For you guys who always drive in Sport?
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Now that's funny. My Lincoln has a Sport mode. It makes the throttle response almost to where I can get past the minivan in 5 seconds instead of 6.
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Queen and Country (05-08-2019)
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Jaguar adhered to the grace, space, pace mantra on the XK.
The overwhelming majority of the 2007-2012 XK buyer were luxury buyers, execs, housewives, retirees.
The enthusiasts market only bought used- they are not Jaguar's customers!
For the typical luxury driver- the sport mode is well designed as on low throttle they get some excitement.
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shemp (05-08-2019)
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Its also somewhat super arrogant, everyone is dressed in casual/ utility and you want to dress to the nine's and then some for the same occasion.
The old British roadsters had it right, one actually felt sporty in normal traffic.
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mosesbotbol (05-08-2019)
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I don't see how the price makes a difference in the transmission tuning with the same manufacturer's hardware. If anything, Jaguar has more resources for development than Aston Martin.
A Ghibli is no better than a XF or at least a direct competitor IMO. Ghibli just depreciates quicker, lol...
GranTurismo was dead on competitor to the XK/XKR... One of the first take away's I had from driving a Ghibli (beyond the well stitched cheap quality materials inside) was "wow, this paddle shifts like a sports car!" GranTurismo didn't do anything for me. XKR is more exciting to drive.
A Ghibli is no better than a XF or at least a direct competitor IMO. Ghibli just depreciates quicker, lol...
GranTurismo was dead on competitor to the XK/XKR... One of the first take away's I had from driving a Ghibli (beyond the well stitched cheap quality materials inside) was "wow, this paddle shifts like a sports car!" GranTurismo didn't do anything for me. XKR is more exciting to drive.
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I don't see how the price makes a difference in the transmission tuning with the same manufacturer's hardware. If anything, Jaguar has more resources for development than Aston Martin.
A Ghibli is no better than a XF or at least a direct competitor IMO. Ghibli just depreciates quicker, lol...
GranTurismo was dead on competitor to the XK/XKR... One of the first take away's I had from driving a Ghibli (beyond the well stitched cheap quality materials inside) was "wow, this paddle shifts like a sports car!" GranTurismo didn't do anything for me. XKR is more exciting to drive.
A Ghibli is no better than a XF or at least a direct competitor IMO. Ghibli just depreciates quicker, lol...
GranTurismo was dead on competitor to the XK/XKR... One of the first take away's I had from driving a Ghibli (beyond the well stitched cheap quality materials inside) was "wow, this paddle shifts like a sports car!" GranTurismo didn't do anything for me. XKR is more exciting to drive.
Anyway... I'm going to pick up my XKR tomorrow. I'm happy to read that you think the XKR is more exciting to drive.
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tberg (05-08-2019)
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I am curious about you guys that change your transmission oil. I've been told by two dealers NOT to change it for at least 100,000 miles. I have a 2011 XKR with 76,000 miles and it pains me not to change it but I don't want to do it if it is a waste of money and time. It's very expensive to change it on my car but if it was the proper thing to do I would do it.
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I am curious about you guys that change your transmission oil. I've been told by two dealers NOT to change it for at least 100,000 miles. I have a 2011 XKR with 76,000 miles and it pains me not to change it but I don't want to do it if it is a waste of money and time. It's very expensive to change it on my car but if it was the proper thing to do I would do it.
Unfortunately this means we can't just give you an answer.
My car isn't the same gearbox as yours, however right as I got near 60K miles I had an audible symptom when I front from DS to D after crossing railroad tracks, went away with new transmission fluid.
This is my first car with an automatic so I do not know as much.
I would imagine heat cycles have something to do with breakdown.
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Less shifts in sport as as only the first 4 gears are likely to be used instead of all six.
The ability to skip gears of the 5.0L cars might result in a somewhat different dynamic, but I lack the experience to say.
The ability to skip gears of the 5.0L cars might result in a somewhat different dynamic, but I lack the experience to say.
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I am curious about you guys that change your transmission oil. I've been told by two dealers NOT to change it for at least 100,000 miles. I have a 2011 XKR with 76,000 miles and it pains me not to change it but I don't want to do it if it is a waste of money and time. It's very expensive to change it on my car but if it was the proper thing to do I would do it.
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I bought my own stuff, pan/sleeve/12 quarts of fluid for $141 off Amazon and my European Specialty Indie did the labor for another $200.
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Thats how it feels unnaturally sporty even when no throttle is applied. Just like the loudness button on a boombox. The objective is to give the perception of loudness when there is none.
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I drive in sport on the back roads, sometimes with the paddle shifters which I find to be quite responsive. I shift to drive on the interstate, and use the paddles when I want to downshift faster than a kick down. I've done a downshift paddle shift in either mode. at 6 - 5- 4 over 60MPH on occasion. The response is a word = FANTASTIC!!!
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