Late last month, a supercharged Jag set the official record for fastest production vehicle in South Africa. An asphalt-blazing top speed of 181.1 mph was achieved in a blast down the runway at Upington Airport, in the Northern Cape, as a gaggle of Jaguar employees looked on. Elevation was 2,759 feet above sea level, which probably didn’t affect the forced-induction V-8 all that much.
“Not only do we say that racing is in our blood – we go out there and prove it,” said Richard Gouverneur, Managing Director of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) South Africa and sub-Sahara Africa. “Aside from being inspired by our history of racing and land speed records, we also wanted to show off the innovation, performance and safety of our vehicles. A car that’s capable of reaching 300km/h safely is many times safer at legal and safe speeds.”
Now that Jaguar has stepped up to claim the title of quickest in South Africa, I’d love it if other makes got in on the action. A buck eighty is fast, no doubt about it, but certainly not unbeatable. Let’s see that top end, Ferrari,Lamborghini and McLaren!
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Jaguar F-Type R Sets South African Land Speed Record: Video originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 11 March 2015 06:00 EST.
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