Tuesday, August 31, 2010

2011 Jaguar XK Coupe – Short Take Road Test

More power was all the XK needed.

Jaguar is confident that it got the XK right. Proof is right there on the order sheet, where there are almost no options. The factory is 13 color choices away from churning out an endless parade of identical cars. The only options are added-cost paint, a pair of wheel upgrades, a black headliner, a heated windshield, HD radio, and the Advanced Technology package, which bundles adaptive headlights (which you might want) with adaptive cruise control (which you absolutely do not).

Then again, if a carmaker just includes everything as standard, there’s nothing left to ask for. Included on the cheapest XK you can buy are navigation, satellite radio, 16-way power seats—heated and cooled—a heated steering wheel, keyless entry and go, and a 525-watt Bowers & Wilkins stereo with an in-dash six-disc changer and a USB input. The interior on our test car, which was absolutely beyond reproach and filled with wood and leather so sumptuous you want to lick them, didn’t cost an extra nickel. We were positively floored when we looked at this car’s window sticker and saw not a single option listed. Of course, a price of $83,000 also will floor a lot of people

Read More: http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/car/10q3/2011_jaguar_xk_coupe-short_take_road_test

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