Richard Hammond reviews the XJR-100, and claims it has plastic wood! (Video)
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If I didn't know any better I'd agree with him, the veneer in the XJR-100 is unusual to the extent that it seems fake in my opinion. I'd never own an XJR-100 just on the basis of the veneer, It looks terrible compared to walnut burl and of course it would be a terrible shame to change out the veneers since it's such a limited production car.
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UNderstanding how this is assembled gives you a better idea.
Jaguar uses a very thin veneer vacuum sealed onto a metal subsstrate and is then laquered over the top.
It's not the wood that cracks, it's the laquer layer that gives up due to climate
and heat.
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Ok, that is what I told my wife. I have read/seen info on how they use wood from the same tree to insure the pieces fit together, pattern wise. She said that she would have to look at a few cars to see if the pattern in the wood was an exact match, as if it was printed off a plastic sheet or something. LOL
Sad to see the cracks, makes it look like cracked plastic.
Sad to see the cracks, makes it look like cracked plastic.
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