Jaguar releases its new muscle car: Jaguar XKR-S Version – 2012 – Part 3

The truth is that while you technically can compare the 2012 Jaguar XKR-S with a 2012 Ford Shelby GT500 by the numbers, doing so is sort of missing the point. Sure, both cars will hustle away from a stoplight with similar zeal, but if you’re drag racing kids in Mustangs and 370Zs with your XKR-S, you’re doing it wrong. The Jaguar has nothing to prove; it’s already done that with its price tag. We get it, you win.

No, about half of driving the XKR-S is about the touchy-feely “experience” that we automotive journalists love to rave about. It’s the effortless way that the coupe mashes your eyeballs into the back of their sockets as it rockets away from a stop, its throaty exhaust roaring more out of joy than exertion. The Jag’s single-option, six-speed automatic gearbox is less than ideal for racing — this is a torque converter automatic and as good as it is, it will never be as quick or direct as a BMW M6’s dual-clutch gearbox — but it does its job smoothly and consistently. You can select your own ratios via the paddle shifters located on the back of the largish steering wheel, but you’d probably be just as happy letting the gearbox’s Sport and Competition programs handle it for you.

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Posted by Usman Khalid on Mar 29 2012. Filed under Automobiles. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.