Jaguar XK—Re-awaken your primal side

The Jaguar XK is not just a sports car but it brings the luxury of a touring car. This rare combination allows you to tap your inner wild side while still feeling sophisticated and dignified.

Prepare yourself to be the king of the concrete jungle. The XK gives the driver direct connection to the road as if you were one.

The 6-speed fully adaptive shift system delivers smooth and lightning fast gear changes with optimized performance and economy. For maximum driver involvement, gears can also be selected manually using paddles mounted behind the steering wheel.

JaguarDrive Selector™, which rises into the driver’s hand once the “Start” button is pressed. The driver only needs to turn the selector to engage transmission settings, or to move from Drive to Sport mode. JaguarDrive Control™ offers further driving modes—Dynamic for a more responsive experience, and Winter for more progressive control in slippery conditions.

To help you stay connected and feel in full control the XK has The Active Differential. The Active Differential will proactively apportion power between the rear wheels to aid cornering. In addition, on loose surfaces it is designed to detect wheel slip and vary the power supplied to each rear wheel to help keep the car as stable as possible. The Active Differential is standard on the XKR and XKR-S models.

The interior gives you the best of options allowing you to decorate and design to your own specification. A wide choice of colors, materials, trims and veneers gives the XK driver an opportunity for a high level of personalization. Seventeen interior color themes and 10 veneers are available, depending on the model chosen. Leather is used extensively throughout the cabin, adding a luxurious feel to the seats, doors, dash and center console. The leather steering wheel houses thumb-operated switches on either side of the center hub to operate the in-car entertainment system, cruise control and optional Adaptive Cruise Control. The steering wheel also features heating as standard.

With a 7-inch touch-screen, portable audio interface, Satellite and HD radio, Bluetooh telephone connectivity as well as navigation system all built in, you’ll be missing nothing. Amplify that with Bowers & Wilkins™ 525W system with Dolby® Pro-Logic II Surround Sound for extraordinary sound quality throughout the cabin.

Don’t be scared of a roll-over. After all you are unleashing your primal side, you should feel no fear. Jaguar makes sure of that. The XK Convertible has its own array of safety features, including a roll-over protection system. If the car’s on-board sensors detect an impending roll-over, two strong hoops—normally hidden under the rear tonneau—are triggered, deployed and locked behind the rear seats within 65 milliseconds.

With a starting MSRP of $90,400 it may seem a bit pricey, but it’s a whole lot safer than a full blown African Safari. So go wild in the convenience of luxury.