Description
2001 Jaguar XKR 100 Centenary Edition coupé
What is it?
One very special Jaguar. The XKR 100 was the absolute peak of factory specification for the X100-generation XKR. Jaguar built it to mark 100 years since the birth of its founder, Sir William Lyons. Just 500 were built worldwide, and that’s the total for both coupés and convertibles.
You’ll see X100 in adverts for any first-generation Jaguar XK, but XKR 100 is the name Jaguar gave this limited-run Centenary Edition.
What’s it got?
Those nine-spoke BBS Montreals trace their design back to Jaguar’s F-Type concept car. On the XKR 100 they came with red growler centres and cross-drilled Brembo brakes. The red, black and silver bonnet badge is unique to the edition, and Jaguar put the XKR 100 name on the bird’s-eye maple dashboard as well.
Jaguar fitted Warm Charcoal Autolux leather Recaros in the back as well as the front, with heating and position memory up front. The coupé got its own R Performance Handling Pack, and for £69, 950 in 2001 you also got radar cruise control, DVD navigation, premium sound with a CD changer, rear parking sensors and rain-sensing wipers.
How does it drive?
The supercharged V8 is a big part of why you buy an XKR in the first place. Jaguar kept that superb 4. 0-litre engine for the Centenary Edition, all 370 bhp of it, and quoted 0–60 mph in 5. 2 seconds.
Jaguar tuned the coupé to combine long-distance comfort with tighter body control. The adaptive dampers use a softer setting when cruising and firm up through bends or under hard braking to keep body movement in check. For the XKR 100 coupé, Jaguar recalibrated the dampers, uprated the springs and anti-roll bars, and retuned the steering.
Why this one?
How often do you see an XKR 100 coupé for sale? If you’re looking for an XKR to keep, this is the sort worth waiting for. It comes from 15 years of private ownership, has covered 95, 000 miles and has an excellent maintenance history. It’s been fully recommissioned, including a refurbishment of the supercharger.
The Anthracite metallic bodywork presents beautifully, and the 20-inch BBS Montreals have been professionally refurbished and fitted with new tyres. Open the door and the Warm Charcoal leather interior is immaculate. The car has been fully valeted for its next owner.
£11, 995 · Right-hand drive · Knutsford, Cheshire · FA51 YOX
Usual dealer facilities, finance available, part exchange considered, UK delivery available at cost.
