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“Jaguar XK-8 Convertible 4.0 V8 Review”

written by xtranaut on 01/04/2005

Good Points
Great styling. I had a 74 XKE in the 80s and, like a fool, sold it to the first German with 60k. The XK8/XKR will become more of a sports car when the body gets new skin in two years and the whole idea of competitive driving is installed into all the mechanics of the car. Pretty to look at since they came out.

Bad Points
This is a gran touring car. Not a sports car. Stick another supercharger on that 240 horse midget with rhino armour and it is STILL only a pretty, smooth, luxurious sedan disguised as a sports car. Like my buff grand-dad who comes in tenth on a 15k. Cheers for Grandad but, you lose.

General Comments
Jaguar XK-8 Convertible 4.0 V8 Review

Dump some weight. Save a tree and spare me so much wood. I feel like Fred Flintstone. Put a solid automatic boot on the top. Put some seats that have side support and body contour to them instead of these Marlon Brando fat-ass couch buckets. I get lots of looks. people think I must be rich. It's a nice ride. All I want is for my licesne plates to be a memory and for the cat to smoke the road. She ain't no DB9 and she SHOULD be.