Jaguar 'XE' 2 Seater Sports Car

Jaguar has made it clear it wants to build a 2 seater full on sports car, which is supposedly being referred to as the 'XE'. This comes from reports at the Detroit motorshow where Jaguars MD Mike O'Driscoll announced he would love the company to build an outright sports car, which again follow comments directly from Ratan Tata saying he felt a 2 seater would be the way forwards for Jaguar.

What hasn't been made clear is if this would be a replacement for the Jaguar XK and Jaguar XKR - which is very unlikely, a smaller rival for the Porsche Boxster, or an out and out Ferrari rival to be a new flagship.

Autocar claims it will be made on a cut down Jaguar XJ chassis, suggesting front engined, while Auto Express say it's mid engined and have come up with a very creative image blending the old XJ220 with the Audi R8 to produce their own speculative rendering, and it's not a bad effort! take a look:



for more information and to see further pictures visit Auto express here: Link.

We do expect a new coupe to appear in the range before that, the Jaguar XF coupe, which should very closely resemble the C-XF concept car shown in Detroit in 2007, and this should be followed by a convertible version, both to take on the forthcoming Mercedes E-Class Coupe.

Jaguar XK Diesel Due in September.

Jaguar XK Diesel Set For September Launch

Jaguar is quite rightly waiting for all the furore to die down regarding the new 5.0 petrol engines in the XK and Jaguar XKR, before it will reveal what may just be its biggest selling XK model - the diesel version.

Having revealed the new high performance 3.0 diesel in the XF - the new XF diesel S model, it won't be too long before we see this featuring strongly in the XK range, judging by the above spyshot from CAR magazine - sterling work as usual chaps.

It is assumed that the new engine will carry over unchanged with 275 horsepower but a staggering 600Nm of torque will mean that it carries just 25Nm less than the new 5.0 XKR, so expect rapid in gear acceleration times.

The big draw for the diesel engine will of course be fuel economy, and with the new motor producing a quoted 42 mpg on average in the Jaguar XF S and the all aluminium XK being lighter than the steel bodied XF we could be seeing Jaguars first proper performance diesel sports car that can give the XKR a run for its money and still give 45 mpg!

We can't wait for the launch, but when a Jaguar spokesman was questioned on the existence of the XK diesel at the recent Detroit show, all they would say was "An XK diesel... that sounds like a good idea..." I don't think you can get a more unofficial confirmation that its happening than that!

New 5.0 Litre XK Engine

2010 Jaguar XK and XKR Launched

Jaguar has launched the new 2010 model Jaguar XK and XKR range at the Detroit motorshow. The big change is the all new engine range - the previous generation 4.2 motor that has seen such long service in the whole range is done away with completely, and replaced with the new 5.0 litre motor.

The new AJ V8 generation 3 engine is available both in normally aspirated form in the XK and also a supercharged version in the Jaguar XKR. The normally aspirated version has a mighty 380 horsepower, up from the 4.2's 300, and the supercharged version is up to a supercar baiting 504 horsepower.

Remarkably both the new engines have an increase in fuel economy and reduced CO2 emissions due to advanced technology in the form of direct injection. UK Prices for the XK stay the same at £59,900 for the XK coupe and £65,900 for the convertible. The external changes to the cars are subtle, with the eagle eyed among you spotting the new front bumpers with air intakes replacing the front fog lights, a new range of colours, and the cool looking drive selector from the Jaguar XF making an appearance on the interior. The engines are also launched in the XF along with new diesels. We are waiting to see if the engines also make it into the Jaguar XJ.

We can't wait to try these beauties out!