That Jag is a beauty, eclipses the 3mpg stuck in slow moving traffic I had from my XJ-S V12 too!
Is the XKR the one that shared a body shell with the DB7?
Sorry, only just seen
Another couple for you
On the (partly) 1300s Wakefield Bridge, & the equally dated,
Chantry Chapei (St Marys on the Bridge)
Essentially yes, it does
Jaguar went its own way with the engine though, using the V8 that was in the XJ8/KXR
I bought one of the Brookland Books as we took delivery, just to see what others thought, & it was mainly positive
The performance of the 'R' was well-received
One test included this
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Step on the throttle & the big cat will leap to 60MPH in 5.4 seconds, onto 100MPH in 13.3 seconds
Top out at 157MPH (electronically limited 1)
In-gear acceleration is equally addictive - activate kickdown (in 'Sport' mode) & it will dash from 30-70MPH in 4.6 seconds (
2)
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That kickdown meant far less time on the wrong side of the road
Even less, if the gearbox was held down manually (& didn't need to kickdown), ours had the 'J' selector, not 'flappy-paddles'
The 'R' had more torque by 1600RPM, than the naturally aspirated engine (the '8') produced at its peak!
Not long before we p/x-d it, I was curious, & tried a full-bore dash out of a junction (no other traffic in sight), T/C off, & in 'sport-mode'
Clouds of hazy blue smoke ensued, & until the day that road was resurfaced, it bore black lines almost 15 yards long
1. After the initial couple of main-dealer services, we were told about a local independant specialist, who had worked at the main-dealer
(& coincidentally, had worked with a friend of my parents, who verified his craftsmanship)
He told us (although we only have his word) that during the testing of the XKR, unrestricted development cars were worrying Porches at 170+MPH on the autobahns......
2. It certainly felt a lot faster!!
