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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: XK8R
On Sun, 2 Feb 1997 13:29:55 -0800, you wrote: >My XK8 is a convertible (Red and Coffee). You are right about the XJR >feeling quicker. I know the stats say that the cars are pretty close, but I >love the response the XJR gives when you floor it -- the rev up, the slight >delay as it downshifts, followed by that kick gives a real rush of >excitement. The XK8 is different. It doesn't kick; it slides up the power >smoothly and doesn't provide quite the same rush. > >It is hard to say that I prefer to drive one or the other. Both cars have >their strong points. And I haven't driven the XK8 long enough to have a >strong preference. I have noticed that hopping in the XJR after driving the >XK8 makes you think the XJR is the better car -- but the reverse is also >true. > >You are right that having both is the ideal. > >For now, the XK8 is my daily driver and the wife is driving the XJR. I >don't know what I'm going to do when the XK8R hits. If it combines the best >of the XJR and XK8, I guess I'll just go deeper into debt. Thanks for the comments. I guess you confirmed my thoughts. The XK8R should be a different ball game. Maybe I'll wait before I do anything foolish...when is the XK8R due? Steve Dawson Follow-Ups:
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