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Some people dream of driving the fastest of the Jaguar on production today on a track guided by some of the best driving instructors in the business today. Lucky are the buyers of the 2010 Jaguar XFR or XKR because this will be a reality for them.

The car manufacturer recently announced that they will be opening the R Performance Academy come December 1. The first session will be conducted at the Homestead Miami Speedway which has 14 turns and stretches to about 2.21 miles. The course will definitely provide a challenge to drivers who are beginners or even to race car professionals.

The participants of the academy will be able to enjoy one whole day of driving and experience different types of driving which will entail varying accelerations, lane changes, and emergency braking. Jaguar will also organize an autocross for the students. There will also be a no traction and stability control driving for the braver souls of the batch.

The XKR and the XFR both depends on the V-8 supercharged engine with an output of 510 horsepower. The cars boast of a 0-60 feat in 4.6 and 4.7 seconds, respectively.

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The 500hp Jaguar XFR, which was revealed at the Detroit Auto Show, is the fastest Jaguar to date at 225mph beating XJ220 which reached 217 mph in 1992. Paul Gentilozzi, owner of Rockersports Racing, broke the XJ220 record at the Jaguar XFR test drive in Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.

Jag’s new baby boasts of a new supercharged AJ-V8 Gen III engine, which pumps 460-lb-ft of torque, delivers two power outputs—379-hp naturally emitted and 503-hp supercharged. The new V8 was described by Jag “as its most technologically-advanced petrol engine ever.” Accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in 4.7 seconds, the XFR is the topmost model of the XF range, explicitly engineered to compete with the speed demons like the BMW M5 and the Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG.

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