Jaguar doesn't often do truly mad saloon cars - but when it does...
Even shot in very low light, there was something immediately arresting about the paint of Jaguar’s new Le Mans-themedn. Apparently 40 different variations on ‘Midnight Amethyst Gloss’ were assessed before deciding on the final shade, and it looks well worth the effort. What a sight that ought to make when it gets out on the road. Which got us thinking about the other memorable Jaguar colours out there - the ones that aren’t just dark green, of course.
Then, of course, there’s the French Racing Blue that became the trademark paint of the XFR-S. Oh sure, it had been seen on Jaguars before the 550hp saloon, and the car itself was both available without the spoiler and eventually as a wagon, but when you picture French Racing Blue a car like this is what you see. Similarly, if not the XFR-S most people bought, a bright blue one with the silly spoiler is the image conjured when discussing that Jaguar.
This being a Jag, however, the XFR-S was rather more sophisticated to drive than onlookers may have been led to believe. As well as more power than the standard car , spring rate was up for the S by 100 per cent, the gearbox was recalibrated, the aero package tested in a wind tunnel , the wheels wider, the Pirelli tyres bespoke and the steering tweaked with some bits from the F-Type. It wasn’t just the paint and the wing, even if everybody knows the XFR-S for the paint and the wing.
Eight years old over the weekend and coming up to 60,000 miles, this XFR-S is being sold with a full Jaguar service history, a recent paint correction and a new set of Kumho tyres. Which ought to last a couple of weeks, at least. The price is £35,995, or less than half its new RRP - even rarer and sillier than standard, the S couldn’t escape the depreciation that afflicts almost all fast Jag saloons.
Actually it’s not fair to single out Jaguar for that, as fast four-doors aren’t generally renowned for their residual strength. And, in fact, the XF’s rarity now counts in its favour: spend £35k on an
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