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Jaguar XKR-S X150 French Racing Blue AUTOart 1:18

Jaguar XKR-S X150 French Racing Blue AUTOart 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Jaguar
Model Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
73641
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About the Jaguar XKR-S X150 French Racing Blue AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: This AUTOart 1:18 diecast Jaguar XKR-S X150 reproduces the 2011 supercharged V8 coupe in French Racing Blue, with opening doors and bonnet. The model is used, and its box shows traces of storage. Zinc alloy construction carries the XKR-S's aggressive, wide-arched bodywork with real shelf weight.

The XKR-S represented Jaguar pushing its grand touring coupe as hard as it dared, and French Racing Blue is exactly the kind of confident colour that flagship deserved.

Build Quality of the AUTOart XKR-S

The doors and bonnet on this casting open, showing off the cabin and a supercharged V8 engine bay that made the XKR-S the most potent version of the X150-generation XK range. Zinc alloy gives the model real weight, and the model's wider front splitter, side skirts and rear diffuser, added specifically to distinguish the S from a standard XKR, are captured with clean, confident cast lines. The French Racing Blue paint carries strong depth under direct light, showing off the car's creases and vents to full effect rather than flattening them. As a used model this piece has been displayed before, and its box shows the traces of storage that come with that history without affecting the casting itself.

Jaguar's Most Aggressive Modern Coupe

The X150-generation XK arrived as Jaguar's return to genuine grand touring credibility, and the XKR-S sat at the top of that range with sharper aerodynamics, stiffer suspension and more power than any other version of the car. It represented a deliberate shift towards a more overtly sporting character for a marque more traditionally associated with refined, understated performance. For a collector tracking Jaguar's evolution through the 2000s and 2010s, the XKR-S marks a genuinely different, harder-edged chapter in that story.

A Modern Anchor for a Jaguar Shelf

The XKR-S's wide stance and aggressive aero package give it real presence next to earlier, more restrained Jaguar coupes, making a useful contrast piece within a broader marque display. Displayed with the bonnet open, it shows off the supercharged engine bay that defines this top-tier variant. Given the used condition, checking the door fit and paint under direct light on arrival is sensible, but this remains a genuinely strong modern-era piece for any Jaguar collection.

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