- There will be 50 units XKR-S GT shipped instead of 30 as originally planned by Jaguar.
Jaguar originally planned to ship 30 units XKR-S GT, the most advanced variant of the XKR cars, but this number can be increased if the firm should get suggestions from customers.
According to the head of Jaguar, Adrian Hallmark, after only 24 hours after the car was unveiled at the 2012 New York International Auto Show, Jaguar has come to a decision to build an additional 20 units XKR-S GT if enough customers of interest in this vehicle.
According to Hallmark, "vehicle can be built to reach the number 50" and "original car was built primarily to confirm the brand, but there are so many customers are interested in the car."
GT Jaguar XKR-S is equipped with 5.0-liter V8 engine block, with a maximum capacity of 550 horsepower - at 6,500 r / min, 680 Nm of torque - at 2500 r / min, the same parameters with the Some of the Jaguar XKR-S standard.
Jaguar says the XKR-S GT can accelerate from 0-96 km / h in about 3.9 seconds, down 0.3 seconds compared to the standard XKR-S. The maximum speed of the vehicle is limited to 300 km / h. But at this rate, the Jaguar XKR-S GT has created pressure to 145 kg on the ground, this makes the car more stable.
Standard brake system has been replaced by carbon-ceramic brake system on the Jaguar XKR-S GT, bring a big difference to the vehicle during operation, with the ability to react more quickly with each impact to the pedal. The disc brakes on the new sports car is 400 mm in diameter with six-piston front wheel and brake, diameter 380 mm rear brake pads and four piston brake.
The Jaguar XKR-S GT will be available in the showroom of Jaguar in the U.S. from next August, and according to initial information, the customer will have 25 lucky Americans owning this sports coupe. The price is given for the Jaguar XKR-S GT in the U.S. is from 174 895 U.S. dollars, 42,000 dollars higher than the Jaguar XKR-S 2013. However, some customers may have the opportunity to own XKR-S GT will be increased.
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