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Jaguar XFR-S Sportbrake revealed

Jaguar XFR-S Sportbrake

When Geneva rolls around Jaguar will tread where BMW is unwilling to go when it reveals the XFR-S Sportbrake. It’s a pretty simple recipe and involves two main ingredients: the XF Sportbrake and the XFR-S.

The former provides the body shape while the latter offers up the stonking 404kW/680Nm 5.0 litre supercharged V8. Thankfully the estate bodystyle means there’s no room for the OTT rear wing found on the XFR-S sedan.

You can reach 100km/h in 4.8 seconds and you’ve got 1675 litres of cargo space to fill. Pace and space are things we like in a fast wagon.

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LA 2012: Jaguar XFR-S

2013 Jaguar XFR-S

This mean looking mutha is the Jaguar XFR-S. It was recently revealed for the first time at the LA Auto Show and is Blighty’s answer to the German letters AMG, M and RS.

The XFR-S is powered by Jaguar’s well-proven supercharged 5.0 litre V8. Given a bit of a once over by Jag’s men in white, the snarling V8 produces 404kW (550PS) and 680Nm. Coupled to an 8-speed ‘Quickshift’ auto it’ll rev you up and spit you out to 100km/h in 4.6 seconds. Keep that right foot buried and you’ll top out at 300km/h.

With those 20″ ‘Varuna’ lightweight forged alloy wheels, the French Racing Blue paint and model-specific body kit, finished off by that purposeful fixed rear wing, we reckon the XFR-S looks the duck’s guts. It’s only the XF’s try-hard daytime LEDs that let it down.

Jaguar’s Australian arm says it’s still working out if it should bring this model down under. We’d like to think it’s a pretty simple answer, beginning with Y.

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