Playboy’s 2012 car of the year

Playboy magazine has announced the Jaguar XKR-S has been named the 2012 Car of the Year.

Each year, the magazine's editors and Ken Gross, a seasoned automotive journalist who was former executive director of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, pick their cars of the year. This year's list is out in the January/February issue hitting newsstands now.

As a reminder, the Jaguar XKR-S is powered by a 5.0-liter supercharged V8 engine with 550 hp, allowing it to accelerate from 0-96 km/h in 4.2 seconds and hit a top speed of 300 km/h. The XKR-S is the most-powerful production car Jaguar has built. Starting price of $132,000 for the coupe and $138,000 for the convertible.

Following is a list of the other featured cars:

- Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4
- Fiat 500
- Range Rover Evoque
- Lexus CT 200h
- BMW 1-Series M Coupe
- Bentley Continental GTC
- Ford Mustang Boss 302
- Audi A7
- Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG
- Hyundai Veloster
- “2012 car of the year” - Jaguar XKR-S

You can check out the full list for yourself over at Playboy.com