Jaguar's E-type was so good that designing and developing a successor was always going to be difficult. The XK8, released in 1996, brought renewed credibility to Jaguar Cars. It looked like a Jaguar should - sleek, low with sensuous carves in all the right places. Three years later Jaguar announced the XKR, a supercharged and honed-and-tightened version of the XK8. Various special XKs were built during its long production life and it had a 'sister' car in the lovely Aston Martin DB7 that took features from both it and the XJ-S. The XK8 remained in production until 2005 when it was replaced by the next generation that borrowed heavily from it.
Jaguar's E-type was so good that designing and developing a successor was always going to be difficult. The XK8, released in 1996, brought renewed credibility to Jaguar Cars. It looked like a Jaguar should - sleek, low with sensuous carves in all the right places. Three years later Jaguar announced the XKR, a supercharged and honed-and-tightened version of the XK8. Various special XKs were built during its long production life and it had a 'sister' car in the lovely Aston Martin DB7 that took features from both it and the XJ-S. The XK8 remained in production until 2005 when it was replaced by the next generation that borrowed heavily from it.
Jaguar XK8 & XKR Performance Portfolio 1996-2005
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Jaguar XK8 & XKR Performance Portfolio 1996-2005
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781855207578 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Brooklands Books Ltd |
| Publication date: | 02/01/2008 |
| Series: | Performance Portfolio Series |
| Pages: | 128 |
| Product dimensions: | 8.00(w) x 10.75(h) x 0.25(d) |