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Aspec is our favorite Chinese car tuner. That said, it's the only one we know, but that doesn't mean their work isn't great. Jaguar tuning is pretty rare; Arden is the most famous dedicated shop in Europe, but their work has been slipping downhill for the past decade.
But Aspec gets what the 21st century Jaguar is all about and has designed a kit that's perfect for the "I want to dethrone the BMW 3 Series" sedan from Britain.
The kit is called PPJ450, and that should give you a good idea of what kind of power this thing delivers. The starting block is an XE S, equipped with the 380 horsepower 3.0-liter supercharged V6. Though engine tuning and a new exhaust system, Aspec was able to squeeze out 70 fresh horses for a total of 450 PS. That should give the M3 cold sweats.
Moving on to the body kit, we notice that most of it is concentrated at the front. Instead of installing a new bumper, Aspec designed an insert that slots over it at the bottom, creating the illusion of a much deeper chin spoiler and larger air intakes.
That's when you begin to notice that carbon fiber is used liberally, as the trademark Jaguar snout is nicely framed by this once exotic material, followed by a line of bright green paint.
By contrast to the bumper, the hood is new and includes vents plus some cool carbon winglets. Moving our attention to the side, we spot the carbon mirror caps and brand new skirts. Aspec also came up with its own 19-inch wheel design and wrapped it in Pirelli tires. The brakes have been upgraded and now feature bright green calipers.
Finally, we arrive at the tail end of this cat, which features a carbon air diffuser and some rather appeal trim for the exhaust tips. By comparison to the rest of the project, the trunk lid accessory seems like an understatement.
The kit is called PPJ450, and that should give you a good idea of what kind of power this thing delivers. The starting block is an XE S, equipped with the 380 horsepower 3.0-liter supercharged V6. Though engine tuning and a new exhaust system, Aspec was able to squeeze out 70 fresh horses for a total of 450 PS. That should give the M3 cold sweats.
Moving on to the body kit, we notice that most of it is concentrated at the front. Instead of installing a new bumper, Aspec designed an insert that slots over it at the bottom, creating the illusion of a much deeper chin spoiler and larger air intakes.
That's when you begin to notice that carbon fiber is used liberally, as the trademark Jaguar snout is nicely framed by this once exotic material, followed by a line of bright green paint.
By contrast to the bumper, the hood is new and includes vents plus some cool carbon winglets. Moving our attention to the side, we spot the carbon mirror caps and brand new skirts. Aspec also came up with its own 19-inch wheel design and wrapped it in Pirelli tires. The brakes have been upgraded and now feature bright green calipers.
Finally, we arrive at the tail end of this cat, which features a carbon air diffuser and some rather appeal trim for the exhaust tips. By comparison to the rest of the project, the trunk lid accessory seems like an understatement.
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