Back in January, we fleshed out the specs on Coventry's latest super sports sedan, the Jaguar XFR. One month later, we gave you a cockpit play-by-play at the XFR's launch in Seville, Spain. Now it's time to get down to the business of Racepaks and VBOXes to answer the question: Just how does Jaguar's bad little kitty measure up at the test track?
First let's look at what was promised. At launch, Jaguar claimed the XFR could hit 60 mph in 4.7 seconds and the quarter mile in 13.1 seconds, which, if possible, would indeed make this 4300-pound, leather-swathed sport sedan one quick feline. Too bad Coventry lies.
Our 2010 XFR shaved three tenths off the official 0-60 claim, even on the dusty tarmac of our El Toro testing facility. The 510-horse Jaguar also displayed more top-end speed than advertised, blitzing through the quarter mile in a mere 12.7 seconds at 114.1 mph. Meeeewow. (Continued)