Jaguar XJ 2010 (XJR pág. 6)

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YouTube - Jay Leno Hosts Debut of the New Jaguar XJ

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Spy Shots: 2010 Jaguar XJ shows new sheet metal in Death Valley

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XJ-R
"Confermo (visto che qualcuno sul Web ha messo in dubbio il progetto) che Jaguar Cars realizzerà, come da tradizione, una versione "R" anche per la nuova XJ.
Saranno ben due le versioni che si aggiungeranno alla gamma, la prima Ibrida "Limo Green" e la seconda appunto la XJR dotata del recente AJ-V8 GEN III 5 litri con la potenza massima incrementata rispetto alla XFR e XFR attorno ai 560/570 cv.

Naturalmente assetto ribassato, freni e sospensioni modificate e nuovo scarico. Modifiche anche estetiche con prese d'aria maggiorate all'anteriore, le oramai classiche prese d'aria su cofano motore, cerchi specifici "R Performance" e interni rivisti con nuove finiture e sedili in pelle sportivi.

Colgo l'occasione per annunciare un'altra importante iniziativa di Jaguar Cars, ovvero lo sviluppo della "R Perfomance" come divisione sportiva dello storico marchio inglese. L' "R Performance" si occuperà non solo della realizzione delle versioni più estreme dei modelli Jaguar, ma avvierà in Europa, America e Asia varie attività su pista con la propria Jaguar e corsi di guida di vari livelli (anche in Italia). Un progetto importante simile a quello della AMG di Mercedes-Benz.

Giusto per stuzzicare la fantasia io e l'amico beckervdo abbiamo realizzato un render della futura XJR."
Fondte: JaguarMania

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Podem criticar... Eu adoro

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Jaguar XJR (2011)

We still don't know if Jaguar's future plans include the introduction of a high-performance 'R' model for its new XJ limousine, but the folks over at Autogespot took the liberty to create a speculative rendering that shows us what the XJR might look like. Evidently inspired from the 510HP Jaguar XFR, the artist gave the XJ a more aggressive look by redesigning the hood and front bumper, adding chunky alloy wheels and side air vents, reshaping the rear bumper and well, that's about it.
If Jaguar decides to add an XJR model to its range, we assume that it will most likely be fitted with an even more powerful version of the 2011 XJ Supersport's 5.0-liter supercharged V8 (same as in the XFR) that makes 510 ponies.
Fonte: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/12...ce-sports.html

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Jaguar XJ Ultimate Edition

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2014 Jaguar XJR Performance Saloon with 550hp to Premiere in New York

Provavelmente terá o motor V8 turbo de 550cv.
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New York motor show: Jaguar XJR | Autocar

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independentemente de ser uma versão apimentada, essas jantes no XJR, além de terem um desenho banal e já muito "batido" caem francamente mal no carro, o carro perde a classe toda, já a Aston Martin também anda numa de jantes de gosto algo duvidoso...

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Jaguar XJR

Autocar

Here it is: the return of the hottest big Jaguar. And this XJR is the most powerful yet. The latest incarnation of the luxury super-saloon comes during a purple patch for Jaguar's performance models: the XFR remains one of the best supersaloons around, the F-type is gaining plaudits and the recent XKR-S GT represents more than a simple test bed for new developments.

The XJR's figures are certainly impressive: 542bhp and 502lb ft, which is 39bhp and 42lb ft up on the XJ Supersport with which it shares its engine. The all-aluminium, quad-cam 5.0-litre V8 features the same Rootes-type, twin vortex supercharger as the Supersport, but has specific electronic engine calibration and a new exhaust system. Jaguar claims 0-60mph in 4.4sec, 50-75mph in 2.46sec and a top speed limited to 174mph.

Those numbers aren't wildly in excess of the Supersport, but the XJR pulls more strongly from 3000rpm, and where the lesser motor's torque curve plateaus, the R's continues to rise. The result is a marginally more linear power delivery and sharper in-gear acceleration.

Jaguar has tuned the exhaust and intake to be refined at a cruise but emit a rich, deep rumble under load. There's an oddly tappety sound from outside the car as it accelerates, but from the inside you hear a bassline of the old school.

There's plenty of urge on tap, and it makes for a devastatingly effective point-and-squirt overtaker, helped in part by the sharp-shifting eight-speed automatic gearbox from ZF.

The XJR features new steering hydraulics and calibration and is ten per cent more responsive around the dead-ahead. The steering is both consistent and precise and weights up well as steering inputs increase. It also feels weightier than the Supersport, which can at times feel slightly vague. During a session on track, the long-wheelbase XJR, which will go on sale after the standard-wheelbase model, revealed itself to be a surprisingly controllable machine. Plenty of grip is offered by the 265/35 and 295/30 Pirelli P Zero rubber, but when the power finally overcomes the rears, the chassis balance deeply impresses.

