2003 Jaguar S-Type R

Design

To match the powerful engine and advanced transmission, the Jaguar S-TYPE R is equipped with sports suspension, race-engineered Brembo brakes and the latest generation of Jaguar’s Computer Active Technology Suspension (CATS), to optimize ride and handling. Now enhanced for improved stability and comfort, particularly during cornering and braking maneuvers, CATS uses uprated springs for increased roll-stiffness and electronically controlled, two-stage adaptive dampers for ride refinement. CATS now automatically switches the rear dampers slightly ahead of the front pair at low speed to reduce transient understeer for improved agility and turn-in performance. At high speed, the system automatically switches the front dampers ahead of the rears to increase transient understeer for improved stability.

The car’s luxurious, sports-style interior features leather-trimmed R Performance steering wheel and sports seats, which are 16-way adjustable, with memory on the driver’s seat. The new-look S-TYPE fascia and door casings are finished in distinctive, grey birds-eye maple veneers.

Exterior design cues clearly signal the spirited character of the S-TYPE R. They include a rear spoiler for high-speed stability, exclusive (18 x 8 inch) ’Zeus’ alloy wheels (18 x 9.5 inch on the rear), xenon headlights and a bright-finish mesh front grille with color keyed surround.