Jaguar has officially taken the covers off the well awaited 2014 XFR-S. Will this be the car to take the crown from the BMW M5?
With a high performance Jaguar, the focus should be on the numbers and the XFR-S is no let down. Under the hood hides the same beefed up 5.0-liter supercharged V8 engine found in mad XKR-S and churns out 542 hp (405 kW) and 502 lb-ft (680 Nm) of torque. Thats 18 hp (13 kW) less than the F10 BMW M5 and the exact same torque. The lower hp means that the 2014 XFR-S does 0-100 km/h (62 mph) at 4.6 seconds, 0.2 seconds slower than the M5. Top speed is an electronically limited 186 mph (300 km/h) while the M5 has a standard 250 km/h (155 mph) top speed limit, which can be increased to 305 km/h (190 mph) with the optional M-Drivers-Package. Power in the XFR-S is send straight to the rear wheels via ZF eight-speed transmission with Quickshift.
Its not just the engine that has been beefed up, all the countless hours spend at the Nürburgring means that Jaguar's engineers have been able to tune the XFR-S to handle well on the track. The Electronic Active Differential and Dynamic Stability Control system have been tweaked and new, wider 20-inch Varuna forged alloys with wider tires have also been added to improve grip. But if you're part of Green Peace, then you probably care about none of that. The XFR-S returns an EPA-estimated 15 mpg city / 23 mpg highway / 18 mpg combined and has CO2 emissions of 270 g/km.
On the exterior, the XFR-S features a deeper front bumper with larger lower central and side air intakes, a carbon fiber front splitter and extended side sills. At the back there's a bigger bumper incorporating a carbon fiber diffuser, while the rear spoiler provides a better management of air flow.
The 2012 Jaguar XFR-S will debut today at the Los Angeles AutoShow. With a total of 200 units headed to the U.S., only 100 examples will be available for the 2014 model year each at a starting price of 99,000 USD.
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