Sunday, March 20, 2011

Jaguar E-Type Goodwood celebrates

The Goodwood Festival celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Jaguar E-Type with a series of events that have characters like the legendary Jaguars of the past and those who represent the future of the historic British brand. The lucky ones that will be attending will be able to see in action many copies of the E-Type, one of the cars symbol of the House of the Jaguar, also known as the XK-E or XKE.

Produced from 1961 to 1975 in more than 70,000, the E-Type over the years has become an object of desire on the part of fans and collectors from around the world who consider it one of the most beautiful and fascinating sport of those years. During the festival the UK will perform in the Goodwood track in addition to the classic E-Type Series 1, series 2 and series 3, as well as some very rare specimens like the D-Type racing car and the special editions and Lightweight Low Drag Coupe E -Type, it made only 12 copies.

You will also see the copy of the E-Type most famous of all time, namely the epic journey that took part in high speed from Coventry to Geneva, who made Sir William Lyons in 1961. In addition to historical patterns could not miss the latest evolution of the heir of all sports of the House of Coventry, that is, the XKR-S coupe special version of the English made their own to celebrate 50 years of E-Type.

To the delight of the audience present at the event English, the XKR-S Jaguar driven by chief - Mike Cross - set off on the track provided by the 550 hp 5.0-liter supercharged engine with a supercharger. The power and torque provided by the English sports make this "S" version of Jaguar's most powerful ever.

These performances by the manufacturer talk about a top speed of 300 km / h and accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in just 4.4 seconds, all aided dall'inedito structure equipped with the Adaptive Dynamics adapting the stiffness suspension depending on the route chosen and the driving style of the pilot.

A company making the XKR-S will be another modern Jaguar, and of course super sport: the XFR driven by Scotsman Anthony Reid, star of numerous competitions including some editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The XFR is one of the most powerful sedans on the market, the 510 hp delivered by its supercharged V8 allows the first level of performance that can embarrass sports far more noble.

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