lectronically adjustable, leather sports seats can be contoured at the sides to accommodate the passengers. I say the passengers because to drive is an action whereas passenger conveys more of a state and this car can be driven so effortlessly that the driver feels more like a passenger as well.
Starting with the steering wheel - this is a coupé version of F1; all the required controls are present. But as this is not F1, the controls at the wheel are more for comfort, luxury, communication and vehicle control. Mobile phones can be operated this way but countersunk subtly behind that lie the paddles for manual gear control. The ability to switch back to manual and ‘drive stick’ can be achieved at an instant with a gentle nudge of the paddles which turn in line with the wheel. |
user in the same way as the casual switch to manual that the driving experience is the purpose of this car’s design.
The driver’s and the centrally mounted displays are as uncluttered and understated as the external lines of a Jaguar are expected to be. The heritage of Jaguar must place a considerable burden on the design of any of Jaguar’s new cars. To achieve uniqueness, class and elegance both internally and externally is a considerable challenge given the competition. The XKR achieves all of this whilst maintaining a sense of innovation native to the British spirit.
A helpful attribute of the XKR is the 7 inch colour touch screen interface which allows individual control of the climate for both passenger and driver, for the location of vents and also the |
