Jaguar XKR Portfolio My 2009 (Coupè & Cabrio) [Nuovo Allestimento]

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The Jaguar XKR Portfolio is an exceptional sports car defined by dramatic beauty and effortless performance. Available as either convertible or coupe, and built in limited numbers, the XKR Portfolio adds highly crafted levels of luxury, premium equipment and exclusivity.

• Portfolio is a name that defines a series of highly luxurious special edition vehicles from Jaguar. Following on from the success of the first XKR Portfolio model launched in 2007, the 2009 MY XKR Portfolio, shown for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2008, goes on sale in selected markets from June 2008

• Advanced lightweight aluminum body construction, 420bhp supercharged 4.2 liter V8 engine and six-speed Jaguar Sequential Shift Transmission with paddleshift gear change for driver-focused dynamic performance

• Exterior sporting cues include

o Exclusive Shadow Grey metallic paint color

o 20-inch Selena alloy wheels with a unique shadow finish and red Jaguar ‘Heritage’ center badge

o A choice of dark grey or black hood colors for the convertible

o Milled aluminum power vents

o Portfolio trunk lid signature badge

o Alcon® R Performance braking system with red calipers - 400mm six-pot front/ 350mm four-pot rear - the largest ever fitted to a production Jaguar

• The unique interior specification includes

o Soft-grain, contrast stitched leather to the 16-way seats, instrument panel, center console, door inners, rear side panels and steering – in a choice of either Charcoal with Cranberry twin needle stitching or Ivory with Slate twin needle stitching

o A choice of new Rich Oak veneer or Engine Spin Aluminum fascia finish, the latter with Piano Black instrument panel

o Alloy and leather gear selector and alloy gate surround

o Unique tread plates with Portfolio script and leather edged carpet mats

o Alston luxury headlining

o Bowers & Wilkins surround sound system, with 525W Premium audio, featuring low distortion Kevlar mid-range speakers and aluminum dome speakers, designed and tuned specifically for XK

Following the success of the special edition XKR Portfolio last year, Jaguar’s design team has created a new XKR Portfolio - available in June 2008 – combining distinctive styling with luxurious interior touches to create a model that is a supreme Grand Tourer with the performance and dynamics of a true sports car.

“The Jaguar XKR epitomizes Jaguar’s commitment to creating beautiful, fast cars. The XKR Portfolio has been crafted using exquisite modern materials - from the use of aluminum inside and out to the stylish cabin’s soft-grain leather with twin-needle stitching, hand-crafted veneers and luxury Alston headlining,” commented Design Director Ian Callum.

Complementing the carefully considered interior, the XKR Portfolio enhances the already powerful sporting styling cues of the XKR with an exclusive Shadow Grey exterior paint and new 20-inch Selena alloy wheels with a unique shadow finish and a red Jaguar ‘Heritage’ center badge, coupled with Alcon R Performance brakes with red calipers.

Every XKR benefits from its advanced aluminum construction, which ensures that it’s striking looks are matched by a dynamic, lightweight chassis. Powered by a 420bhp 4.2 liter V8 supercharged engine, the XKR delivers excellent performance, supremely confident handling and excellent stopping power.

XKR Portfolio’s Alcon R Performance braking system is the result of close collaboration between leading brake manufacturer Alcon and Jaguar’s engineers who together carried out extensive testing at Jaguar’s specialist engineering center, based at the Nurburgring in Germany. Boasting the largest brake discs ever fitted to a production Jaguar – with 400mm front brake discs and powerful six-piston callipers, while at the rear four-piston callipers operate on 350mm discs – the XKR Portfolio’s brakes produce fade-free performance time and time again whilst maintaining Jaguar’s renowned blend of refinement and stopping power.

A sumptuous blend of luxury and sporting cues further differentiate the XKR Portfolio’s interior from the XKR with the choice of a new Rich Oak veneer or Engine Spin Aluminum with Piano Black center console and soft-grain, contrast stitched leather throughout the cabin. An alloy and leather gear selector with alloy surround, unique tread plates with Portfolio script and Alston luxury headlining complete the bespoke feel of the interior.

Taking Jaguar’s 525W Premium Audio system with Pro Logic II surround sound as a starting point, Bowers & Wilkins have tuned a signature speaker system specifically for the XKR Portfolio’s cabin. High output, low distortion Kevlar mid-range speakers and specially designed aluminum-dome tweeters deliver superb mid-range and extended high-frequency responses.

The Jaguar XKR Portfolio is available to order now.

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Jaguar XKR Portfolio

Il non plus ultra del Giaguaro, ma in Italia non arriveranno

Tre anni fa, al Salone di New York, Jaguar varò la prima edizione della serie limitata Portfolio, la Jaguar Super V8 Portfolio, un allestimento top che venne poi offerto anche sulla più performante XJR e sulla sportiva XKR. A Ginevra 2008, sia il modello più lonegvo della gamma che la spider del Marchio di Coventry, si presentano col prestigioso allestimento, dedicato a chi vuole il meglio che Jaguar può offrire in termini di lusso ed esclusività.

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XKR: ARTIGLI IN BELLA MOSTRA

La stessa filosofia e lo stesso potente V8 turbo (però con cambio sequenziale e comandi al volante) sono stati applicati alla XKR Portfolio, che sarà come sempre disponibile in versione coupé e cabrio a partire da Giugno 2008. La XKR in questo allestimento speciale gode ovviamente degli stessi miglioramenti del modello standard XK 2009, ovvero connessione iPod e USB, assistenza frontale di parcheggio, specchietti retrovisori riscaldati e ripiegabili elettricamente e un sensore di qualità dell'aria. Ma nell'allestimento Portfolio il salto di qualità è notevolissimo. Oltre agli stessi cerchi della XJ Portfolio il modello più sportivo di Jaguar può vantare la stessa cura artigianale nella realizzazione degli interni e i freni più potenti mai introdotti dell'intera gamma inglese: sui dischi Alcon da 400 mm all'anteriore e da 350 mm al posteriore lavorano pinze da sei e quattro pistoncini testati al Nurburgring.

Sia la XJ Portfolio che la XKR Portfolio non verranno commercializzate in Italia.

Autore: Daniele Pizzo

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