Jaguar XK

car name	Jaguar XKR GT2
homologation	Group GT2
production	2009–2011
technical ref	‡R13R‡‡R14R‡
chassis	Carbon fibre composite and aluminium body panels on riveted and bonded aluminium spaceframe
length	188.6 in
width	77.4 in
height	52 in
track	Front:59.2 in Rear:59 in
wheelbase	108.3 in
engine name	Jaguar AJ133S
capacity	5000 cc
configuration	V8
turbo/na	Supercharged
engine position	front mid-mounted
torque	461 Nm
gearbox name	Hewland CST
gears	6-speed
type	sequential
power	550 hp
weight	1245 kg
brakes	Front: Brembo six-piston calipers on 380 mm discs Rear: Brembo four-piston rear calipers on 350 mm discs
tyres	Dunlop Yokohama
clutch	5.5-inch Tilton metallic clutch
team	🇺🇸 JaguarRSR
drivers	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Ryan Dalziel 🇺🇸 Tomy Drissi 🇺🇸 Paul Gentilozzi 🇧🇪 Marc Goossens 🇺🇸 P. J. Jones 🇧🇷 Bruno Junqueira 🇬🇧 Butch Leitzinger 🇧🇷 Cristiano da Matta 🇺🇸 Rocky Moran Jr. 🇪🇸 Oriol Servià 🇬🇧 Andy Wallace
debut	2009 Monterey Sports Car Championships
last event	2011 Petit Le Mans
constructor	Jaguar
races	21
wins	0
poles	0
podiums	0

The Jaguar XK is a two-door 2+2 grand tourer manufactured and marketed by Jaguar Cars from 1996–2012 and by Jaguar Land Rover from 2013–2014 in hatchback coupé and convertible body styles, across two generations. The XK was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1996 and was discontinued in July 2014.

The first generation was marketed as the XK8, replacing the XJS and was Jaguar's first 8-cylinder model since the Daimler 250, introducing the all-new Jaguar AJ-V8 engine. The XK8 shared its platform with the Aston Martin DB7 which was itself based on the stillborn XJ41/42 project built on a modified XJ-S chassis conceived in the mid-1980s. The second generation of the XK, noted for its aluminium monocoque chassis and construction, was launched in 2006 for the 2007 model year. The XKR performance variant was introduced in both of the generations with the second generation also offering a more powerful XKR-S variant.

XK8/XKR (1996–2006)

XK/XKR (2006–2014)

The second generation of the XK debuted in 2005 at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany, styled by Jaguar's chief designer Ian Callum.[6] The X150's grille was designed to recall the 1961 E-Type. The XK is an evolution of the Advanced Lightweight Coupé (ALC) introduced at the 2005 North American International Auto Show. The XK features a bonded and riveted aluminium chassis shared with the XJ and body panels, both a first for a Jaguar grand tourer.[7][8] Compared to the XK (X100), the XKR (X150) is 2.4 in wider and is 6.4 in longer. It is also 200 lb lighter resulting in performance and fuel consumption improvements. Unlike the X100, the X150 has no wood trim on the interior offered as standard equipment. The interior featured steering column mounted shift paddles. A more powerful XKR version having a supercharged variant of the engine was introduced in 2007.[9]

The standard XK model has a limited top speed of 158 mi/h while the high performance XKR has the limited top speed increased to 174 mi/h.

The XK received a facelift in 2009,[10] with minor alterations to front and rear lights and bumper designs, together with the introduction of a new 5.0-litre V8 for both the naturally aspirated XK and the supercharged XKR. The interior also received some changes, in particular the introduction of the XF style rotary gear selector mated to the new ZF automatic transmission. The XK received a second and more minor facelift in 2011 with new front bumper and light design,[11] which was presented at the New York Auto Show.

A higher performance variant of the XKR, the XKR-S, was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 2012. The XKR-S gained an additional 40-horsepower over the XKR bringing the 0–97 km/h (60 mph) acceleration time down to 4.4 seconds and the top speed up to 300 km/h (186 mph). A convertible version of the XKR-S was introduced in 2012.[12]

Production of the XK ended in July 2014 without a replacement model. Most of the tooling is now used on the XK-based F-Type and the two models were produced concurrently on the same line from 2012–2014. However, the F-Type is not a successor to the XK.

Jaguar XK

XK8/XKR (1996–2006)

XK/XKR (2006–2014)

Motorsport

FIA GT2

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