If you've been obsessively following the run-up to this little shin-dig, you'll know that late in the going -- in fact only a couple days ago -- Jaguar public relations pulled the 510-hp XFR it had promised to a couple of media types, leaving the journos scrambling to find something to, you know, challenge Bob Lutz in this challenge.
Well, there's been a late addition to the list of competitors: A Jaguar XF. You'll notice that we left off the "R" suffix. That's because the Jag in question is not an R; it's a supercharged XF. Nice car, but hardly in the league of heavy-hitters like the M5 and CTS-V. As with the M5, M3 and RS4, the Jag is a private owner's car chosen by Cadillac to compete.
We wish him luck, but we ain't putting our money on the guy.
compliance says:
08:48 AM, 10/29/09
Picking this just makes GM look bad.
rick8365 says:
08:48 AM, 10/29/09
What's that red thing below the grill? Did these cars have to have external ignition kill switches installed in order to compete?
danielpund says:
08:53 AM, 10/29/09
The red things are transponders to electronically record lap times.
dougtheeng says:
09:23 AM, 10/29/09
...pointless.
dougtheeng says:
09:23 AM, 10/29/09
and by pointless, i mean the inclusion of this car.
stharward says:
09:36 AM, 10/29/09
Somebody run that guy's plates. This whole thing may be a farce, but we should buy him a beer or two for being willing to lend his personal car.
questionlp says:
09:42 AM, 10/29/09
"Jaguar public relations pulled the 500-plus XFR is had promised to a couple of media types"
"is had" -> "it had"
"heavy-hitting league of the M5 and CTS-V.Like the M5, M3 and RS4"
"CTS-V.Like" -> "CTS-V. Like"
redliner says:
09:43 AM, 10/29/09
Might as well add a Cadillac DTS. This is plainly not in the same league and you don't have to race it to know its going to lose.
rick8365 says:
10:00 AM, 10/29/09
What....no VW Thing?!?
@danielpund - re: transponders - thanks, makes sense.