New Apex Motorsport XKR-S Details

New Apex Jaguar XKRS GT3 Racecar

Apex motorsports has got the new look XKRS racer has been out testing ready for the debut at Silverstone in the European FIA GT3 championship. It has come through tough testing sessions at Donnington and Snetterton where it has impressed the test drivers.

Drivers for the new season are Bradley Ellis - Below who was previously with the Matech Ford GT team and took 4th place in last years championship:



And Chris Dymond (below) who raced the XKR in the second half of the 2008 season, and admits to being smitten with the car. Chris said: “I’m really excited to be back with Apex for a 2nd year. The team have been working so hard over the winter to get the new car ready, I’ve been training hard and I’m in the best shape I’ve ever been. I know I can deliver the results to give them the reward they so thoroughly deserve.”

Jaguar XE Details

Jaguar has a new sports car in development, that is being referred to as the XE. Reports are sketchy, with the company publicly saying it would like to build a sports car but denying this model exists, to keep the focus on the current range.

Jaguar's MD Mike O'Driscoll announced that he would love to build a 2 seat sports car at the Detroit motor show, and shortly before that company owner Ratan Tata said he would like to see one in the line up, so its a safe bet it will happen.

What hasn't been made clear is if this would be a Porsche Boxter rival in the mould of the aborted F-Type, a direct replacement for the Jaguar XK and Jaguar XKR - which is very unlikely, or an out and out Ferrari beater to be a new flagship for the marque.

Reports on the interweb are putting forwards 2 possibilities, Autocar is suggesting that the car is front engined, and that chassis development work is being done by outsourcing to Lotus, whereas Auto Express is saying the ar will be mid engined, like an Audi R8 or Ferrari F430. Both have given images as to what the feel the car may look like - Autocars image is below, and Auto express is at the top of the page - they are both good looking but entirely different and are both speculation at this stage.

Autocars Rendering:



we like to give credit for images that aren't ours, so if you want to see more of the Auto Express image, visit them here: Auto Express.

Autocars story can be seen here: Autocar.

New Jaguar XKR !!!

After months of speculation, we finally have launched the new 2010 Jaguar XKR! As widely predicted it has an all new 5.0 litre supercharged engine with a supercar level 510 horsepower, up from 420 in the 4.2 litre version. A normally aspirated 5.0 with 385 horsepower is also available in the lower spec Jaguar XK.

The eagle eyed among you will have also spotted some exterior changes with an all new front bumper that gets rid of the fog lights and replaces them with an aggressive looking aluminium finish cooling vent - close up below:



Other exterior visual changes are the introduction of new LED rear lights, and a set of 20" wheels that you can see here:





The interior also sees some improvements with some new finished to the wood and aluminium veneers, and the 'Jaguar Drive Selector' that has been so well received from the Jaguar XF, which you can see below:



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 XKR are £72,400 for the coupe and £78,400 for the convertible, so £2500 for that massive increase in power - well worth it I'm sure you'll agree. Now head over to your nearest Jaguar dealer and take this beauty for a spin - that's what we're planning on doing - we can't wait!