HD: Jaguar XFR vs Audi R8 to 170 mph / 270 km/h

[GadgetOverview]

and the r8 had a head start

[GadgetOverview]

lol the jag SMOKED the R8!

[deutchcarlove]

V8 R8 is not a drag racing car…great track car and will put a good beat down on a lot of cars on the track, but just doesn't have the "umpf" for drag racing. The Jag has more HP and more torque which is better for drag racing, just like American cars are. Now use the V10 R8 and I am sure the results are different. Not to mention, Jags are ugly cars to begin with, and I don't care if it costs less than an R8, I will still get the R8…German engineering baby!

[LukeNAESA10]

@deutchcarlove Judging by your name you're obviously a fanboy and are opinionated towards German cars. People have different tastes and I do not like the R8 at all. And at least in the Jag I can carry 3 other people and put more stuff in the back while trouncing the R8 makes it better for me.

[deutchcarlove]

@LukeNAESA10 A fanboy…I'll leave that alone. On another note, you stated it perfectly, "people have different tastes." My taste is the Audi R8 and I think the Jaguar is ugly, so what's the issue with you attacking my claim? I never directly replied to you, I just replied to the video, so it's nothing personal. Have fun "trouncing" the R8 with your 3 passengers. Not everyone likes the R8 and I know that but I don't attack them for it. So ease down tiger…or in your case jaguar.

[zid00001]

@deutchcarlove Do you mean German engineering like the Italian V10 engine that your Audi needs to compete with that "ugly" old Jag ?

[deutchcarlove]

@zid00001 Well the Gallardo was developed after Audi bought them out…so yes the German company Audi collaborated with the design and engineering of that engine for the Gallardo.  Even though the V10 in the R8 SHARES the same platform as the Gallardo…they are not exactly the same. I am not hating on the Jag. It's a nicely engineered car, just don't like the design of it compared to the R8…no offense if you have one, enjoy it.

[LukeNAESA10]

BMW is hideous and ugly like every other one. Slower too.

[jefondelatribu]

The bmw is butch and childish but the jag is refined and luxurious. also the fastest m5, the g-power hurricane only hit 211mph but the fastest xfr, the production prototype, hit 225.

[DaMastaOfRoad]

haha what's that cayenne doing there...

[miladsafi12]

Driver of R8 SUX

[miladsafi12]

R8 is 100k$ XFR is just 45K$ beside that R8 have 420HP XFR just 211 HP how can u compare these two??

[LazBro123]

@miladsafi12 The XFR is more like 80k$........ And the XFR has 510 hp not 211 :P More hp than the R8

[Akiemf]

that jaguar could beat a Audi r8 v10 Madness

[daniel5251314]

WOW, the jag carries two extra doors and a much lower price tag, yet it still won, amazing.

but wouldn't it make more sense to put a XKR against a M6? really wanna see that!

[iamscoutstfu]

Not a real r-8. no one takes the 8-cyl r8 seriously. Waste of footage. Get the v-10 in there and see what happens

[wesleysuperman]

lol, the Koenigsegg sounds like a VW beetle!

would still have one though!

[Zingoid]

One word....OWNED.

[miyahtallulah]

Corvette is straight line only. Handling terrible.

[miyahtallulah]

M5 isn't faster than the Jag, it's pretty much the same.

BM has more gears, but generates it's power at higher revs, Jag has less gears, but waaaaaaaaay more torque, which it generates far earlier.

Jag does everything the BM does, but can be quiet and smooth. Caddy is a straight line burner. fast, but no finese

[al3id]

i love the jaguar,but let see the ZR1 corvette with those euro rides;)

[Leaperxkr]

Ooops R8 took a bashing from a saloon car, but the XFR has one hell of an engine.

[gamer1st]

im a jag lover but i really diddnt think it would beat an r8 so convincingly.

[utubenz576]

fuck m5

[mikealanzo]

that r8 just got raped the shit outa it....

[yorbenm]

that gt-r just looks soo out of place. looks like a tonka toy compared to the big boys

[ManULover07]

Im getting the XFR bitches

[LazBro123]

@ManULover07 Great choice :) Love the XFR good luck with it :)

[17PERROS]

The XFR has under the hood a supercharged engine 5.0L with 510 Hp and the R8 V8 has only a 4.2L with 420Hp, right there there is a difference of 90 Hp. Put them on a track and then lets see what happens. The R8 has a superb stability and can takes curves at speed you cant imagine. I own a 2010 XF supercharged and it is an amazing car and I have the opportunity of driving the R8 V8 and V10 with 525 Hp( I sell them) they are great cars.

