Jay Leno puts Jaguar XKR-S through its paces around the Nurburgring

Jay Leno puts Jaguar XKR-S through its paces around the Nurburgring

 Jay Leno puts Jaguar XKR-S through its paces around the Nurburgring

Jaguar put Jay Leno behind the wheel of the company's newest heathen – the XKR-S – for a handful of quick laps around the fabled Nurburgring, and Leno, thankfully, brought along a production staff to record the occasion.

Jay Leno puts Jaguar XKR-S through its paces around the Nurburgring

The comedian was able to squeeze in a few lead-follow laps with Sascha Bert on point and eventually worked his speed up to a best time of 8:41. Not too shabby for a guy who's used to putting along under steam power. It's clear from the clip that Leno holds the Nurburgring to be sacred ground.

Jay Leno puts Jaguar XKR-S through its paces around the Nurburgring

Leno doesn't spend too much time pontificating on the merits of the XKR-S. While we're treated to plenty of great shots of the car dancing around the track and the sound of its vicious dual-exhaust, the clip is absent any real driving impressions. Still, that's just fine by us. We already know all about how the XKR-S performs. Click past the jump to check out the latest episode of Jay Leno's Garage.