I have had the car a week ago today, and have put a good 500 miles on it thus far. The ride is great, I really like that you can select the ride you want from inside the car. It sits way too high for my liking, but that is nothing a set of springs can't fix. The motor is fantastic, pulls like a freight train on the highway. Although the gas mileage sucks, but what do you expect from a s/c v8. The only issues I have are the creaks from the interior which are annoying and unexpected. Also, if you slam the door, the sunglass thingy falls down. It is not as hard as the BMW was, but I think I like it better.


Lap Times

Track 540i S-Type R
Hockenheim Short 1:23.8 1:22.1
Specs

Max speed 155 m/h (250 km/h) 155 m/h (250 km/h)
0-100 km/h acceleration 6.4 5.6
0-160 km/h acceleration - -
0-200 km/h acceleration 25.7 -
0-300 km/h acceleration - -
Quarter mile time 14.6 -
Power/weight ratio 0.13 0.16
Summary

Discipline 540i S-Type R
Track Performance 0 points 9 points
Straight line speed 62 points 67 points
Total 62 76
The verdict

Jaguar S-Type R is noticeably faster.

 

You think the STR pulls like a frieght train as is? Wait till you uncork the exhaust, low temp. thermostat, and pulley her.... Then do an ECU or dyno-tune, then your up to the moon....