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Jaguar R-S Range to grow – XKR-S Convertible, XJR & XFR-S planned

R-S will extend across the Jaguar range It’s been a while since we played the speculation game with Jaguar, so it’s due. The last punt we had after a tip-off – apart from the XF 2.2 diesel Jaguar denied when we ran the story – was that Jaguar were planning on building an XJ Supersport Diesel. But long before that we heard that, there were rumblings of a more powerful petrol XJ Supersport too, an XJR, perhaps, or maybe an XJR-S or XJ Supersport S.

EyesOn Design to honor Volkswagen design chief Walter de'Silva

The 24th-annual EyesOn Design car show will honor Volkswagen Group design chief Walter de'Silva with a Lifetime Design Achievement Award, the organizers said. De'Silva is responsible for designing the passenger cars for Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini and Volkswagen. He designed the 2008 Volkswagen Golf, the '10 Touareg and many others.

Aston Martin One-77 & V12 Zagato Monterey Debuts – sort of.

Aston Martin One-77 & V12 Zagato - US debut this month. The world and his dog takes their supecars – new and classic - to Monterey in August, making it a wonderful place for petrolheads to be. Which explains why AM has decided it will give a US debut to the Aston Martin One-77 and the Aston Martin V12 Zagato at a number of events during the Monterey week, including McCall’s Motorworks Revival and Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.