Land Rover Jaguar Thornhill

WHAT IS IT?
The XKR coupe is the fastest and most beautiful car in Jaguar's line of fast and beautiful cars. For 2010, the XKR is even better dressed with a cleaner, more aggressive front fascia; LED taillamps; and new 20-inch wheels. And just when you thought it couldn't-or, given its demure gaze and voluptuous curvature, shouldn't-get any faster, Jaguar goosed it with a supercharged version of the stellar new corporate 5.0-liter V-8, with a whopping 510 hp and 461 lb-ft of torque under its bonnet. (For reference, we hustled the last, 420-hp XKR to 60 in 4.5 seconds.)

HOW DOES IT DRIVE?
If I had three words to describe the XKR, they would be fast, fast, and fast. Seriously, while it may look all debonair and mannerly, when you hammer the go-pedal, hold on for your life.  We didn't have test equipment on hand during our time with it, but one thing is for certain: the latest XKR is waaaaaaaayViper). On the contrary, particularly when pushed, the aluminum-structured XKR feels uncannily light, as if it suddenly sheds 1000 pounds, dancing with the sort of agility normally associated with 370Zs and Boxsters. Credit the light, precise steering, instant-on brakes, and a rear axle that steps out easily then hangs on like a tetherball. If there's a dynamic bone to pick-and this should surprise no one-it's that the XKR's rear wheels could use about double the rubber if they are to get all that power to the ground. Oh, and that traction control is mighty meddling. Faster than last year's model, I fully expect the 2010 model to hit 60 in four seconds flat, maybe less. Moreover, unlike some 500-plus-hp cars, it doesn't feel overpowered (yes, there is such a thing-ahem)

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