Jaguar Pushes Speed to its Boundaries
In tests in America Jaguars XFR prototype has hit the quickest speeds ever.
Jaguar have been away in the revolutionary Benneville Salt Flats in Utah, America and have been testing the new XFR prototype. It was declared that this was the fastest Jaguar ever hitting speeds of around 225.675 mph.
Using Jaguar’s new AJ-V8 Gen III engine this XFR smashed the previous record of 217.1 mph set by the XJ220 back in 1992. The XFR featured only small aerodynamic changes and some safety add ons that were essential for running in this desert. No internal engine components were changed and the gear box and ratio's were left the same as the normal engine. The only changes were with the engine’s computer and some air intake modifications.
Mike O’Driscoll, Managing Director, Jaguar Cars said
“The all-new supercharged 510bhp XFR – and XKR – add a thrilling new dimension to the Jaguar line-up. We have sharpened the R models, fine-tuning them to deliver a totally focused experience for driving enthusiasts, with the new AJ-V8 Gen III engines delivering refined power and performance and unmatched efficiency.”
The driver Paul Gentilozzi added,
“During my career, I’ve raced worldwide from the southern tip of New Zealand to Le Mans. Along the way, I have been excelled to drive and own so many lovely vehicles but I've never experienced one that was as exciting to drive fast as this Jaguar.”
The new XFR is the first to get the ‘R’ badge it can go from 0 – 60 mph in just 4.It is usually electronically limited to around 150mph on the road. This extra power is used between speeds 50 – 70 mph which will be achieved in only 1.9 seconds.
Jaguar are having something of a speed revival focusing on the performance of their vehicles. This year marks the 60th anniversary of Jaguar’s record breaking 132.6 mph run in the XK120 all the way in 1949.
Their ethos has been to build ‘Beautiful, fast cars.’ Recently they have been beautiful but now they are definitely fast. I will definatley look to buy a Jaguar now.
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