[LazBro123]

wow. I never knew an XFR could actually beat an R8 because the R8 is much lighter.

[mirot1987]

I know the R8 has less power BUT DAMN!!! It is also a lot lighter than the XFR

[DiehardJaguarFan]

jaguar xfr can beat audi R8?

the jaguar rules!!!!

[Rocadoc]

That Cayenne is so at the wrong place...

[mallah656]

if i was the R8 owner i would cray LOL

[Hilton205]

haha omg the audi is useless :D

[wheeler90]

This is what happens when you drop Ford... and yes I agree that the R8 needs a lot more horse power to be taken seriously... don't worry if enough people make a fuss the Audi Group will engineer another world beater...

[austins2002jaguarXJR]

they make a V10 from lambo and a V12 TD now

[bigscore]

The R8 needs at least 500hp to be taken seriously. I hope the V10 version is what it's supposed to be.

[NapalmDD]

jaguar xfr: 510 ps

r8 v8 ( in the video): 420 ps

r8 v10: 525 ps

stupid race. you have o compare the r8 v10 with the xfr, not with a v8. v8 and v10 are completly different things.

then the r8 ist much better then a xfr.

[MrRaiden1989]

youve gotta take into account the weight difference awsell. the jag weighs alot more than the r8

[wolfyys]

this race was fair, the R8 was both lighter and considerably more expensive than the XFR

not to mention both were stock

[Sonicsneverdie]

Audi has exhaust upgrade

[wolfyys]

I dont really consider an exhaust upgrade as a major modification

[sunshineparadise22]

a 355 bhp carrera beats the r8. don't forget that the xfr it's heavier and it's a sedan...embarassing for the r8!

[CCCPZvezda]

im guessing this is the old v8 R8, so of the jag beats it. the v10 should beat the jag tho

[GlobalGLader]

@sunshineparadise22. Are you sure?...like in REAL life? My (B7) RS4 could pull away from them and even managed to keep up with a GT3 RS...only just, then the numbers got silly...and going by the sound it made he WAS trying.

[maxmays1]

this is more evidence that the r8 is fuckin trash!!! why would u pay 120k plus on a Exotic! thats slower than a fuckin sedan!...significantly slower!! lol

[derbigpr500]

Oh please, give us a break with your retarded comments. First of all, R8 isnt trash. Secondly, its slower because it has 100hp less, and in the corners, R8 would be faster. And its not significantly slower. Thats such a little difference you cant even notice it unless you driving one next to the other. 0-170 mph: Jag gets there 1 seconds faster. Big deal.

[maxmays1]

its a big deal when it comes to money..which one is cheaper?? the jag!...which one is faster? the jag!!...it will beat it off the line everytime aswell...so which do you get more for your money...jag!! and maybe audi should have thought about adding some more horse power before that put that expensive ass useless car on the market...

[derbigpr500]

Useless???? Ok...... there's no point in arguing with someone who has two-digit IQ....You clearly cant understand anything. Bye.

[G35Fan1986]

hhhhhh the R8 has exhuast system and start before the jag but the result is:

the xfr beat it

thank you so much for this video

actually, I hope you try the xfr vs cts-v to 260

[footballmania132]

Wow i didn't expect that! What are the Jag's hp/tq ratings??!

[lesmcluffalot]

The Jag shape is probably a fair bit more aero.

[Irvine5312x6ma]

It is, actually, the Jag has a drag coefficient of 0.29 and the R8 has 0.35, but that is not a HUGE difference anyway. For instance one of the lowest drag coefficients is achieved by the new Merc E-Class, which has 0.24 drag! That is awesome. The lower your drag, the lower the wind noise and fuel consumption.

[slimfatrich]

cars can be gays like R8s

[arman3223]

hell yeahh xfr rulezz audi sux

[lildieselboy]

R8=Modern day NSX...mid-engined, not the fastest in a straight line..but balanced on the track...

The V10 R8..well that is another story

[3089280288]

Too many Audi haters.

[onlymeCT]

Im soooo glad the Xf won

JAGUAR FOR LIFE

[pppphead]

this jag...best bang for your buck me thinks...

