Having won the Trans-Am Manufacturers' Championship two times campaigning Jaguar XKRs, Rocketsports Racing has applied their proven skills to developing this 550-horsepower XK-RS concept car. Teamed with Jaguar North America, Rocketsports elevated the convertible to supercar status through a comprehensive performance and style transformation. Rocketsports took the already-potent Jaguar AJ-V8 Trans-Am race engine and increased its displacement by stroking it out from 4.5 liters to 5.0 liters. This engine was topped with an Eaton supercharger to deliver enough output to send the car from 0-60 mph in under four seconds and reach a 200-mph top speed. The standard six-speed ZF automatic transmission was replaced with a five-speed manual transaxle, better distributing the weight. The suspension was fortified with coil-over high-performance Penske shocks and R-Performance Brembo calipers with drilled rotors (13-inch front/12-inch rear) mounted to each corner. Special underbody air tunnels running the length of the car were created, along with deeper front and rear spoilers, wider wheel arches, and aero-style sill sections similar to those featured on the specially-developed XKR that starred in last year's James Bond adventure, 'Die Another Day'.
