Jaguar XK Coupe is a thing of beauty, if a tight squeeze

Jaguar XK Coupe is a thing of beauty
 

Jaguar XK Coupe is a thing of beauty, if a tight squeeze

By Richard Williamson
Jun 09, 2007

Jaguar XK Coupe is a thing of beauty Jaguar

In the world of luxury sports cars, the 2007 Jaguar XK is a real lightweight.

Credit the aluminum body for improving the power-to-weight ratio by 10 percent, a figure that pays dividends in safety and maneuverability.

But the true beauty of aluminum is reflected in the XK’s design, which is virtually seamless. So smooth is the skin of the Jaguar that it appears almost fragile. I used extra caution to avoid runaway shopping carts when parking in the supermarket lot.

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