Finally bought an XKR
Discussion
I love the colour. Looks great in the sunshine, or even like today in the gloom.
Most of the XKR's i have seen were either silver or grey, which doesn't really show off the shape that well in my view.
Need to drop Tom Lenthall an email now to get him to give it the once over, and possibly suggest some upgrades.
Most of the XKR's i have seen were either silver or grey, which doesn't really show off the shape that well in my view.
Need to drop Tom Lenthall an email now to get him to give it the once over, and possibly suggest some upgrades.
Thread update:
Four months in and loving the car. Have done a few long distance runs now over to France and it works very well on autoroutes if you know what i mean.
Only thing i will change, and it's not a Jaguar part, are the Dunlop SportMaxx tyres. They are rubbish in the wet, despite having almost 5mm of tread left.
I've not experienced aquaplaning for many years but hit some standing water at about 50mph on the M4 and the car squirmed all over the place before stability/traction control kicked in.
Michelin Pilot Supersports or Continental SP6 will be going on soon. Still haven't decided which to go for.
24-25mpg on a long run, 16-20 around town.
Not that it matters, but i have never owned a car that has got so much attention, i think the colour helps with that. Lost count of the amount of people that come up and want to chat about it.
Four months in and loving the car. Have done a few long distance runs now over to France and it works very well on autoroutes if you know what i mean.
Only thing i will change, and it's not a Jaguar part, are the Dunlop SportMaxx tyres. They are rubbish in the wet, despite having almost 5mm of tread left.
I've not experienced aquaplaning for many years but hit some standing water at about 50mph on the M4 and the car squirmed all over the place before stability/traction control kicked in.
Michelin Pilot Supersports or Continental SP6 will be going on soon. Still haven't decided which to go for.
24-25mpg on a long run, 16-20 around town.
Not that it matters, but i have never owned a car that has got so much attention, i think the colour helps with that. Lost count of the amount of people that come up and want to chat about it.
Another thread update.
My XKR may have taken a short detour to Tom Lenthall Jaguar, and is now considerably more sprightly, with a slightly louder voice.
The car just gets better and better.
And regards Tyres, i do Not think the Dunlop SportMaxx are up to the job. Aquaplaning at slow (sub 50mph) speeds as i mentioned before is just not acceptable, especially with 5mm of tread depth. I was going to get the new Continental SP6, but given supply issues expected for a few months as it is a new tyre, it's probably wiser to go for Michelin Pilot SuperSports.
My XKR may have taken a short detour to Tom Lenthall Jaguar, and is now considerably more sprightly, with a slightly louder voice.
The car just gets better and better.
And regards Tyres, i do Not think the Dunlop SportMaxx are up to the job. Aquaplaning at slow (sub 50mph) speeds as i mentioned before is just not acceptable, especially with 5mm of tread depth. I was going to get the new Continental SP6, but given supply issues expected for a few months as it is a new tyre, it's probably wiser to go for Michelin Pilot SuperSports.
milu said:
What you had done at Lenthall?
Supercharger pulleys, air filters, ECU remap, cat back exhausts. Drives very well indeed now. Remap is particularly good, very smooth, have lots more torque lower down the rev range than before and it really wants to pull to high revs much more keenly. Just have to keep an eye on the speedo and braking distances.
a8hex said:
Sly, did you get anywhere with tyres? What did you go for and how are you getting on with them.
I'll be needing to replace my rears soon, so looking for opinions. Like you I'm not that impressed with the stand fit ones.
I chose Michelin Pilot Super Sports.I'll be needing to replace my rears soon, so looking for opinions. Like you I'm not that impressed with the stand fit ones.
In dry conditions they are hugely better than the Dunlops, slight delay on turn in but masses of grip through the turn. Immense traction as well. Full bore first gear acceleration in the dry without traction control kicking in. Impressive.
Not great in deeper water - have still had aquaplaning on the motorway (and can get wheelspin too) but few tyres are going to cope with over 450lbsft in the wet.
I'm putting my set of winter tyres (Nokian) back on in a few weeks, the PSS are noticeably worse in colder weather or damp conditions. I wouldn't run them over the winter months. I've done 9k miles on the MSS now, still got 6mm tread left. They wear well too.
So a thumbs up from me, but i've accepted their limitations for the cold season approaching.
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