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Re: XK8 / XKR ride confort (archive)
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Posted by Tom on February 10, 2002 at 15:21:37:

In Reply to: XK8 / XKR ride confort posted by Paulo on February 09, 2002 at 20:48:42:


I've a 98 XK8 coupé and just love the car. When I bought it I was looking for a XKR but since I couldn't find one ( there are very few XK8 and even fewer XKR's on my country ) I went to the XK8.
Now my dealer has a 99 XKR cabrio avaible.
What I would like to know is if the noise and confort levels on a cabrio are similar or not to the ones in a coupé, and if ride and handling is or is it not very different from one another.

Thanks,


Paulo


I have a '98 convertible. I'm sure the coupe is quieter than the convertible, but I find the convertible surprisingly quiet. The top is very well insulated. You can even converse without shouting and listen to music with the top down at 80 mph. Comfort level for front seat passengers should be similar. The seat back in the rear seat is more upright than in the coupe, so the rear seat will not be as comfortable. But then, who carries passengers anyway. I'll leave the question about handling to others.

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