Jaguar sta progettando una edizione limitata dedicata agli appassionati dei track days, con tutte le specifiche del caso (alleggerimento, aerodinamica affinata, nuove tarature, roll cage, sedili racing, etc...).

Jaguar is considering building a handful of special-edition XKR-S coupes—of course, with just 100 of the super coupes being built each of the next three years, the “non-special” car already will be a rare sight.

Frank Klaas, Jaguar’s global head of communications who describes the XKR-S as an “ambassador of the brand,” said that the proposed special-edition model would appeal to the guy who wants to drive to the track, lap or race to his heart’s content, and drive home. As such, the car might lose its rear seats and gain lighter stereo and HVAC units for the touch-screen-based systems, hard-core racing seats, a fire-suppression system, unique gauges, and track-focused aero addenda. A roll cage may or may not be part of the package, depending on the markets in which the car is sold. (If the examples of various track-ready Porsche 911s are anything to go by, ours would be one of the markets to do without the cage.)

As with the standard XKR-S, this variant—which could be named after the Nürburgring, where production-grade XKR-S models have allegedly posted sub-eight-minute lap times—would be built by Jaguar’s in-house Engineered To Order (ETO) group. (If the XKR-S is an ambassador for the brand, consider ETO the consulate. Klaas promises that the ETO team, which quietly fulfills requests for bespoke cars for high-value customers, will play a more prominent role in Jaguar marketing in the future.)

We weren’t told whether the special-edition coupes would add to the annual 100-car XKR-S allotment, but Klaas did say that a harder-core version of the convertible is not being considered at this point. Watch for a vehicle to be floated out to gauge interest at either next month’s Geneva auto show, or, more likely, the Paris auto show in the fall.

Via | CarandDriver

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Stavo per commentare: "Ma chi cavolo si compra una pesante GT di 4 metri e 8 per andare ai track day?"

Poi mi è venuta in mente questa

E visto che non posso negare che mi piaccia.. Preferisco non fare l'ipocrita :mrgreen:

Update: spy video della XKR-S estrema

The 550hp-strong British sports car received a huge front, dual canards at the front splitter and a massive rear wing at the back. These parts influence the aerodynamically downforce of the car and have a dramatic effect on front-end grip and feel in high-speed corners like those on the Nordschleife. This special edition Jaguar XKR-S would compete with cars like the Porsche RS-, Lamborghini Superleggera- and Ferrari Scuderia-models.

The special edition would loose the rear seats and feature modifications such as a fire-suppression system, racing seats, a roll cage and aerodynamic enhancements. This particular XKR-S would also be developed at the Jaguar Test and Engineering Centre near the famous German circuit.

Volgarissima...

......amore del paparino............:lol:

Stavo per commentare: "Ma chi cavolo si compra una pesante GT di 4 metri e 8 per andare ai track day?"

Però poi in pista vermaente non se ne vede una, tutte sul lungo lago e sul lungomare!!

Le uniche supercar che si vedono con regolarità in pista sono le porsche serie GT.

Update: nuove foto spia

la nuova moda sono le dive plates.

Update: nuove foto spia direttamente dal Nurburgring. Molto probabile il nome definitivo Jaguar XKR-S Extreme e la potenza massima in circa 600 cv.

Modificato 26 Agosto 201213 anni fa da -jag-