[alnaga991]

r8 always suck at drag race nothing new

[QaDDoR1]

its expected .. nothing new !!

over 500 hp and supercharged engine vs 414 hp ... sure it will take the race .

[G35Fan1986]

thank you GTboard

and well done XFR my voice with you in any race

But, If i replaced my xf sv8 with XFR, you think that will a good idea?

[odelfox21]

I'm not Gustav, but the XFR is a Beast, not that the XF SV8 isn't but, If I had the chance, I would. So Yeah, why are you thinking about it!

[mejawmeyaw]

i call the r8 >>>>>>. the shi8

[3089280288]

and I call it the GR8

[lxxxevolutionxxxl]

R8 gets smoked by a lot of v8 saloons r8 is just for looks nothing else =]

[JBFARTCC]

The R8 take a car length from the get go and the hit and still gets spanked on just will have to wait for the V10 to see what it really has at the end of the day.

[nmac121]

the r8 is like a finely tailored suit. Now why would you want to go running in an armani suit?

On a side note when im old and grey I would take the XFR in a heartbeat.

[AmCersey]

Haha woho for you! Just wait for the new R8 with the bigger engine then we will see :)

[Battle3field]

XFR is much faster and looks better.

[tven99]

a caddie can smoke this but i rather drive the r8 anyday! R8 looks amazing.

[vladberca]

impressive win by the jag! however i like m5 much more:)

[tven99]

German tech mate!

[Noobiewankenoobie]

And here I am again: The R8 is just a poseur's dream.

Doesn't shift, doesn't go, doesn't stand a chance.

[TigerSupercatE1]

still faster then most cars on the road!

[volvox38]

damn that jag is fast. and it has an automatic gearbox, doesnt it???

[TripleZ89]

R8 shoulda changed the station, THEN perhaps he coulda had a chance!! ;-P

[SammyJ21]

Man those Jags are quick!

Fuck an M5... Gimme that!

[m5boarddotcom]

M5 is faster :)

[Fury47]

Although that might be true, M5s are probably the ugliest cars available on the market. Where as the XFR and XKR are probably the most gorgeous under 100k in both the sedan and coupe market. I rather have a car that is always gorgeous vs. one that is faster some of the time on track days.

[LazBro123]

@m5boarddotcom How could an M5 be faster if it has less hp and less torque?

[m5boarddotcom]

@LazBro123 Superiour gearing (7-speed) and faster shiftiing.

[LazBro123]

@m5boarddotcom yeah true...........But the xfr also has very superior gearing too :)

[ZolotoPartii]

@m5boarddotcom ... m5 gearbox only good at high speeds ... the rest of the time its just annoing

[LukeNAESA10]

@m5boarddotcom Really, the auto box in that shifts quicker than most of your awful drivers in these staged videos.

[goat6inboots]

@m5boarddotcom lucky that the Jaguar has superior luxury, elegance, poise and class then.

[nivrin13]

@m5boarddotcom

and nerdier and way tough

the jag is way more confortable and dignified

i would take the jag anyday

[street3890]

less weight

[LazBro123]

@street3890 they weight about the same, but the M5 is a bit less weight. Still, I am not one hundred percent that it is the weight. probably is the gearbox, as m5board said :)

[dcidrummer93]

@LazBro123 weight to power ratio as well

[yassham]

@LazBro123 The BMW has 507 HP , That's 3 HP Difference ! It has A V10 unlike the V8 of the Jag , the BMW has more torque 6100TR/mn But The Jag Has More Torque (80Nm) Than The BMW : I Guess The'yre Almost Practicly Fast But What The M5 is A BMW , Years And Years Of Experience Unlike Jaguar !

[LukeNAESA10]

@yassham Jaguar won Le Man countless times before BMW made anything. Then talk about experience.

[zid00001]

@LukeNAESA10 "Countless" meaning seven.

[LukeNAESA10]

@zid00001 Big number back in those days.

[sammyrgti]

@LazBro123

better engineering 

[snowboardfool8]

@m5boarddotcom They also are not as forgiving on real roads as the jaguar is, obviously looks are only relative, but the civilized performance of the xfr along with its styling makes it hard to resist

[iamscoutstfu]

@m5boarddotcom barely.

[alfamonk]

@m5boarddotcom only when it's got a hartge muffler and ECU ; )

[Spac8]

@m5boarddotcom It is marginally faster on tracks, but with a supercharger and one of the best torque curves of any car, the XFR has more mid range pull.

i.e the BM produces max torque at 6100rpm. The Jag produces max torque from 2500 to 5500 rpm. A flat band of max torque. which is also 80nm more than the BMW.

