Jaguar XFR n XKR

It's hailed as the fastest Jaguar ever built, a prime rival to the BMW M5, and it's finally in town. Yes, folks, the stonking XFR has arrived, all 510bhp of it.Muscular doesn't begin to describe the brute, but the grand thing about it is that it doesn't look over the top visually - there's a definite finesse to the styling cues that lend the saloon the R suffix.

The front end is that bit more aggressive, with a revised bumper, bonnet louvres and lower air intakes, topped off by a black mesh grille. The 'R' Performance Aerodynamic pack also includes sill extensions, 20-inch Nevis alloys, quad exhaust tips and a boot spoiler. Inside, to make sure you know you're in a XFR, there are 'R' badges, aluminium and mesh accents as well as custom leather sports seats, with electrically adjustable side bolsters, no less.Of course, the right ticker here is the AJ-V8 GEN IIIR supercharged 5.0l block, which turns out the magic figure above. There's 461Nm of torque as well, and with the attendant six-speed auto tranny, the car goes the 0-100kmh dash in 4.9secs and goes to a speed-limited 250kmh.

Handling is assured, with the inclusion of such electronic niceties such as Adaptive Dynamics and Active Differential Control. The XFR is priced at RM888,888, while the XF 5.0L normally-aspirated goes for RM698,888.It isn't the only big cat to arrive in town - Sisma Auto also launched the revised XKR in Pavilion, KL, last night alongside the XFR. The stunning coupe has the same V8 pot and numbers as the latter, though it is slightly quicker off the bat at 4.8secs for the century dash.

Ditto the drive-assist electronics on call. Elsewhere, the car features a centre console-mounted seven-inch touchscreen and finally gets the Jaguar Drive Selector, and to keep the 'R' theme going, the real wood veneers on this one include the likes of Dark Oak and Dark Mesh Aluminium.The XKR 5.0L Supercharged is available in both coupe and convertible guise, and prices for these are RM1,088,888 and RM1,158,888 respectively. If you're not inclined to all that power, then the normally-aspirated XK 5.0l can be had, RM928,888 for the coupe and RM998,888 for the convertible.