What are the weakest points of XKR-S?

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12-24-2013, 03:08 PM

MaximA

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I agree until you can use what you have don't go get more...

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12-24-2013, 05:11 PM

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^--- I agree...Upgrading to the slightly wider and much stickier PSS tires is a great start to help with grip.

I am surprised no review (or maybe I missed it) has mentioned the XKR-S GT has the PZero "Corsa" tires, which is an R comp tire and they are softer/stickier than the regular PZeros on the XKR-S.

Good point regarding the pzero Corsa tires on the GT. They are also 305 (vs 295) in the rear. It would be interesting to put these tires on the Xkr-s to see how much it would close the handling gap with the GT

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12-24-2013, 07:48 PM

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Are the wheels the same between GT and regular XKR-S? Offset, size, etc?

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12-24-2013, 11:55 PM

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Are the wheels the same between GT and regular XKR-S? Offset, size, etc?

The wheels are different between the 2 cars and the rear tires are 10mm wider on the GT, but I'm not sure about their size or offset.
The rims on the Xkr-s are one of my favorite things about the car- they look great and are supposed to be light weight, although I don't know how much they weigh. I don't think you could find an aftermarket rim that would improve the looks of the car.

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12-25-2013, 06:09 PM

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The rims on the Xkr-s are one of my favorite things about the car- they look great and are supposed to be light weight, although I don't know how much they weigh.

Not sure about the Vulcans on the R-S, but the similar one-piece Vortex rims on the XKR 75 save 4.8 kg of unsprung weight over the stock XKR 20" rims.

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