It is also universally agree'd that the XFR is quicker in real life, as you need space to wind up the M5's V10. No low down punch.

[SordoBjorn]

@Spac8 it's got that low-to-midrange pull BECAUSE of the supercharger but it also causes for it to have poor high-end hp because the supercharger uses the crankshaft as a sourse of power... i can only imagine (and dream) what that 5.0 is truly capable of... they should make a twincharged version of it (look what it did to the volkswagen sirocco' tiny engine and its massive output that resulted by using a turbo AND supercharger (with an electromagnetic clutch to put the s.cha in and out of play

[bamboonigga12charlie]

@SammyJ21 get a xkr looks a bit sportier than the xfr :)

[luigibattista10]

Is this the Jaguar that lost vs 550 Maranello?

[luigibattista10]

I friend just bought a Jaguar like this one and when i saw it, i didnt know it was this fast. Seemed to me like a regular car. But now ive changed my mind. :)

[cerbman1]

Tata provide the money not the engineering know-how. The Audi is most likely a V8, not sure the Jag could do that to a V10.

[jojajo2707]

the new jags are realy fast.

[waksta1234567]

v8 or v10?

[tvrankic]

Put there R8 V10 FSI It will be fun to watch.

[bestkong4849]

is XFR stock !!!... put it against RS6 to see the result .... happy though

[kungfumaster901]

R8 got annihilated by the big cat (Jag). That jag is quick though. Was it stock v stock?

[red33m23]

bet it was ..

[novan3]

Tata isn't screwing around

[Mazda6B6]

R8 isn't that hefty in terms of HP. It's beautiful tho.

[boricua4669]

The best channel on you tube !!!

[sammytsai]

omg...thx gustav...

i thought R8 would wipe that jaguar...off its feet..

who knew...

[gottalovehous3]

tru story natural... the cars in this vid are SO SICK!! but the v10 r8 will own that damn british shit

[Memphis35]

It was a v10....

[Natural11001001]

I'd like to see a rematch with the V10 R8.

[alnaga991]

R8 SUCK  AT EVERY THING

[cheddergetter]

u Must Suck For Watching da R8 If it sucks you Sucka

[Pures2oo0]

thanks gustav !!! great race !!!

[MeLikeGoFast]

XFR continues to impress!

Thanks M5BOARD.

[sxybob4u]

id still take the r8 anyday, i saw a black one yesterday and it was SEX ON WHEELS :D looks best in white though imo :D

[nite4141]

Did I just see a 4-door sedan beat a 2-door sportscar? Oh yes, I did! ;) I think this phenomena of 4-door sedans beating 2-door sportscars was started by BMW M5? I am not sure.

[yomonstruo]

i would say it started with the lotus omega

[nite4141]

Oh didn't know that. Now I do. Thanks :) But the new Jaaaaaaaags are amazing, the XFR and the XJ..

[moneycarslife]

good vid...classic song being played in the R8 haha

[kevinmosleyI]

Wow!!

[zuhaibz5]

it looked like the R8 got a head start...but still got beat down by the jag hahahahahaha

[jdydbgdsy]

loud R8... what a jag!!

[CrazyCaliber]

Ok, now I know guys. No need to feed my inbox, ok?

lol

[Banderius79]

it's the V8 R8 with 420 HP. The engine is not from the RS4. RS4 is wet sump, R8 V8 is dry sump, totaly different intake manifold ...

If two engines happen to have the same displacement and HP, it doesn't mean they are identical.Front engine-mid engine, how could they be the same? :)

By the way, never judge a car by its straightline performance, that's such an american approach :)

[112namrepus]

All Audi 4.2L engines are the same block and heads. the sump is, as you said, different on the two cars, but the engine are the same. S4 RS4 S5 RS5 A6 4.2L A8 4.2L R8 V8 all the same engine.

[Banderius79]

S4 ? The old S4 was an MPI engine, the others mentioned are FSI. S4 is an older generation. S5, A6, A8, Q7, Touareg are virtually the same, you're right though. RS5 is different (heads, block...). The Audi codes for the engines are: V8 S4: W16; A6, A8, Q7, Touareg, S5: W23; RS5: W32, so they represent 3 generations.