Much of the cornering aplomb is added by new spring rates and damper tuning. The XJR is 30 per cent firmer than the standard XJ and 10 per cent stiffer than the Supersport. The software mapping of the electronic differential and stability control is also bespoke to the XJR. In its track settling, the DSC is unusually unobtrusive, offering the vaguest suggestion that it is operating in the background.

The exterior features new front and rear spoilers and skirts, which Jaguar says have been shaped by aerodynamics software, 100 hours of wind tunnel testing and time on track, although the visual result isn't radically different from Sport pack-equipped XJs. The 20in forged alloy wheels are specific to the XJR and house 380mm and 376mm discs front and rear. Only after prolonged track use was there some sponginess, but they remained able to haul the XJR's considerable 1870kg from 140mph to half that in short order time and time again.

On track, the XJR handles like a car half its size. The adaptive damping uses 13 different parameters to adjust 100 times a second to control roll, pitch, squat and dive to keep the car composed under high forces.

We have reservations about the ride quality, though. The XJR jittered over the odd piece of scarred tarmacadam on our generally smooth test route. If that remains true on UK roads, it'll mean a more regally-riding Supersport is the better bet. And if the slight performance deficit is a problem, tick the Sport pack option. You'll be left with a car that's a few per cent less capable on track, but one that will provide a more pliant real-world ride.

For those seeking the ultimate XJ, the R is a worthy adversary to the Mercedes S63 and Maserati Quattroporte V8 with which it has been designed to compete.

Algumas considerações:
O motor é partilhado com o SuperSport (SS), possuindo nova calibração e novo sistema de escape. A suspensão é 10% mais rígida que no SS e 30% mais rígida que nas versões "civis".

A nova direcção hidráulica e a nova calibração tornam-na 10% mais sensível.

O R puxa melhor que o SS a partir das 3000 rpm, continuando o binário a estar presente até mais tarde que no SS. A entrega de potência é mais linear e a aceleração é mais notória. Ajudado pela ZF, a caixa automática de 8 velocidades que equipa este carro, é um carro perfeito para fazer ultrapassagens.

A direcção é consistente e precisa, o peso sofre um bom aumento de peso quando o número de solicitações começa a ser maior. Em relação ao SS, parece mais pesada, parecendo a da versão mais soft mais vaga.

A versão longa mostrou-se surpreendentemente controlável em pista. O carro comportou-se como se tivesse metade do tamanho. A aderência oferecida pelos pneus (Pirelli P-Zero nas medidas 265/35 e 295/30, respectivamente, à frente e atrás) está num bom nível. Quando a potência domina a traseira, o equilíbrio do chassis impressiona.

Nas curvas, parte da desenvoltura é devida à nova afinação da suspensão.

As programações do diferencial electrónico e do controlo de estabilidade também são exclusivas para esta versão. Na configuração para pista, o DSC mostrou-se extraordinariamente discreto, parecendo estar a "observar a condução" com bastante tolerância aos abusos.

Os travões adoptaram um feeling esponjoso apenas após algum tempo em pista. Ainda assim, conseguiam mostrar uma potência de travagem bastante digna (recorde-se que os discos dos travões são de 380 mm à frente e 376 mm atrás).

O conforto não é bom, podendo ser melhor optar pelo XJ SuperSport e, caso a performance deste último não seja suficiente, escolher a opção do pack performance, fica a perder um pouco em pista para o XJR, no entanto, torna-se melhor para rolar no "mundo real".

É um digno adversário para o S63 AMG e para o Quattroporte V8.

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Mild Updates for European Market 2014 Jaguar XJ- Carscoops

aguar's top saloon offering, the XJ, continues largely unchanged for the 2014 model year in Europe and other parts of the world, sans some tech upgrades and comfort improvementsWhile the engine range, which includes the 237hp (240PS) 2.0-liter turbo petrol, 335hp (340PS) 3.0-liter V6 petrol, 271hp (275PS) 3.0-liter V6diesel, and 5.0-liter V8 petrols putting out 380hp (385PS), 464hp (470PS), 503hp (510PS), and in the XJR, 542hp (550PS), remains the same, the base four-cylinder 2.0L engine now comes with Jaguar's Intelligent Stop/Start system as standard.

Jaguar says the long-wheelbase models feature enhanced rear cabin luxury features for 2014, including twin 'airline' style reclining seats with massage function, increased headroom, fold-out business tables and a specially re-tuned rear suspension set-up for a smoother and more comfortable ride.

