Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Jaguar, New Car Reviews
Cat Scratch Fever
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Keeping a vehicle fresh and relevant over a long model cycle is one of any automaker's toughest tasks. There are basically two schools of thought on how to do it: a steady parade of trim-and-tape special editions ([Lexus SC 430 Pebble Beach Edition](http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/15/monterey-2008-pebble-beach-edition-ls-600h-l-and-sc-430/), anyone?) or the more capital-intensive high-performance route. To riff on Neil Young, "Is it better to do a burnout, or fade away?" [Jaguar](http://www.autoblog.com/jaguar/) appears to have the answer in the form of two black stripes on the pavement: the [2012 XKR-S](http://www.autoblog.com/tag/xkr-s/).
The current [XK](http://www.autoblog.com/jaguar/xk/) has been around since late 2005, and while its classic grand tourer proportions still look remarkably fresh, it's hardly a spring chicken. Jaguar could have settled on a few special paint finishes, a new wheel pattern and maybe some showy leather stitching to see this coupe into its dotage, but instead, it's lavished a surprising amount of attention on this rakish two door.
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