Jaguar XK-R Facelift Spy Photos with Better Camouflage

Apparently, Jaguar didn't like the last batch of photos taken by spy photographers of the XK Facelift so they covered the restyled front bumper fascia air vents on this XK-R more sufficiently this time. The Jaguar XK Facelift, which is expected to debut in Paris this October, will receive a restyling front bumper fascia with more pronounced air intake vents below the headlamps, slightly restyled rear bumper fascia, LED taillights and a new shark fin antenna mounted on the deck lid. Engines stay the same, but suspension gets more taught and steering feel is revised while the interior gets fitted with Jaguar’s new drive-select transmission interface seen in the XF.More Photos


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BMW M1 Procar Revival at Hockenheim

BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen, for one, is looking forward to the event: “The M1 was unveiled 30 years ago as the first car created independently by the then BMW Motorsport GmbH. It was a racing car which BMW customers could also drive on the road, a unique project which had to overcome some tricky administrative hurdles before getting off the ground.” In order to gain Group 4 homologation, 400 units of the super sports car had to be built within a period of 24 months. As Theissen continues: “The idea of organising a single-make series was born out of necessity – i.e. the requirements of homologation. Nobody expected the BMW M1 Procar series to go down quite so well. Just a mention of it today still triggers an enthusiastic reaction. This revival serves as a ‘thank you’ to the fans.”
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