Jaguar XFR-S | Spotted | PistonHeads UK

Even shot in really small light, there was something quickly arresting about the paint of Jaguar’s new Le Mans-themed F-Pace SVR specific version. Apparently 40 diverse versions on ‘Midnight Amethyst Gloss’ were being assessed in advance of deciding on the remaining shade, and it seems properly really worth the exertion. What a sight that ought to make when it gets out on the highway. Which got us pondering about the other memorable Jaguar colours out there – the ones that are not just darkish inexperienced, of system. Straight away the orange of the F-Type SVR came to head (alone quite very similar to the CX-75’s color), or probably the Sorrento Yellow the facelift was introduced in, or the Caesium Blue that designed the F-Rate SVR stand out – or something the Venture 8 was made available in.

Then, of study course, there’s the French Racing Blue that grew to become the trademark paint of the XFR-S. Oh confident, it experienced been witnessed on Jaguars before the 550hp saloon, and the automobile alone was both of those obtainable without having the spoiler and inevitably as a wagon, but when you picture French Racing Blue a vehicle like this is what you see. Similarly, if not the XFR-S most men and women acquired, a shiny blue a single with the foolish spoiler is the picture conjured when  discussing that Jaguar. It is not possible not to – specifically with all those people skiddy images in the media remaining of the blue motor vehicle.

This becoming a Jag, even so, the XFR-S was alternatively far more advanced to drive than onlookers may have been led to feel. As effectively as more electrical power than the conventional motor vehicle (550hp as opposed to 510), spring amount was up for the S by 100 per cent, the gearbox was recalibrated, the aero package analyzed in a wind tunnel (not just tacked on), the wheels broader, the Pirelli tyres bespoke and the steering tweaked with some bits from the F-Style. It wasn’t just the paint and the wing, even if everyone is familiar with the XFR-S for the paint and the wing.

So let us have just one! This XFR-S, just one of what is thought to be just 135 or so in the region, is French Racing Blue with the normal spoiler, as well as the black six-spoke wheels and pink calipers. It’s the whole scallywag tremendous saloon spec and, if probably not what quite a few envisaged for an £80k Jaguar XF, absolutely would make it one thing to behold a handful of decades down the line. There are more than more than enough black and gray four-doorways out there.

Eight decades outdated about the weekend and coming up to 60,000 miles, this XFR-S is staying marketed with a whole Jaguar support historical past, a latest paint correction (so your eyes do not deceive you it seriously does appear that fantastic) and a new set of Kumho tyres. Which ought to previous a pair of months, at the very least. The rate is £35,995, or fewer than fifty percent its new RRP – even rarer and sillier than conventional, the S could not escape the depreciation that afflicts nearly all fast Jag saloons.

Really it is not honest to solitary out Jaguar for that, as quick four-doorways aren’t typically renowned for their residual power. And, in simple fact, the XF’s rarity now counts in its favour: expend £35k on an M5, E63 or RS7 and they’ll tend to be more recent or decreased mileage. Or both of those. But as the end draws near for the V8 Jaguar, so the most distinctive of its saloons will definitely be prized. And the vivid blue 1 with the wild wing was even more specific than most.

Engine: 5,000cc, supercharged V8
Transmission: 8-speed computerized, rear-wheel generate
Electric power (hp): 550@6,400rpm
Torque (lb ft): 502@2,500-5,500rpm
MPG: 22.2
CO2: 297g/km
To start with registered: 2014
Recorded mileage: 60,000
Rate new: £82,495
Yours for: £35,995