Jaguar XJ Sport and Speed Nurburgring Taxi (2012)

CAR GARAGE | Jaguar XJ Sport and Speed Nurburgring Taxi (2012) | The latest Addition to Jaguar's fleet at its Nürburgring Nordschleife engineering test center is the marque's very first taxi, albeit one with rather more ability than you may expect from a traditional cab; based on the latest all-aluminum long wheelbase XJ Supersport with Sport and Speed Pack options, Jaguar's 'Nürburgring taxi' boasts 510PS (503HP) from its 5.0-liter supercharged V8 engine and a top speed of 174mph, but no fare meters.

Said Frank Klaas, Global Head of Communications, Jaguar Land Rover: "We've been running a Successful Nürburgring Nordschleife driving program from our engineering test center now for some time, as it's the very best place to demonstrate the dynamic of the current Jaguar Abilities XF, XJ and XK models.

Finished in non-standard matt gray exterior paint with Sport Pack, the Jaguar Nürburgring taxi is also specified with the Speed Pack - the which raises its electronically limited top speed from 155mph to 174mph - but is otherwise mechanically standard.