R stands, of course, for Racing. And racing, as they say, improves the breed.

From the days of the legendary, Le Mans winning C-TYPE – the first car ever to have disc brakes – Jaguar's racing technology has been bred into the bloodline of every Jaguar, particularly the very special range of road cars that bear the mesh grille and the R badge.

So adaptive suspension and steering are tuned for even more precise handling. Brembo high performance four-pistons brake calipers ensure optimum stopping power. Competition-bred BBS wheels emphasise the purposeful torque, driven through the ZF six-speed transmission. The list goes on.

But R is about much more than racing-derived technology. It's about how it all works together to create the essence of the Jaguar breed – rare, beautiful, refined, and very, very fast.