Jaguar releases its new muscle car: Jaguar XKR-S Version – 2012 – Part 2

Bench racers keeping score are no doubt beginning to question spending $83,000 more on an XKR-S; where does the extra money go? We’ll get around to discussing the cabin in a moment, but it should be no surprise that a large chunk of that price difference goes to making the Jaguar more comfortable than most people’s houses.

For starters, getting this big ol’ Jag down to fighting weight isn’t cheap. Jaguar started by revising the front double wishbone suspension, making use of aluminum to lighten and stiffen certain components. The independent, double-wishbone setup on the rear axle receives a similar treatment. The Jaguar’s suspension is more complex and, theoretically, more precise at both ends than the Mustang’s MacPherson strut and live rear-axle setup.

Looking around the body, it’s easy to see that Jaguar has used carbon fiber for many of the XKR-S’ aerodynamic tweaks, including the front splitter, rear diffuser, and decklid spoiler. In its wheel wells, XKR-S rolls on 20-inch wheels with slightly wider rubber than those on the GT500. Those wheels house 15.75-inch brakes with double-piston calipers on the front end and 13.8-inch discs out back with single-piston stoppers. Over the standard XK and XKR, the XKR-S also gains revisions to its active suspension and automatic transmission programs.

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