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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 News: Audi e-tron caught testing

Friday, June 11th, 2010

After the official unveil of the E-tron supercar at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Audi has announced that it would be put into production in a limited 1000 units. The E-tron will compete with the electric version of the Mercedes SLS AMG which Mercedes is currently working on.

The prototype caught testing has no air intakes and the traditional front and side air intakes of the V8 and V10 R8s have also been removed.

The E-tron concept is powered by a purely electric drive system made up of four motors – two at the front and two more at the rear axle. The total output of this electric drive system is 313 HP and 3,319.03 lb-ft of torque, meaning that the car can sprint from 0 to 60 MPH in just 4.8 seconds and from 60 to 120 km/h (37.28 – 74.56 mph) in 4.1 seconds.

By the end of 2-12, the E-Tron should be in showrooms and will be more expensive than the Audi R8 which starts at about $114,200.

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