I just took possession of my 2008 XKR coupe from the shipper. Celestial black, charcoal interior, Alcons, Cremona wheels, Bowers and Wilkins, adaptive cruise control, double stiched leather all over everything, walnut, everything on the Portfolio list but the treadplates say "Jaguar". Build date 07/07. I don't have a window sticker. So, is this a "Portfolio" or not?

 

No “Portfolio” on the treadplates does
not mean it is not a Portfolio. I’ve got a Portfolio for sure and also “Jaguar” on the treadplates.
Registration papers indicate I’ve got a Portfolio.
But most important: the car has all the options a Portfolio should have.

 

+1

Not unusual to find a Portfolio with a Jaguar treadplate.

If you especially want it, they are still available from JLR as P/N C2P10914. Cost in the UK is 56 UKP (71 USD) each but parts costs are usually higher in the USA.

Graham

 

@Ex-Saabophile Does it have polished alloy side vents, portfolio badge on the boot and an alloy shift knob? Those also were exclusive to the Portfolio.

 

Yes on alloy side vents and shift knob, no on any badging. Was it possible to special order the Portfolio package and paint without getting one of the "edition" cars?

 

Wouldn't a VIN number search reveal if it was base or portfolio?

 

I looked at a couple of VIN decoders and did not see anything helpful.

 

It has everything exclusive to the Portfolio so why wouldn’t it be a portfolio?

 

My 2013 XKR vert has the "portfolio pack". Includes 20" polished Orana wheels chrome mirror covers, chrome grille, door sill treadplaters (labeled special edition), Poltrana Frau leather header and portfolio interior theme. Hope this helps.

 

For my discussion with Jaguar Customer Relationship Centre regarding model badging and naming, see this thread:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/j...-badge-228436/

I came to the conclusion:

1. Jaguar CRC had no idea what they were talking about and didn't even read their own company documents.
2. model naming is more a Marketing thing
3. Marketing don't talk to Manufacturing

In 2014 Jaguar slashed 10,000 UKP off the Portfolio and (apparently) replaced it with the Signature model. It appears no one told Manufacturing and they continued to build the fully optioned X150's as Portfolio's.

Don't worry too much about the name. It's the specification and options that matter.

Graham

 

The 4.2L.North American market XKR Portfolio was marketed as a separate, top-of-the-line, limited production model from 2008 to 2009 in both coupes and convertibles. All 2008 XKR Portfolio models were Celestial Black with Cremona wheels and all 2009 XKR Portfolio models were Shadow Grey with Selena wheels. For 2009, two interior choices were available, Charcoal with Cranberry stitching and Ivory with Slate. For 2009, the Alcon Performance Brake Package was a $5,000 option and Adaptive Cruise Control was a $2,200 option. Other Portfolio-only goodies included genuine leather- bound Leaper logo floor mats and milled aluminum side vents (crazy expensive).
How Rare Is My 2009 XKR Portfolio Convertible?

The limited production Portfolio models ended with the introduction of the 5.0L models in 2010. Sometime thereafter, Portfolio became an optional trim package and was not a separate model