Re: Yet another XK8 sighting report

[Ned Blagojevic <nbx@ansto.gov.au>]

At 20:49 13/02/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Kirbert wrote:
>
>> 
>> The only problem I have with the engine is that it is far too small.  You can
>> get 4-litre V8's of comparable quality and performance from Ford, Lexus, 
>>
>The 8 engine is the best performing engine of it's size available today.
>A completely new Jaguar design. The idea was maximum useable power with
>accebtable fuel economy. 

Economy, power/wt ratio ..??? Who cares.  I did not have such thoughts when
my Jaguar chose me.

>And it succeeds very well. There is talk of a
>supercharged version for next year and it looks like it was designed for
>a supercharger to lay between the banks of the intake.

Again, who cares?  An all alloy V12 would more than adequate.  Supercharged
V8. This must be some kind of a Ford joke, right?

>A six or seven
>litre would be unacceptably heavy and expensive. Mercedes 12 is well
>over 100,000.00 and that is way too much for most people. Drive one and
>see how much power is there.
>Regards, Vic

New XJS was also too much for most people.  

Power is not everything, you must look at a total package.

If V12 is such a problem why do BMW and Merc have such engines.  Because
they are the ultimate power plants for the top of the range cars they
produce, that is why. Jag also HAS a V12 but they prefer to get rid of it,
where is the logic in this?

Ned

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