The year 2009 may very well be remembered as the year in which Jaguar reclaimed its place on the world's most sporting luxury cars list. Very quickly after revealing a whole range of images and specification for the XFR we now have the same for the XK and the supercharged XKR. Jaguar's 2+2 grand tourer has been completely revised and now features the new generation of powerful yet economical engines.

The 5.0-litre V8 is the choice of power for the XK. In its naturally aspirated guise the all-aluminium engine makes 385PS (283kW) and 380lb ft (515Nm) of torque. For the XKR a supercharger has been installed and it helps the car push out 510PS (380kW) and 461lb ft (625Nm) of torque. The XK places 5.2 seconds on the board for its 0 - 60mph time (0 - 100km/h is 5.5 seconds). The XKR runs 0 - 60mph in 4.6 seconds and its 0 - 100km/h time is 4.8 seconds. The XK and XKR's 6-speed automatic gearbox has additional clutch plates and an uprated torque converter added to accommodate the extra power.

Three versions of the car are offered; XK, XK Portfolio and XKR. They are also available in coupe or convertible body styles. The list of exterior improvements is long so a few can be highlighted. These are new rear LED lights incorporating fog lamps plus twin reserve lights, body-coloured side power vents and model-specific differences. King XKR for example features a new lower rear valance and a revised tailpipe design.

The interior is peppered with comforts like leather, seat heating and cooling, three spoke steering wheel and JaguarDrive Selector. An R Performance interior is naturally found in the XKR. Detroit is the place for a live public reveal. Stay put.

 

Wow, the XKR looks REALLY good in white. I wouldn't mind having an XKR parked next to an XFR in my garage. The new rotary dial auto box is a really cool and futuristic idea design and it cleans up the console really nicely.

 

If I don't end up taking my cars to Abu Dhabi, I'm getting an XF-R for me and an Alfa MiTo for my wife. I test drove the XF-S and it was impressive.

 

I love everything except the facelift exterior, the previous pre facelift looks better. I guess If I would modify my XKR I would add the XKRS trim, paramount performance stuff and get it up to 600hp.

 

XK has been one of the most consistantly best-looking cars for the past many years but I think they missed a bit with the front end design of this particular version.

 

I wish Aston Martin would step up and not settle for 2nd place...they need a supercharger for the Vantage. I just posted something about this on another site.

 

That's a good point. Aston really will need to play catch up now. I hope this means we can be expecting a 550 hp Vantage soon!