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Auto 2010: 2010 Jaguar XK Coupe Edition

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Jaguar Australia has revealed a special edition XK Coupe, not only to celebrate its 75th Anniversary but also Jaguar’s historic return to LeMans next weekend. At the end of June, the sales will begin, and only 10 units produced will be produced, which priced at $193,500 plus on-road costs each.

The Jaguar XK Coupe 75th Anniversary Edition is available in three colors only – Indigo Blue, Ultimate Black, and Liquid Silver. It will be distinguished by 20″ Kalimnos alloy wheels, chrome finish to the side power vents, and chrome tailpipe finishers.

Interior, the XK gets bright finish pedals and an exclusive “75 Years” badge. It also feature a soft grain leather interior with contrast stitch and 16-way heated and cooled seats with memory. The sound coming out of the XK will be thanks to the superb Bowers & Wilkins 525-watt system with Dolby® ProLogic®II Surround Sound, three-channel stereo and unique amplifier, Kevlar mid-range speakers with high output and low distortion, and specially designed aluminum tweeters.

The Jaguar XK will get a new 5.0 Liter AJ-V8 engine without the supercharger that produces 385 bhp and 515 Nm of torque, doing the 0-6mph sprint in 5.5 seconds.

Auto Engine: Ford Mondeo gets new engines

Monday, June 14th, 2010

The Mondeo executive sedan has got two new engines by Ford, which includes a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol EcoBoost engine as well as a 2.0-litre TDCi diesel.

The first new engine (new 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol EcoBoost engine) is an all-aluminium 2.0-litre petrol EcoBoost turbocharged unit that produces 203bhp and 300Nm of torque, and enables the Mondeo to go from 0-100km/h in 7.9 seconds, and reach a top speed of 231km/h.

The new engine, which replaces the previous 2.3-litre unit, has an improved fuel economy of 7.7 litres per 100km, and also comes with Ford’s PowerShift six-speed dual-clutch gearbox. The new transmission is also available with the other new engine being offered for the Mondeo.

The 2.0-litre TDCi diesel unit arrives in three variants, producing 115bhp, 140bhp or 163bhp. All versions of the new diesel engine come with the PowerShift gearbox as standard, while the existing 2.0-litre Duratorq TDCi units with either 140bhp or 163bhp has the dual-clutch transmission as an option.

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