2010 Jaguar XF Supercharged for North America

Jaguar has just announced the introduction of the 2010 XF Supercharged for the North American market which will go on sale in October 2009. Revealed at this year's Detroit Auto Show, the XF Supercharged will be priced starting at $68,000 and will be powered by a 5.0-liter supercharged AJ-V8 Gen III engine with 470hp and 424 lb-ft of torque. It jumps from 0 to 100 km/h in no less than 4.9 seconds, according to official figures provided by the manufacturer.

"The Jaguar XF Supercharged will offer consumers a compelling luxury sedan choice with benchmark handling ability and truly memorable performance," says Mike O'Driscoll, Managing Director, Jaguar Cars. "This new luxury performance XF Supercharged sedan builds on the tremendous momentum Jaguar has achieved by introducing beautiful fast cars such as the XK sports car, the XF and the XKR and XFR models."

Other highlights include Adaptive Dynamics and Active Differential Control, upgraded ventilated disc brakes, 20-inch five triple-spoke Selena-style alloy wheels, silver-gray painted brake calipers, quad polished exhaust tailpipes and "Supercharged" badges on rear trunk lid.

As for the interiors, the car boasts contrast color twin needle stitching on the instrument panel and door top rolls, Jaguar Suedecloth Premium headlining, Rich Oak veneer (unique to XF Supercharged only), 440W Bowers & Wilkins surround sound system, HD radio, and heated steering wheel.

The Supercharged XF is the fifth model of the XF line after the 4.2-liter naturally aspirated XF (300 hp), the 5.0-liter naturally aspirated XF Premium (385 hp), the 5.0-liter supercharged XF Supercharged (470 hp) and the 5.0-liter supercharged XFR (510 hp).