Jaguar XKR Goodwood Special approved for production - sets Nurburgring time of 7min 58sec

2010 Jaguar XK-R Goodwood Special

Top speed of 186 mph

According to a recent report, the Jaguar XKR Goodwood Special has been approved for production.

While attending the 24 Hours of Le Mans, PistonHeads was able to chat with Jaguar's managing director, Mike O'Driscoll, who revealed the production model has lapped the Nurburgring Nordschleife in 7 minutes 58 seconds. He added, "This is definitely not a level of performance anyone would have associated with the XKR before now." While he declined to provide additional performance specifications, O'Driscoll said the car will have a top speed of 186 mph (300 km/h)

As you may remember, the Goodwood Special was unveiled at the 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed. It featured a supercharged 5.0-liter V8 with 523 hp (390 kW / 530 PS) and 516 lb-ft (699 Nm) of torque - an increase of 13 hp (10 kW / 13 PS) and 55 lb-ft (74 Nm) over the standard XKR. Other goodies included a lowered suspension, 21-inch alloy wheels, and a modified four-tailpipe exhaust system.

Source: pistonheads.com

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otakki

It reminds me of the recent article showing a much less expensive Subaru STI with only 305 hp and 290 lb-ft torque and only a top speed of 155 mph was able to lap the Ring in 7:55. That means this brute powerful XKR is only good for straight line. Of course, STI is AWD. Again, it shows "power is nothing without control."

June 15, 2010 9:35 pm

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Douglas6250

You are absolutely right. This alsom reminds me of the Honda NSX Type R. Power really isn't everything. Handling matters a lot. The NSX-R has only got 280ps, a whopping 250ps less than this car, but because it handles beautifully, it went round the ring in 7:56s **I saw a recent article claiming that the Subaru laptime was done with R205 bonnet and R205 turbo.

June 16, 2010 1:00 am

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BavarianMS

Yes, and the E46 M3 CSL did 7:50 with 360hp and even less torque then the Subaru. With rear wheel drive as well. That was almost a decade ago to.

June 16, 2010 2:27 am

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Mikeado

What must be remembered is that the Jaguar XKR is really a GT car. This is a muscled-up version of that, so comparing it to sports saloons designed to do the most with what they've got isn't entirely fair. This will be very heavy compared to an Impreza or an E46 M3 as well. The NSX Type-R especially is MUCH lighter, and weight is just as important as power and handling capabilities. In fact, lack of it can vastly improve the latter.

June 16, 2010 3:20 am

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MR BOOMTOWN

The 7.55 scooby was equipped with a few significant upgrades including a larger turbocharger that normally sees duty in the Japanese R205 model and some lightweight aluminum bits and there were rumors going round that it was had around 400bhp. The 7:55 lap time is a impressive result but you're not going to achieve 7.55 with a bog standard scooby and that makes me wonder how fast the standard STI.

June 16, 2010 3:58 am

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997-GT500-STI

Size + weight matters! :)

June 16, 2010 12:07 am

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MTC

This Jag is born to powerslide/drift, not laptimes

June 16, 2010 12:56 am

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Francois

What ??? A 523hp only !!! The standard XKR has 510hp! What is the price?? I love Jag's. Especially XK-Series, but I would rather buy a standard XKR 5.0 maybe with the recent Speed Pack and tune it in Paramount Performance up to 600 hp . I would bet it will go up to 300km/h or more.

June 16, 2010 2:59 am

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benzboy

Dont really care for this car.. But I had a 1970 AAR Cuda 340 SIX PAK in Sublime green which is the same color of this jag if Iam not color blind!!!LOL

June 16, 2010 3:40 am

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norther

the torque is humongous. to bad for the hp. i wish they could get more power from this unit. or a 4 litre v8, supercharged, with 500bhp.

June 16, 2010 9:33 am

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did they approve the lime green as well?

June 16, 2010 3:43 pm

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June 15, 2010 8:00 pm By Michael Gauthier

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