It's fair to say some of the responses to Monkey's
Jaguar XKR-S GT
drive story rather surprised us in the PH office. Here was the track-focused XK we knew Jaguar was capable of, just the seven years after the car was introduced and in a hugely limited production run for the UK, yet the reception wasn't universally positive.
Perhaps it's the £135,000 price, perhaps it's the questionable (functional) aero addenda or maybe it's the plethora of incredible rivals, but the XKR-S GT wasn't the instant hit we predicted. "If only Jag produced a car that was supposed to fit the bill of proper sports car", "This reminds me of a 90s Toyota Supra" and "Somewhere an Evo is missing its spoiler" weren't the expected replies.
Last week's POTW aimed to address those concerned about the latest fast Jag, and hopefully this video should ram the point home in fast, loud, sideways fashion. And for those of you (there were indeed some) who welcomed the GT, here's the video you've been waiting for.