Jaguar XK
Apart from a few small changes took over the new, since March 2006. Available Jaguar XK, the body design of the " Advanced Lightweight Coupe " study, the Jaguar in January 2005 at the Detroit Auto Show presented. The Jaguar XK 2006 is based on a monocoque construction made of aluminum, which is also used in the current Jaguar XJ in similar form. A first facelift came the Jaguar XK in 2009, a second in 2011 on part. The luxury car is available as a three-door Jaguar XK coupe and convertible Jaguar XK with a fabric roof. Despite a curb weight of almost 1.8 tons of sports car with all available engines is very fast on the road. In Germany, unfortunately, available only limited, the light was 3.5 Jaguar XK sold with 258 hp. Since 2009, a 4.2 -liter V8 is built in the base model, which makes 385 are met.In just 5.2 seconds this Jaguar XK accelerates to 100 kph, the maximum speed is electronically limited at 250 km / h. It is even faster to the 5.0-liter supercharged V8 engine. This Jaguar XKR needs according to his 510 hp just 4.8 seconds to reach 100 km / h threshold. The six-speed automatic is offered with steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters, the Jaguar Sequential Shift. As a special edition of the XKR 75 was available, which makes 530 hp. This is topped by the Jaguar XKR - S, whose V8 delivers 550 hp and a top speed of 300 km / h is allowed. In 2015, the production of the Jaguar XK series was canceled after more than 66 years, which is thus to get only as Used.