good, right? Jaguar XKR-S ...

A 420-hp supercharged 4.2-liter V8 will power the XKR, pushing an aluminum chassis and body weighing 200 pounds less than the old model. Though Jag expects the car to compete with the BMW M6 and ...