Jaguar South Africa was recently in the news when it broke the South African standard production car top speed record.

The brand has continued to break records as more of its products were sent down the 4 900m Upington airport runway. With professional driversDawie Olivier, Brian Hastie, and JP Joubert at the helm, the XF 2.2D, XJ 3.0D and F-Type S convertible broke records in their respective classes.

Jaguar SA Breaks Records

First up was the XF 2.2D with its140kW and 450Nm 2.2-litre turbodiesel completing a211.01kph in aflying kilometre. It goes into the record books for production cars with turbocharged or supercharged diesel engines between 2.0 and 2.5-litres in capacity.

Next was the mighty202kW, 600Nm 3.0-litre V6 diesel in the Jaguar XJ 3.0D engine which recorded a top speed of 235.54kphwhich a class record for production vehicles with turbocharged or supercharged diesel engines between 2.5- and 3.0-litres.

FinallyJaguar F-Type S Convertible got in on the action. With its supercharged 3.0-litre V6 enginepushing out280kW and 460Nm, a class record of 262.26kph was set for production vehicles with turbo or supercharged petrol engines between 2.5- and 3.0-litres). Just for interest’s sake and to provethat the vehicle is just as capable and safe with the top down, a second, unofficial run recorded a speed of 254.88kph.

“We are proud that we’ve been able to put the F-Type R’s stablemates on the board, to write records in their respective classes – and fly the Jaguar flag with even more pride,” said Mallett. “After all, racing is in Jaguar’s blood, and we cannot think of a better way to prove that statement.”