Jaguar XKR-S 4.2 Review - Driving my favourite XKR of them all! - BEARDS n CARS
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 มี.ค. 2022
- The Jaguar XKR-S is the ultimate iteration of the 4.2 litre generation cars, and with only 200 built it is certainly a unicorn. On top of that it has always been my personal favourite variation of the XK range. But does the added rarity, aero and handling fettling which the engineers have done to this rare beast make it worth the extra premium in used prices?...let's find out...
Huge thanks to Phil Stunell for lending me his baby for this review! Check out his music here:
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Lovely car. I owned one for 4 years. Sold it a couple of years before I retired. Looks meaner and more muscle bound than the standard model. Suspension is a bit firmer, choose your tyres carefully to avoid spin at road junctions in damp conditions. Spot on about the stability, at high speeds it feels absolutely planted. A real head turner. Not as comfortable a ride as the standard XKR, but incredible road presence. Used as a daily driver when my commute dropped from 50 miles to 5 miles.
I can hear the Iron Maiden influence in the song, Phil clearly has a great taste in both cars and music.
Keep up the great reviews.
Cheers buddy, and I’m sure Phil would appreciate that too 🤙
Very kind of you to say :-). And guilty as charged, maiden were the first band I saw when I was 13 years old!
I loved this so much. The car is incredible. You are so sweet I noticed all the small things that you did for me from the one-handed driving to the smile for me. I appreciate it all my handumsom biggle diggle. Side note I can't get the image of you with the go pro strapped to your face out of my head 😂 I luv ya babes ❤
Haha love ya cutie 😂❤️
@@steverabbits She is indeed, cheers buddy
@@steverabbits awww that's so sweet 😊 and I'm very lucky too. Michael is incredible
Great video. I love your passion for the X150 platform, all my mates are into the usual Porsche/BM/VAG crap and they don't appreciate my Jag so it's great to see someone like minded for once.
I have a 94 XJ40 which would make good content for a review, let me know if you ever fancy a drive in it.
Absolutely, great value motors now more than ever in my book. Could be fun to feature an older XJ for sure, if you wanted to shoot over an email to me at mikemercamg@googlemail.com we could potentially give it a look depending on where in the UK you're based. Cheers!
I really love that you make videos because I really missed you this morning and all I had to do was watch this video 😊
Aww missed you too cutie x
Great video mate! As a new 07' XKR owner, I really have enjoyed your x150 context. Cheers from across the pond.
Nice one! Glad you enjoyed
Not me rewatching this 😂 2:57 is the best moment in the whole video 😂
haha ;) x
Have to worry about the algorithms, when I search for XK and see a bloke driving through the next village along from mine.. good review pal
hahah nice
As owner of exact the same car, I cannot agree more with your enthusiasm ;)
Nice one, ahah
The Song is fantastic!! The volts sound David Coverdale-ish with a hint of Queensryche!! AWESOME!!! The upbeat riff is unique and matches the vocals wonderfully. The speed is reminiscent of fast riffs of late 60’s Who!!
All sounds wonderfully Unique and I want that CD!!! And a signed Jag Pic or band pic!!!
I LOVE Rock so much and the establishment and younger generation is try so Hard, to push it aside!!!
I meant “the vocals are”
Always liked the look and sound of it. I do however get nostalgic by its name, first thing i think of is the jaguar xk8 or in general the xk model from the 90s. Would've been great to see something like that into GT 7 along with the xjr 1998.
In the licensing part of the credits, the XKR-S is mentioned under JLR. I believe it could come to the game.
Saw a good one in Europe for 45k with 30000km. Think I would get that one
Hi HSG ! I greatly appreciate this video, being the owner of the same model (in France), I completely agree with all the qualities stated. Bravo !
I have a question, do you know why the rating is really low for this unicorn? Big thank’s
Nice one, and I'm not sure what rating you mean?
@@HSGAutomotive I mean the price/value on the market. That's cool because the car is affordable for many people, but I don't understand why this little value.
@@clementvincent9959 what is the price atm for that car? Only 200 were built, right?
Lucky number 13
PS I have the 5.0 XKR ragtop, black on black… The car was meant to be mine, it Found ME!! And the price I paid is literally embarrassingly Low!!
I’d love to get Phil’s contact information!! So he can see what I wrote about his AWESOME music!!
As a GT owner, explain how it is "less pure"?
As a GT owner, they are all about long distance driving performance, mixed with additional space and comfort over a sports car. By definition a stiffer, harder more focused variant is not as pure. In the exact same way that a Bentley Continental GT3R is not as pure as a Continental GT.
@@HSGAutomotive oh, you have an xkr-s GT too?! Cool! Euro or US spec?
@@dylanbigg8288 No, lol. I wouldn’t spend that kind of money on any XKR as much as I like them. I was of course referring to my XKR, an actual pure GT car. ‘GT’ simply being in a cars’ name doesn’t make it any more of one than a Fiat Punto HGT would be. The GT is a supersport if anything, like a 911 GT3 RS or Maserati MC Stradale
I love when you talk about cars 😂
@@HSGAutomotive ah. Well mine is my track car. I have actual GTs to do GT duties :)
I still think for a top end motor and a price to match. The final addition 4.2 engine still had VVT issues and should of been better manufactured. As for the earlier 4.2 (pre VVT) engine and plastic camchain tensioner problems. You couldn't make it up considering the cost to buy new. I still have a blown later 4.2 engine on the garage bench, awaiting inspection to find out why it failed.
Jaguar got the x150 body shape and style spot. However both the 4.2 and 5.0 had problems, when they shouldn't have had any for the price . I think the old Buick 3.9 block fitted to the old SD1 was far more reliable and you could tan it around Mallory Park all day long and never miss a beat! I dought my XKR would manage the same!