Who needs a Prius?
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Who needs a Prius?
Just done a 300 miles trip and was astonished to find that doing an average speed of 58 mph I averaged 25.8 mpg, not bad for a supercharged V8. New plugs, ATF, air filter, and most importantly a light right foot may have had something to do with it. My XJ40 only ever manages 23 MPG.
Anybody done any better?
Cheers, Dave.
1990,XJ40[fast]
2000,XKR[scary fast]
Anybody done any better?
Cheers, Dave.
1990,XJ40[fast]
2000,XKR[scary fast]
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By the sounds things my 25 mpg is about average for relatively careful motorway driving. Do you think that we grow wiser with age or just more tolerant. I mention this because over the years I have noticed that driving a Jaguar of any kind, and not intending to sound in any way superior here, seems to instill a desire in some other road users to prove they have a better and faster car.
So bearing this in mind I find this quote to be very acurate. Trying not to react when some silly person tail gates you just to get a closer look at your new paint job, or "White Van Man" a name we give to all Cro-Magnon delivery drivers, here in the UK, decides his Ford Transit is in actual fact a GT40 with space and cuts you up, demands a great deal of control by us Jaguar drivers.
Even with age and maturity, the red mist sometimes decends and you just have to unleash the Jaguar beast and bang goes the 25 mpg...
There again thats why I drive a Jaguar and not a prius.
Cheers, Dave.
1990 XJ40[fast]
2000 XKR [scary fast]
Even with age and maturity, the red mist sometimes decends and you just have to unleash the Jaguar beast and bang goes the 25 mpg...
There again thats why I drive a Jaguar and not a prius.
Cheers, Dave.
1990 XJ40[fast]
2000 XKR [scary fast]
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