SVO gets its paws on the X-Type
07-08-2003, 02:18 PM
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SVO gets its paws on the X-Type
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Jumpin’ Jag: Brit-based SVO gets its paws on the X-Type
By JOHN D. STOLL
Jaguar is cooking up a hotter X-Type as evidenced by this test mule fitted with sport exhaust, bigger wheels, lowered stance and new front air dam. But don’t look for Jag’s performance-oriented R tag on this car—the license plates suggest this is the work of Jag’s Brit-based Special Vehicle Operations.
The company is tight-lipped about this revved-up cat, but industry sources tell us it’s a juiced 3.0-liter V6 model meant primarily for Europe. A more powerful derivative may be coming for the U.S. market.
A supercharged R version will be developed separately on the next-generation X-Type, which isn’t due until at least the 2006 model year.
07-08-2003, 02:38 PM
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That looks sweet! How much power is that "juiced" V-6 putting out?
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