In addition, all models gain soft closing door technology, an enhanced entertainment system package featuring two hi-resolution touchscreens, and optional premium Meridian Reference Audio System with Conversation Assist, a new centre armrest that can be stowed in the upright position to allow the use of the centre seat, and newly available 18-inch Manra lightweight forged alloy wheels.

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Teste: Jaguar XJR - EVO Magazine

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What is it?

The new Jaguar XJR. It was a staple nameplate on fast Jag saloons throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, but hasn’t been put to use since the bold, new-age XJ landed in 2009. But with a new Mercedes S63 AMG to battle, the XJR is back, and priced at £92,370, a comparative bargain. These things are all relative, though…



Technical highlights?

Jaguar already makes a fast XJ – the 503bhp Supersport, which uses the same supercharged 5-litre V8 engine as the XFR and XKR. The XJR messes up the opportunity for some near badge alignment by heading for the 542bhp version of that engine found in the XFR-S, XKR-S and now theF-type R Coupe. In the 1.8-ton XJR it yields a 4.7sec 0-60 time while the top speed is electronically limited at 174mph.

The engine powers the rear wheels via an eight-speed ZF automatic gearbox – the same one winning praise in the F-type as well as plenty of other cars, including the BMW M135i – and it boasts corner recognition technology, adapting its shifts depending on the stretch of road that lies ahead.

Both the stability control and differential get a sportier calibration, while an adaptive electronic suspension monitors driving conditions with the ability to adjust the damping up to 500 times per second. A tweaked steering rack is shared with the F-type.



What’s it like to drive?

There’s no escaping the XJR’s size and weight, but it does a very good job of suppressing their effect on its agility and builds successfully on the deft dynamics of the XJ Supersport. The ride quality is perhaps a patch too firm for it to be properly classed as a limo (as is its short-wheelbase-only body style), and there are certainly more cossetting options out there for back-seat passengers. But the XJR is inevitably a more driver focused choice, and its firm-edged (though still controlled) ride provides it with a sharpness that should satisfy most performance car fans. The steering is a big improvement over the Supersport; it’s still ultimately feelless, but it’s traded confidence-sapping low-speed lightness for a weightier rack that is more in tune with the size of the car it operates.

The engine continues to be a cracker, with more character than many turbocharged units, and it endows the XJR with a frankly startling turn of pace, especially when roads are dry and it’s able to fully transfer its stonking power to the road. The soundtrack is mostly muted, with a lovely V8 warble under heavy throttle but less blood and thunder than Jag’s exceedingly vocal sports cars. And more so than ever, there’s plentiful power to overwhelm the rear wheels; the rear will happily carve an angle wider than the front with little provocation.

The gearbox deserves the praise heaped upon it elsewhere. It’s slick and refined enough in its automatic D mode, usefully more awake if you switch it to S during faster driving, and engaging enough in manual mode to ensure more enthusiastic journeys will be spent punching between its well-spaced gears. If eight sounds too many ratios to be intuitive, you need to try the car. The only confusion can come when manually changing down from eighth to third into a roundabout.



How does it compare?

Considering how relatively silly big petrol saloons like this may seem in the age of premium diesels, there are plenty of cars this XJR fights: the aforementioned Merc, as well as the Porsche Panamera GTS, Maserati Quattroporte GTS, BMW M6 Gran Coupe and Audi RS7 Sportback. The Jag is one of the most fun to drive, but in this class, brand allegiance alone can be everything to some buyers.

Anything else I need to know?

If the XJR doesn’t shout loud enough about its lairiness for you, the Jaguar XFR-S uses similar mechanicals in a tauter package with the option of a big rear wing.

A fun luxury saloon

Price, size

Engine:

V8, 5000cc, supercharged

Max power:

542bhp @ 6500rpm

Max torque:

502lb ft @ 2500-5500rpm

0 - 60mph:

4.7sec (claimed)

Top speed:

174mph (limited)

Price:

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Lindos estes Jaguars !

Os de antigamente são muitíssimo interessantes, o XJS por exemplo ! :D

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O Jaguar XJ vai ser construído na India para o mercado local, juntando-se ao Land Rover Freelander 2 e Jaguar XF.

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Facelift fotos espia:

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[Fotos espia] - Jaguar XJ facelift

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[Fotos espia - facelift] - Jaguar XJ

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Fotos espia facelift (interior)

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Imagens oficiais - Jaguar XJ facelift







XJ R

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Continua distinto, gosto do toque nos faróis dianteiros (fica com um duplo "J"), mas os farolins traseiros tinham merecido um "jeitinho", bem como o lettering Jaguar, não está lá a fazer nada.

E podiam ter aproveitado o facelift para substituir as zonas plásticas negras no pilar traseiro por vidro verdadeiro. O carro merecia...

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