Just delivered the first S-type R in north America. To a very happy customer!

For those who aren't aware of this car here are some specs:

18 x 8 & 18 x 9.5 1 pc. BBS "Zeus" wheels

Brembo brakes front and rear 14 inch rotors front & 12.5 rear

400 hp 4.2 liter Supercharged V8

ZF six speed automatic.

specific badging, grill, seats, and, trunk spoiler.

I got to drive it earlier in the week. All I can say is WOW!!!

Jaguars answer to E55 and M5.

 

I am a huge Jaguar fan.

It's too bad Jaguar tuned that car the way they did (specifically the transmission's shift programme) because that thing has got some serious potential. And it's gorgeous!

 

why did brits drink warm beer for so long?


they had Lucas refrigerators


so jag is on the R wagon now eh? nice


ross- jags are swedish right?

 

*snicker* I wonder how many people here will get that one...

 

Actually those magazine testers were equipped with a ghey program. All production cars have reflashed ECU's in them and they hold higher rpms. The car is breathtakingly fast. Definetly on par with the E55 maybe not the M5. Later tests should reveal low 13 second 1/4 miles and sub 5 second 0-60's.

 

Ah, then my complaint is moot. Excellent!

 

isnt jaguar aquired by ford?

 

yes. the s-type is built on the taurus platform.

 

That makes a nice and expensive car sound so cheap. I bet you won't hear any Jag salesman saying that to potential buyers...

 

It most certainly is not built on a Taurus platform!

The S-Type and the Lincoln LS platform were developed together, and share the same architecture. The only part of the S-Type that can be said is remotely related to a Taurus is the base 3.0 V6, which is a development of the Ford Duratec.

 

If you seen the new Jaguar R Types in black I would take one..there very very nice. Though I've really liked the new Saab 9-3 saloon that just came out in Europe..looks very sweet in black.

 

That is the gayest uninformed ricer comment I've heard in a while.

Secondly, the S-Type and Lincoln LS shared suspension and unibody tubs through 2002. NO IMPROVEMENTS have been made to the LS. Jaguar "took the ford out" of the car in '03 as 70% of the car has been revamped and refined. I spent 2 days in a training class learning about all the improvements. Suspension, engine (base 3.0 gets Cosworth heads now), ZF tranny, new separate engione and equipment harness, etc. The S-Type R only shares sheetmetal with it's predecesors, as the dash, suspension, and, electronics are new from scratch. Hence the price increase.

 

for more info check here: http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caran..._jag_stype.xml

 

ahhh. i knew it was something like that. maybe i should have reworded that to "i heard somewhere that..." anyway, ford f#@ks up everything they get their hands on. the direction mazda is going is a perfect example.


[Modified by supergreenSol, 4:01 PM 6/28/2002]

 

Actually the XJ-R debuted in 1994 and XK-R in 1997. Maybe Honda jumped on the R bandwagon instead.

 

nsx-r debuted in 1992.

looks like somebody on this site can't stand it when somebody proves them wrong.
do u see me editing my previous posts when i realized i was wrong... no.




[Modified by supergreenSol, 2:26 PM 6/29/2002]

 

is it FWD?

 

What you talking about most of the V6's were smoothed over by Ford Cosworth.
The Type R verison doesn't even come with V6 it's a SC/V8. There is also 4.2V8 engine for the regular S type.

The R Type makes 400bhp, 408lb of tq.
It uses a 6 speed auto which has gotten good reviews in Europe.
0-60mph 5.3 sec also has traction control and yaw control.
RWD

 

I am somewhat undecided if I like Jaguar or not.. I used to a little bit, but now I think they are becoming too common of a car. I see them everywhere.. I liked Jaguar when they were somewhat exclusive. Oh well, there's always Bentley..

 

There pretty rare here compared to BMW's and Merc's you see those everywhere.

 

oh and for the record, Porsche had a r-type in the mid 60s

 

Wouldn't that be an RSR Porsche? For thar matter Mazda had an R too.. R100...
RX2.. RX3..etc

Oh and you can't get warm beer in England any more at a pub... everything is served chilled now...

Lucas the prince of darkness has finally been defeated...

 

Just about every company has had an R, M or an S variant of a car. What matters about a car is performance, quality and the driving pleasure it gives. A name means nothing. Just about every ricer has an "R" sticker on their ride somewhere.


[Modified by HONDAF1, 3:38 AM 6/29/2002]

 

Who ever said the R came with a 6?

 

Huh? We've had these cars for at least a month now up here in Canada. Our sister Land Rover/Jag dealer next door has a bunch of them in the back lot. I park next to one with a damaged rim everyday....Those brakes are HUGE!