1997 Jaguar XK8 - Long-Term Wrap-Up
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Classic body styling
Responsive yet compliant suspension
Quiet top-up interior
Impressive build quality
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Horrendous dash-top glare
Overly isolated steering
Unsightly folded top
Teletubbie-size back-seat room
| PERFORMANCE/CREATURE COMFORTS AS RATED BY OWNERS |
| | EXCELLENT | GOOD | AVERAGE | FAIR | POOR |
| Overall |
| performance | 80.4% | 17.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Fun to drive | 87.4 | 12.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Acceleration | 57.9 | 37.1 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Braking | 74.2 | 22.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Handling | 79.9 | 20.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Overall comfort | 54.7 | 32.7 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| Rear-seat comfort | 4.1 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 12.4 | 71.7 |
| Cargo capacity | 22.9 | 28.7 | 25.5 | 15.3 | 7.6 |
| Overall quality | 71.1 | 22.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 0.6 |
| DEALER PRACTICES AS RATED BY OWNERS |
| | EXCELLENT | GOOD | AVERAGE | FAIR | POOR |
| Sales practices | 61.0% | 22.7% | 9.1% | 1.9% | 5.2% |
| Service practices | 64.2 | 25.0 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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