2014 Jaguar XJR blends British sophistication and supercharged stimulation - New York Daily News
2014 Jaguar XJR blends British sophistication and supercharged stimulation The 2014 Jaguar XJR is a very unique take on the luxury sport sedan. You could drive it like you stole it, but the 550-horsepower Jaguar XJR is best when you don’t immediately dive head-first into its prodigious power-band. ’ This isn’t an episode of "Downtown Abbey," after all, and the 2014 Jaguar XJR isn’t bashful about making an entrance – or a tire-smoking exit, should sir so desire. Jaguar – along with its SUV sister brand, Land Rover – has been using aluminum construction to trim excess pounds across its entire range of vehicles, from the posh XJ and F-Type sports car, to the brand-new XE compact sedan. , the rear-wheel-drive XJR is several hundred pounds lighter than its aforementioned competition – yes, even the similarly aluminum-intensive Audi A8. This allows the XJR to have quick reflexes and much sharper dynamics than you’d expect from a... Fitted with Jaguar’s adaptive dynamic suspension, and an extremely smooth 8-speed automatic, the XJR gets around sharp corners with. Source: www.nydailynews.com
