At the 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed jaguar ran a pre-production XF-R up the hill prior to its debut later this year.

The car is likely to have the same V8 engine which supercharges the XKR up to 420 bhp and 413 ft lbs of torque.

type	Series Production Car
released at	2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed
engine	V8
position	Front Longitudinal
aspiration	Eaton Supercharger
block material	Aluminum
valvetrain	DOHC, 4 Valves per Cyl w/Variable Inlet Camshaft Timing
displacement	4196 cc / 256.06 in³
bore	86 mm / 3.4 in
stroke	90.3 mm / 3.6 in
compression	9.1:1
power	313.2 kw / 420 bhp @ 6250 rpm
specific output	100.1 bhp per litre
bhp/weight	231.28 bhp per tonne
torque	560 nm / 413 ft lbs @ 4000 rpm
redline	6500
body / frame	Unit Steel
driven wheels	RWD
front brakes	Ventilated Discs
rear brakes	Ventilated Discs
f suspension	Double Wishbones w/Active Dampers
r suspension	Multi-Link Wishbones w/Active Dampers
curb weight	1816 kg / 4000 lbs
wheelbase	2909 mm / 114.5 in
transmission	6-Speed Sequential/Automatic

BODYWORK
BODY TYPE	4/5 seater sedan/saloon
NUMBER OF DOORS	4
DESIGNER
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHTS
WHEELBASE	2909 mm	114.5 inches
TRACK/TREAD (FRONT)	1559 mm	61.4 inches
TRACK/TREAD (REAR)	1605 mm	63.2 inches
LENGTH	4961 mm	195.3 inches
WIDTH	1877 mm	73.9 inches
HEIGHT	1460 mm	57.5 inches
GROUND CLEARANCE
LENGTH:WHEELBASE RATIO	1.71
KERB WEIGHT	1891 kg	4169 lb
WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION
FUEL TANK CAPACITY	69.5 litres	15.3 [18.4] UK [US] gal.
AERODYNAMICS
DRAG COEFFICIENT	0.29
FRONTAL AREA
CDA
POWERTRAIN
ENGINE TYPE	supercharged petrol
ENGINE MANUFACTURER	Jaguar
ENGINE CODE	AJ-V8 Gen III R
CYLINDERS	V 8
CAPACITY	5 litre 5000 cc (305.119 cu in)
BORE × STROKE	92.5 × 93 mm 3.64 × 3.66 in
BORE/STROKE RATIO	0.99
VALVE GEAR	double overhead camshaft(DOHC) 4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total
MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT (EEC)	507 PS (500 bhp) (373 kW) at 6000-6500 rpm
MAXIMUM TORQUE (EEC)	625 Nm (461 ft·lb) (63.7 kgm) at 2500-5000 rpm
SPECIFIC OUTPUT (EEC)	74.6 kW/litre 101.4 ps/litre 100 bhp/litre 1.64 bhp/cu in
SPECIFIC TORQUE (EEC)	125 Nm/litre 1.51 ft·lb/cu3
ENGINE CONSTRUCTION	aluminium block & head
SUMP	wet sumped
COMPRESSION RATIO	9.5:1
FUEL SYSTEM	direct petrol injection
BMEP (BRAKE MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE)	1570.8 kPa (227.8 psi)
MAXIMUM RPM
CRANKSHAFT BEARINGS
ENGINE COOLANT	Water
UNITARY CAPACITY	625 cc
ASPIRATION	S/Charged
COMPRESSOR	1 Roots-type supercharger
INTERCOOLER	Y
CATALYTIC CONVERTER	Y
PERFORMANCE
ACCELERATION 0-80KM/H (50MPH)	3.5 s
ACCELERATION 0-60MPH
ACCELERATION 0-100KM/H	4.7 s
ACCELERATION 0-160KM/H (100MPH)	9.8 s
STANDING QUARTER-MILE	13.1 s
STANDING KILOMETRE
MAXIMUM SPEED	250 km/h (155 mph)
POWER-TO-WEIGHT RATIO	Higher is better 268.09 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.27 PS/kg 197.17 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 kW/kg 264.41 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb
WEIGHT-TO-POWER RATIO	Lower is better 5.07 kg/kW 8.47 lb/bhp
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL CONSUMPTION	18.7/8.7/12.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined
UNIVERSAL FUEL CONSUMPTION (CALCULATED FROM THE ABOVE)
LITRES/100KM	18.7/8.7/12.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined
KM/LITRE	5.3/11.5/8.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined
UK MPG	15.1/32.5/22.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined
US MPG	12.6/27.0/18.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined
CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS	292.0 g/km NEDC
CARFOLIO CALCULATED CO2?
VED BAND (UK)	M
CO2 EFFIZIENZ (DE)	G
CHASSIS
ENGINE POSITION	front
ENGINE LAYOUT	longitudinal
DRIVE WHEELS	rear wheel drive
TORQUE SPLIT	N/A
STEERING
TURNS LOCK-TO-LOCK
TURNING CIRCLE
FRONT SUSPENSION
REAR SUSPENSION
WHEEL SIZE FRONT
WHEEL SIZE REAR
TYRES FRONT	Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 255/35 ZR 20
TYRES REAR	Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 285/30 ZR 20
BRAKES F/R
FRONT BRAKE DIAMETER
REAR BRAKE DIAMETER
BRAKED AREA
GEARBOX	6 speed automatic
TOP GEAR RATIO	0.69
FINAL DRIVE RATIO	3.31