It's good to know the XKR's success here in the states hasn't gone totally unnoticed at the Jaguar factory.  However, I wish they'd just go ahead and build the XK-RS instead of offering all these different "special editions" that really don't offer a whole lot in the way of performance (aka: the Silverstone edition, the Victory edition, etc.).  Jaguar hasn't blessed us with a racing engine equipped road car in a while, and a 5 liter, 550hp supercharged XKR seems like it would be a perfect way to follow the XK-SS.  Where is Brian Lister when you need him?

Agreed; all the little tweaks and changes to the cosmetics make it seem like Jaguar is keeping the XK8/XKR under a heat lamp until fresh car arrives.