Jaguar XFR & Jaguar XKR

The Jaguar XFR - together with the Jaguar XKR - gets a UK debut at MotorExpo 2009 in June

The Jaguar XFR - together with the Jaguar XKR - gets a UK début at MotorExpo 2009 in June

Jaguar revealed their new range-topping supercars – The Jaguar XFR and the Jaguar XKR – at the Detroit Motor Show back in January, but it has taken until June for the cars to enjoy their UK Début.

The XFR and the XKR will both début at the London MotorExpo 2009, which takes place in Canary Wharf from 8-14 June. Which is probably the best venue Jaguar could come up with (apart from perhaps Salon Prive or the Top Gear Show) as we don’t have a Motor Show any more. Still, the plus is that MotorExpo is a free entry event, which helps, and Jaguar are expecting around 350,000 visitors, which is not too shoddy.

The Jaguar XFR is the BMW M5 thrashing super saloon from Jaguar. Capitalising on the hugely successful XF range, Jaguar have kitted out the XFR with the new 510bhp, 5.0 litre supercharged engine, which pushes the car to 60mph in 4.7 seconds. So quick is the XFR that it broke the Jaguar Speed Record at Bonneville last year in only slightly modified form.

The XKR features the same 5.0 litre supercharged lump as the XFR and shaves 0.1 seconds off the 60mph sprint. But it is a stylish car and, at £72,400, a sizeable chunk cheaper than its nearest rival, the Aston Martin DB9.

Good to see both the XFR and XKR finally getting a UK Debut. But it’s a bit poor it’s taken nearly six months to show the cars to their home market, particularly when Jaguar (not completely unreasonably) wants a chunk of our cash to keep things moving. Still, better late than never.