2010 Jaguar XKR - Car and Driver
The XKR is the most-performance-oriented model in Jaguar’s current lineup, so it’s appropriate that the storied English automaker upped the ante for 2010 by fitting a 510-hp, 5. 0-liter supercharged V-8 in place of the old model’s 420-hp, 4.... (The base XK gets a 385-hp, 5. 0-liter naturally aspirated V-8 instead of the previous car’s 300-hp, 4. 2-liter V-8. ). But that wasn’t the only change for 2010. The XKR gets revised exterior styling with a more aggressive front bumper, LED rear... When equipped with the optional 20-inch wheels, the XKR is a real beauty that looks almost as elegant as an Aston Martin DB9. Fully Loaded. The XKR gets more luxurious leather door trim and a revised steering wheel with a leather-wrapped lower spoke. But it also receives the so-called JaguarDrive Selector, the pop-up rotary selector for the six-speed automatic transmission that debuted on the XF sedan. We wouldn’t advise traveling in the rear seats for long, however, as they’re quite cramped, even for 11-year-olds. Most of the news for the 2010 XKR, however, is mechanical. A ZF six-speed automatic transmission—with manumatic shifting effected by wheel-mounted paddles—takes the 510 hp and 461 lb-ft of torque to the rear axle, which now sports. Source: www.caranddriver.com
