XKR Suspension notes and discussion (long)
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Mine was rock solid at 180, but autobahns are pretty smooth. Also, it has the Dynamics Pack, so is about 30% stiffer. However, there were couple of undulations that you'd probably never notice at sane speed, but were significant at max v; they didn't unsettle the car. I expected to be having to deal with front-end lift, turbulence from other vehicles' wakes - nothing. I did back off a bit when coming up to pass trucks, though.
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Its not really the stiffness of the damping. Do you notice a bit of a bob in the rear end at 80+ ? That only gets worse at higher speeds. For everyday driving its just fine and the H&Rs feel only a bit stiffer than stock. When I had mine I just kept in Dynamic mode, but even then the damping wasn't always enough.
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Idle speculation: I wonder if the active suspension maps are different for different markets? I have definitely noticed that the same model of car can behave quite differently depending on where it is. For the US, with (generally) smoother roads and lower speed limits, manufacturers often 'soften' the suspension to increase comfort levels.
N.B. I have no evidence that this is the case for the XKR, and I suspect Jaguar would not tell us even if it was. Just wondering...
N.B. I have no evidence that this is the case for the XKR, and I suspect Jaguar would not tell us even if it was. Just wondering...
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