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New Jaguar XJ: an owner’s review by Richard Madeley

Richard and his new Jaguar XJ outside the Colomb d'Or Restaurant in Saint-Paul de Vence. Regular readers will remember that Richard Madeley took a Jaguar XK Convertible for a blat down to Cornwall and back last year to give us his feedback. If you read that piece it won’t shock you to know that our old mate Richard has been waiting patiently to take delivery of a new Jaguar XJ since then.

Toyota/Scion coupe specs reach the Internet

Specifications for the Toyota FT-86 and Scion FR-S coupes have leaked on the Internet via scanned images of the training manual, posted at www.ft86club.com. If the site's translations are correct, the 2,667-pound coupe will use a 2.0-liter flat-four engine that makes 197 hp at 7,000 rpm and 150 lb-ft of torque at 6,600 rpm. It looks as if the FR-S will come in two trim levels: a higher-spec variant that features a limited-slip rear differential in both manual and automatic versions of the car and a lower-spec model that has only the limited-slip diff with the manual transmission.

Korean supercar blasts into Goodwood

Believed to be the first-ever South Korean supercar, the 845-hp, mid-engine de Macross Epique GT1 made its European debut last weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The carbon tub, alloy-bodied Epique is the brainchild of a Korean oil magnate and avid car collector Keyser Hur, who is sinking part of his fortune into making the de Macross a reality. “Mr.