The new cat is set to purr in Brisbane

The Jaguar XK coupe and convertible are set for a mid-year arrival in Australia.

Jaguar Australia managing director David Blackhall said the all-aluminium XK convertible would be priced at $221,900 and the coupe at $199,990.

The Jaguars will have the same slick ZF six-speed gearboxes featured in some of the Ford BF Falcon and SY Territory range.

Blackhall also announced that the first Jaguar diesel, the S-Type twin-turbo 2.7-litre four-cylinder, will arrive in April and cost $101,490.

It will also feature at the Brisbane show.

"There has been growth in demand for diesel in Australia," Blackhall said.

The S-Type diesel is part of an expanded range of diesels which Jag will bring into Australia.

The diesel sits on 18-inch wheels and has 153kW of power but, more importantly, offers a prodigious 435Nm of torque.