Jaguar has pulled a surprise with the reveal of a more focused, and expensive, XKR ahead of the New York Auto Show – the Jaguar XKR-S GT.
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The XKR-S GT doesn’t get extra power – the XKR-S already has 542bhp – but it does get lots of tweaks to make it more able to use the performance it has.
That means a new bonnet with more vents to improve cooling, a new carbon fibre front splitter, new rear diffuser, an aluminium undertray at the front, a whopping great spoiler at the back and bits of carbon fibre floating around.
Jaguar has also fettled the bits that make the XKR-S GT stick to the ground, with retuned adjustable dampers, increased spring rates and a general extra fettling of the suspension geometry, carbon ceramic brakes, and a set of wider 20″ forged alloys. Even the active exhaust system has been retuned and the XKR-S GT gets a faster steering rack to make it more nimble.
The Jaguar XKR-S GT has been developed by the Jaguar ETO Division and is a limited production run (we don’t have UK numbers yet) and will come only in Polaris White with black racing stripes and ‘RS-GT’ written proud on the bonnet.
A properly super Cat.
Brian79 says
Looks good (although I’m not sure about that big spoiler) but if it’s even firmer riding than the XKRS it will probably break your back.