Jaguar Super V8 Pictures

Jaguar Super V8

Jaguar Super V8

Jaguar Super V8

2007 Jaguar XKR Convertible Pictures

2007 Jaguar XKR Convertible

2007 Jaguar XKR Convertible

2007 Jaguar XKR Convertible

One could almost confuse this for the Aston but for the garish over-application of silver plastic inside and out. In the cabin, the door panel switch surrounds look chintzier than anything in a car this expensive should, and outside, the R-specific front air intakes look like cheap plastic knockoffs of the real thing, whatever that might be. Setting aside my contempt for sub-par materials, the XKR is appealing as a luxury cruiser that rewards its driver. The supercharged V-8 always has torque and power in reserve, and as with the XJ sedan, the XK rides and handles well thanks to an aluminum body that weighs far less than competitors'. The steering is precise but a little overboosted for my taste, a Jaguar trademark. The upshot of light weight and light steering is a car that always feels fleet of foot.