Jaguar XK - 2nd Gen (2007 to 2015)

The second generation of the XK debuted in 2005 at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany, styled by Jaguar's chief designer Ian Callum. The X150's (as it was internally designated) grille was also inspired from the famous 1961 E-Type. The standard XK8 model has a limited top speed of 254 km/h (158 mph) while the high performance XKR has the limited top speed increased to 280 km/h (174 mph). The XK received a facelift in 2009, with minor alterations to front and rear lights and bumper designs, together with the introduction of a new 5.0-litre V8 for both the naturally aspirated XK8 and the supercharged XKR. A higher performance variant of the XKR, the XKR-S, was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 2012. The XKR-S gained an additional 40-horsepower over the XKR bringing the 0-97 km/h (60 mph) acceleration time down to 4.4 seconds and the top speed up to 300 km/h (186 mph). A convertible version of the XKR-S was introduced in 2012. Production of the XK ended model year 2014 without a replacement model.