JAGUAR WILL BE giving its latest performance car, the “Goodwood Special” XKR, its first public appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this month.

The British automaker is remaining tight-lipped about what sort of mechanical revisions will be made to the regular XKR’s supercharged 5.0 litre V8, but it wouldn’t be unreasonable to expect a modest increase over the standard car’s 380kW output.

As you can see from this solitary image, the Goodwood Special XKR will bring huge 21-inch alloys, satin-finish exterior trim and a lime green colour that’s just as lurid as the powerslides this car is capable of busting out.

The standard XKR can dispatch the 0-96km/h sprint in just 4.6 seconds. We’ll have to wait until the gates open at Goodwood UK on July 3 to find out just how quick this special edition model is, but odds are it’ll be the quickest big cat around.