Jaguar XK

Jaguar XK
Jaguar XKR (X150)
Overview
Manufacturer	Jaguar Cars (1996-2012) Jaguar Land Rover (2013-2014)
Also called	Jaguar XKR/XK8
Production	1996–2014
Model years	1997–2015
Assembly	Castle Bromwich Assembly, Birmingham, England
Designer	Geoff Lawson (X100) Ian Callum (X150)
Body and chassis
Class	Grand tourer (S)
Body style	2-door coupé (X100) 3-door liftback coupé (X150) 2-door convertible
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Platform	Jaguar XJS (modified; X100) Jaguar XJ (X150)
Powertrain
Engine	4.0–5.0 L Jaguar AJ V8 (supercharged for the XKR related models only)
Transmission	5-speed automatic 6-speed automatic
Chronology
Predecessor	Jaguar XJS
Successor	Jaguar F-Type

The Jaguar XK is a two-door 2+2 grand tourer manufactured and marketed by Jaguar Cars from 1996–2012 and by Jaguar Land Rover from 2013–2014 in hatchback coupé and convertible body styles, across two generations. The XK was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1996 and was discontinued in July 2014.

The first generation was marketed as the XK8, replacing the XJS and was Jaguar's first 8-cylinder model since the Daimler 250, introducing the all-new Jaguar AJ-V8 engine. The XK8 shared its platform with the Aston Martin DB7 which was itself based on the stillborn XJ41/42 project built on a modified XJ-S chassis conceived in the mid-1980s. The second generation of the XK, noted for its aluminium monocoque chassis and construction, was launched in 2006 for the 2007 model year. The XKR performance variant was introduced in both of the generations with the second generation also offering a more powerful XKR-S variant.