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The Jaguar XKR is very photogenic


Topics:  Jaguar XKR

The Jaguar XKR is very photogenic

Matt Hubbard
Speedmonkey
May 26, 2013


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The F-Type might be the car of the moment for Jaguar but the XK is still a knockout looker. I took advantage of some late evening sun to take some photographs then applied a few filters. The XKR looks stunning, even if I did cheat and use technology to bring out the colours. All the photos were taken with an iPhone 5 and I applied Snapseed filters.

This XKR is painted Kyanite Blue which looks sensational.

I've driven about 30 miles in it so far. The driving position is perfect for me - legs out, seat tilted back, arms slightly bent. The handling is pretty good but I've only driven on drenched roads, which leads me on to the engine. The 510bhp supercharged 5 litre, V8 is shockingly, massively powerful. Too much for the XKR on wet roads. I'm looking forward to a decent drive in the dry.

The interior isn't fussy - it's focussed and ergonomically almost perfect. The touchscreen which controls the radio (it's got DAB) and other functions is really easy to use - much more so than Mercedes' COMAND system. The only thing I don't like so far are the gear change paddles which are too close to the wheel, and too plasticky. For £80k a sliver of carbon fibre would have been nice.




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