It’s not every day you get to see a brand new Jaguar achieve 165 mph on an airport runway, but that’s exactly what happened when Jaguar’s XKR-S made its debut at the Race the Runway charity event organised by The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice.
Held at Edinburgh Airport the event saw 32 cars compete in drag races along a 1,800-metre runway. The 542 bhp XKR-S beat off fierce competition to make it to the semi-final, achieving rest to 100 mph in just over eight seconds before being measured reaching a terminal speed of 165 mph.
Now in its third year, Race the Runway has so far raised over ÂŁ40,000, with this year’s event contributing a further ÂŁ11,000 for The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice and the Scottish Burned Children’s Club. Joining the XKR-S and the XKR in the line up of vehicles was an XFR, also making its Scottish debut.
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Steve Davies
Steve is an investor, private equity advisor and former Partner at KPMG, PwC and Bain. Most importantly he's a life-long car enthusiast, mountain biker and active sports enthusiast. He designs and builds technology platforms and is the architect behind Transmission.
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