Grace, pace - but not much space. Feeling brave?
Nostalgia - they’re always making more of it. Certain objects will always bring us back to certain memories, with cars being about the best at triggering subconscious emotional responses. The very sight of a Mk3 Ford Escort sets the back of my knees itching in distant reminiscence of spending a week broiling on the vinyl of a rented version on a summer holiday in Portugal when I was a kid.
This wasn’t a problem for the XKR, of course, thanks to 380hp and a natural cruising pace well north of 100mph. Nor did it seem to be an issue in France once I got onto the Peagé, being far enough behind the mass exodus that the road was almost empty. I made the trip from Calais at an average speed that would have been regarded as respectable in the race, reaching the track just in time to rush to Jaguar’s hospitality box for the start.
The legacy platform was likely also much of the reason why the XK cabriolet suffered from a noticeable lack of structural rigidity over rough surfaces, and even some smooth ones. It certainly wasn’t bad by the standards of the era, this being the time when many decapitated coupes had the stiffness of soggy shoeboxes. The XKR’s suspension was designed for pliancy and comfort rather than ultimate body control, although with the interesting option of early adaptive dampers.
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