Im doin it this week as our good sir AcuraFanatic is visiting his brother in law and they're going to race AF's NSX with his Ferrari 355. How boring. Anyway, on to the show...a legitimate M5 competitor!

Honda-Acura.Net Car of the Week: 2003 Jaguar S-Type R



Review from Edmunds.com can be found here

Statistics

Engine/Drivetrain

- Drivetrain: RWD
- Engine Cylinders: 8
- Capacity: 4196cc
- Valves: 32
- Max Power: 400bhp @ 6100rpm
- Max Torque: 408ft-lb @ 3500rpm
- Compression Ratio: 9.1:1
- Transmission: 6 speed automatic
- Notes: Supercharged

Wheels / Tires

- Front Wheels: 8" x 18"
- Rear Wheels: 9.5" x 18"
- Front Tyres: 245/40 ZR18
- Rear Tyres: 275/35 ZR18

Dimensions

- Weight: 3755 lbs
- Length: 4,877 mm
- Width: 1,818 mm
- Height: 1,423 mm
- Wheelbase: 1,534mm

Performance

- 0-60mph: 5.3 secs
- Top Speed: 155 mph

Pricing
- Estimated $62,400

Competitors

- BMW M5

- Audi S8

- Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG

Pros/Cons

Pros:
- Beautiful styling in and out, luxurious interior, nice chassis, ass kicking supercharged V8, RWD, a real head turner

Cons:
- Ford parts bin in some areas, extremely outdated transmission, get rid of the freakin J Gate, No 6 speed available, not nearly as sharp as the M5.

Last Word:
- It's nice to see Jaguar finally come to the party with a beautiful and fast sedan. Hopefully all that Ford provided was money and not engineers.

Score relative to its competitors:
- 92% (Based on M5 being 100%)





Stay tuned for pictures chicos

Previous Car of the Week: 2003 Infiniti G35 Coupe . That link is clickable, it will bring you to the previous COTW located in the Archives. Thanks everybody :fawk: