Jaguar’s New 2007 XK Is Available
Jaguar has made a hit (at least with me) with their somewhat newly redesigned XK. The XK looks a lot like the Aston Martin Vantage but is a little less pricey.
The new XK has an all aluminum one piece body (don’t wreck it) that weighs 200 lbs less than last years model and 400 lbs less than a Mercedes SL550. The advantage of this one piece lighter body is that it is 31% more rigid which basically means that you can go around corners much faster. It also increases gas mileage and increases acceleration.
Acceleration is great, but I don’t know if people that can afford a car like this really care all that much about gas mileage. If you can afford a car that has a base price of $75,000 three-dollar-a-gallon gas isn’t that much of a concern.
The standard engine is a 4.2L V8 with a six speed automatic transmission that produces 300 hp, but I assume later this year we will see a XK-R with the supercharged 400 hp V8.
The new XK is a beautiful looking sports car at a hefty price but if I’m going to spend this kind of money for a car, I want performance, serious performance. I’d wait for the R version.
photo source: www.jaguarusa.com
AlanLeS
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