V8S vs V6 Coupe
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I could tell a big difference in the power of the V6 versus both of the V8 engines.
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Test drive the V6S after driving to the dealer in your V8S. If you are using the V8 to its fullest, you may not want the V6. Otherwise, the V6 might be the way to go. If you just need the cache, you can just attach the R badges and save a boat load of money. Only the enlightened will notice you are missing a couple of tail pipes.
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Definitely drive all of them first. Compared to the V8S the Coupe is almost silent. More quiet than when you put your roof up. If that is important to you. I know it is for me and I spent an awful lot of time and visits to the exhaust shop to get my XKR-S coup to sound the way I want inside the car.
Drive them all and buy what makes you feel better, the rest is negligible.
Drive them all and buy what makes you feel better, the rest is negligible.
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Test drive the V6S after driving to the dealer in your V8S. If you are using the V8 to its fullest, you may not want the V6. Otherwise, the V6 might be the way to go. If you just need the cache, you can just attach the R badges and save a boat load of money. Only the enlightened will notice you are missing a couple of tail pipes.
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Unless you are just standing in traffic I cannot even compute 22mph average .... a Camry will do that very comfortably ... and if you are not driving much why would you need to upgrade anything? A barebone V8S has more options already included than a 6 coupe, the 6 would have to be very well equiped to have more to offer.
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If you switch from a cabrio to a coupe you will notice 2 things:
1) Less sound in the cabin
2) Less engaging experience - having owned convertibles I find them to be more fun at all speeds than coupe.
This said if you don't want a convertible then you should go for the coupe. Having owned 4 convertibles, I am over the genre. I just don't like the wind and found myself driving it with top up. At that point the coupe is better because it is more spacious, has glass roof, feels more solid.
But if you like the V8 experience then you want the R Coupe. Buy a used one. The used ones are good value.
1) Less sound in the cabin
2) Less engaging experience - having owned convertibles I find them to be more fun at all speeds than coupe.
This said if you don't want a convertible then you should go for the coupe. Having owned 4 convertibles, I am over the genre. I just don't like the wind and found myself driving it with top up. At that point the coupe is better because it is more spacious, has glass roof, feels more solid.
But if you like the V8 experience then you want the R Coupe. Buy a used one. The used ones are good value.
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If you switch from a cabrio to a coupe you will notice 2 things:
1) Less sound in the cabin
2) Less engaging experience - having owned convertibles I find them to be more fun at all speeds than coupe.
This said if you don't want a convertible then you should go for the coupe. Having owned 4 convertibles, I am over the genre. I just don't like the wind and found myself driving it with top up. At that point the coupe is better because it is more spacious, has glass roof, feels more solid.
But if you like the V8 experience then you want the R Coupe. Buy a used one. The used ones are good value.
1) Less sound in the cabin
2) Less engaging experience - having owned convertibles I find them to be more fun at all speeds than coupe.
This said if you don't want a convertible then you should go for the coupe. Having owned 4 convertibles, I am over the genre. I just don't like the wind and found myself driving it with top up. At that point the coupe is better because it is more spacious, has glass roof, feels more solid.
But if you like the V8 experience then you want the R Coupe. Buy a used one. The used ones are good value.
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I ended up trading in for another V8S as the V8 sound reminds of old f1 cars (not the current V6 which sound like a vacuum cleaner) and I love the flat bottom steering and performance package which allows you to change car settings. Although I did notice 2015 was less harsh, more trigger happy and they removed manual transmission mode (available only in Sport mode).
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I ended up trading in for another V8S as the V8 sound reminds of old f1 cars (not the current V6 which sound like a vacuum cleaner) and I love the flat bottom steering and performance package which allows you to change car settings. Although I did notice 2015 was less harsh, more trigger happy and they removed manual transmission mode (available only in Sport mode).
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