[Banderius79]

opps, I forgot: the RS4 had the W23 HDZ ( Hochdrehzahl) the R8 V8 has the W23 HDZ TS (Hochdrehzahl Trockensumpf) engine.

[skoncs]

It's BASICALLY the same engine, just a few tweaks here and there.

[italy430]

ok guys... it's the V8 R8 and yes it was beaten by a saloon who has significantly more power. would u be surprised if a pickup truck beat the jag?..... if the truck had 900hp?! no!

i'd still rather have the R8, straight-line is fun but it's not the most fun you can have in a car!

[mattyoz0]

God, he sounded cool losing. I think my chipped Polo git would give that r8 a run :)

[TehRacooonODoom]

*fist pumps*

[modding69]

of corse its the V8!

[CrazyCaliber]

Is this the V8 R8 or the R8 V10? I'm thinking it's the V10.

[ZbonDraz]

no :) R8 V10 power same gallardo 560-4

[EndlessCalleman]

eeh... no its not... its the v8...

[TheVtieg6]

CrazyCaliber

If doesnt sound anything like a V10 and if it was it would probably beat the Jag.

[CrazyCaliber]

I forgot how it sounded like.

[rykocolor]

Ha, it is the V8

[tmeng87]

haha r8 beaten by a saloon

[honorelovex]

Damn I think that Jag is SEXY

[Itschey]

lol, that was owned :D

[Mubble]

A family saloon should not be beating an £80k supercar.

[aZnsOnLinE]

Uhhhh not if it's got 86 more horses.

[Mubble]

You're missing the point.

[Air0374]

And the XFR is simply amazing for what it is. With the limiter off it apparently hit 230 mph...

[Mubble]

True. To see a family saloon outperform a supercar is crazy. I doubt the XFR will hit 230mph. Evo magazine drove a 1280kg 550bhp Pagani Zonda flat out on the Germany autobahns and failed to exceed 197mph. There's no way a this 2000kg Jag will go faster than about 200-205mph - about the same as an M6.

[Turbulence654321]

haha

[Air0374]

watch?v=IlRQ8guG4CE

Oh I'm sorry, 5 mph off.

[Turbulence654321]

that jaguar has bonneville gearing and i'd be willing to bet it has over 700 hp. (probably more like 800) a stock one without the limiter such as this one (about 510 hp) would probably hit around 190 mph

[Air0374]

Actually you're right. 600 hp from a remapped ECU, slightly modified intake & exhaust, and revised supercharger settings, and standard gear ratios. All done with stock internals. It was just restricting the stock engine pretty much.

[redviking25]

maybe the audi is slow in a straight line but the r8 is better looking and wayyyyy faster in the twisties

[lambofanlp640]

Maybe the R8 is "slow" but the R8 is one of the best lookings cars...

[RonDeKiller]

VF-Engineering is about ready to release a roots-type supercharger package for the R8.

[screem13b]

r8 getting whipped again, you seriously need a set of turbo chargers mate..........................

[CrazyCaliber]

Yeah. It's the reason the RS 6 has turbos. It's afraid to get spanked.

[gaberson38]

so thats what 2 million dollars looks like in a row

[ry855]

respect to the Jag, i love its motor

[cutelookindoctor]

The R8 is getting spanked by everything. What a total waste of 90k

[k20Tuner08]

agreed. the new v10 may be a different story but the first-gen r8 is seriously lacking for it's price tag.

[hire911couk]

You say that, but why have they just put the power in at 518bhp for the V10. The new PDK 997 turbo will destroy it, the lp560 will destroy it. If the V8 is anything to go by most cars will leave it standing. I was so pleased ive opted for another 997. I was contemplating buying an R8.

[thebossisheretostay]

yeah, you right, in a straight line at least, arround corners it can hold its own....but if it was cheaper it would lose some exclucivity i guess thats why it is overpriced

[aZnsOnLinE]

Not exactly, it was voted the best handling car of 2007 I believe. It's not at home in the straights, it really shines in the twisty bits.

[k20Tuner08]

i don't doubt that it handles amazingly, i just feel like they cheated by slapping in the RS4's engine rather than giving it the v10 from the start.

[lildieselboy]

ha "you've got to show me love!"

[MrYoseef]

i love r8 v8 but it sucks in drag race :(

[IndianChefShaan]

shame shame aud r8 - you got beaten by a large rep mobile - lol