Jaguar XK History
History
The XK8 arrived in 1996 to replace the XJS, debuting Jaguar's new AJ-V8 engine — the marque's first V8 in decades — in a sleek coupe and convertible. A supercharged XKR followed in 1998, restoring genuine performance credentials.
A second-generation XK (codename X150) launched in 2006 for 2007 with an aluminium monocoque, again offered as XK and supercharged XKR (plus a hot XKR-S). Its platform underpinned the F-Type, alongside which it was built before XK production ended in 2014.
Generations
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First generation (X100) · X100 (XK8 / XKR)
The XK8 and supercharged XKR — Jaguar's first AJ-V8 grand tourer, replacing the XJS.
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2002 Photo: “2002 Jaguar XKR Coupe (8113541450).jpg” by free photos & art / Wikimedia Commons , licensed under CC BY 2.0
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2006 Photo: “Jaguar XKR 4.2S (2006) (35608045355).jpg” by Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England / Wikimedia Commons , licensed under CC BY 2.0
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Second generation (X150) · X150 (XK / XKR)
An aluminium-bodied redesign with XKR and track-focused XKR-S models; donated its platform to the F-Type.
Body styles
- Coupe
- Convertible
Notable special editions & performance variants
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XKR
The supercharged performance XK, offered across both generations.
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XKR-S
The most extreme X150 XK — a more powerful, track-honed supercharged version.
Related models