Jaguar News

The Jaguar XK and XKR have both been strengthened further with a range of subtle visual enhancements that deliver customers an unrivalled blend of performance and luxury. With XK sales up almost 20% year-to-date versus 2006, the revisions will build on this strong sales performance when the car goes on sale from July.

The Jaguar C-XF concept car has won the Editor’s Special Award at the 2007 Fleet World Honours which took place on Thursday 17 May at the RAC Club in Pall Mall, London.

Jonathan Palmer is the latest in a long line of fans bowled over by Jaguar’s XKR. After driving the luxury sports coupe on the track Jonathan knew there was only one car which could enhance the PalmerSport line-up for 2007.

The Jaguar XJ has picked up the award for the ‘Best Large Executive Car’ at the Auto Express Used Car Honours 2007, announced in the Auto Express weekly magazine.

Jaguar’s XJ 2.7 Diesel has been named the greenest luxury car on Britain’s roads in the Environmental Transport Association’s 2007 Car Buyers Guide. The award, presented by television presenter Janet Ellis at the RIBS in London recognises Jaguar’s commitment to delivering CO2 and fuel consumption advantages to customers with the development of its industry-leading diesel engines and application of advanced lightweight aluminium vehicle architectures.

Apex Motorsport’s brand new Jaguar XKR GT3 has now completed the first two of its planned pre-season test sessions and, at the same time, re-united one of sports car racing’s most successful drivers with the Jaguar marque.

Bowers & Wilkins, the British loudspeaker company with an unsurpassed reputation for innovation and performance, announces its first production premium sound system in Jaguar’s XKR Portfolio launched at the Geneva Salon de l’Automobile (auto show). The system is the result of a rigorous audio development programme reflecting a commitment to deliver authentic sound reproduction to the car environment. The system utilizes many of the same design and development techniques that Bowers & Wilkins has perfected in its home and recording studio products to help solve the challenges of recreating great sound in the car.

Jaguar Cars is adding even more appeal to the ‘must have’ XKR with the unveiling of the all-new special edition Portfolio model. The 4.2-litre supercharged sports car will be sold worldwide and each one will feature notable additions to the already strong specification of the XKR, which is capable of hitting an electronically controlled top speed of 155mph and can accelerate to 60mph in just 4.9 seconds (5.0 seconds for the convertible).

The 2008 Model Year XJ revealed today at the Geneva Motor Show has again raised the standard for luxury cars offering customers a range of visual changes, technological advances and additional features on all models.

All girls school St Cecilia’s College Team MMVI from Londonderry, Northern Ireland, has taken top honours in the first ever Jaguar Sports Car Challenge in Schools final held at the Autosport Show on January 13 2007.