Jaguar's old—but still gorgeous—XK is slinking off into the sunset this summer, but not until the final 50 U.S.-bound XKRs hit our shores. These extra-special XKs will carry the clever XK Final Fifty Limited Edition name, and will be split evenly between coupe and convertible body styles. All will wear Ultimate Black paint over Ivory white interiors, with convertibles getting black cloth roofs. One of the Final Fifty made its first appearance as a droptop at the 2014 New York Auto Show.
The Final Fifty editions start out like any other XKR, but get extra-louvered hoods inspired by the wicked XKR-S GT, which in turn was inspired by the vaunted E-Type, Jaguar says. The new cars also will come with the XKR's Dynamic Pack which includes handsome "Vortex" 20-inch wheels, a rear wing, side sill extensions, and a rear diffuser. The standard Performance Pack adds diamond-stitched sport seats, faux suede on the steering wheel, and an acoustically amplified exhaust system. Oh yeah, and they all get the de rigueur bespoke door sills and a commemorative plaque signed by Jaguar's design chief Ian Callum, who is credited with penning the car's timeless design. Jaguar did not give specific pricing info, but a similarly optioned 2014 XKR costs about $110K in coupe form and about $116K as a convertible. So figure somewhere around there, plus some premium.
As we have previously mentioned, the XK's replacement will be bigger, faster, and far more expensive than today's car, which will allow it to compete more directly with other 2+2 GTs like the Bentley Continental GT and Maserati GranTurismo, while giving the fabulous F-Type sports car a little more room to breathe.
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Forty years ago, Jaguar sent off the E-Type in a similar fashion, with 50 special roadsters, 49 in black-over-cinnamon trim and one in British Racing Green, all of which are highly collectible today. We're not sure the XK Final Fifty models will achieve similarly lofty status, but as far as modern Jaguars go, these will be about as collectible as they get.
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