It's not like I haven't enjoyed the crap out of the XK, but let's face it, 8 years in the world of electronics and vehicles puts the XK into the Jurassic age.
5 years and 3 months ago when I test drove the Unlimited(s) (tried two of 'em) there were three main deal killers:
A) That 3.8L engine. Crappy mileage AND gutless. 0 to 60 was just under 14 seconds for crying out loud. I could (maybe) live with that if it got 25 MPG.
B) The intrusive dashboard. Maybe for a normal human, but I'm the same size as William The Refrigerator Perry. Knee cram was an understatement.
C) A subsonic "whoomping" at freeway speeds. I don't know if it was flexing of the hardtop or what, but that always seems to come up in 2010 and before Unlimited reviews.
There's something to be said about a 73:1 crawl ratio. That's 0.5 MPH in 1st! I thought the almost 3:1 X-fer case in the XK was low.
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