"I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting, but it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously." Douglas Adams
"I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting, but it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously." Douglas Adams
Dutch prices for the new XF versions
XF 600 NM :72000 Euro, 0-100 5.9 secs, ECE 6.7 liter/100km
XF 625 NM :138000 Euro 0-100 4.9 secs ECE 12.5 liter/100km
(Another prime example of the law of diminishing returns)
Last edited by henk4; 01-12-2009 at 01:36 AM.
"I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting, but it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously." Douglas Adams
"I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting, but it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously." Douglas Adams
In the good ol' days ALL M5s were fitted with manual boxes, and personally I think that's the way it should be. With the 535 available with an automatic transmission there just wasn't a need for an automatic M range. A driver's car can't be automatic, period.
Only because of the gearbox I have no interest what so ever in the XK-range among others and that is a shame, same goes for this creation. Anyone can rant all day about how fast the gear changes are or how convenient it is in traffic, but in a car that is supposed to be the least bit exciting a manual box is a must.
Automatics are wanted and probably needed too for people using the car to get from point A to B but as long as I find a hint of excitement in driving a car I'll avoid them like the plague. But if that day comes sportiness would most likely be a con instead of a pro and again cars like these lose their points...
...for me. So if they want to continue building automatic XFs, that's great - but any attempt to make them exciting results in immediate failure. Oh, and anyone who disagrees is wrong.
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31695
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