The better-equipped 3.0 Luxury is next, and can be had with a 4.2-litre V8, while the supercharged R continues at the top of the tree. A gutsy and thrifty diesel version will join the line-up
The Jaguar S Type 4.2 V8 R SuperCharger top speed is 250 Km/h / 155 mph. Jaguar S Type 3.0 V6 (2004) vs Jaguar S Type 4.2 V8 R SuperCharger (2002)
In 2003, Jaguar revamped the interior of this car andadded several new trims including: S-Type 3.0 SE and 3.0 Sport, 4.2 V8 and R.The V6 engine got a new five-speed manual transmission and the V8 got a newsix-speed transmission.Compared with the similarly option-laden R-Sport, the S was 0.1 second slower to 60 mph at 5.1 seconds but a tenth quicker in the quarter-mile with a 2-mph-higher trap speed; it was just a skosh ESnoG.