Just took my cat out a day ago to try and stretch the legs, which is hard to do in the Metro but I got at least a 50 mile run with good 75+ mph speeds. Since this is my first convertible ever, is noise in the cabin just the norm? should I expect better, even without a good reference point? Also, I imagine the supercharger plays a role too, just asking. Anyway, wouldn't trade the "touring" ride experience for any other car. Thanks.

 

Convertibles are inherently noisier than coupes, by design. There is less stuff around to absorb sound. There shouldn't really be any WIND noise though, as all the seals and such should be nice and tight.

 

I agree with CeeJay, the noise should be minimal. Mine is very quiet with the top up. It's probably more quiet than my Lincoln, which is a hard top.

 

Don,

I'm a bit puzzled. Your post shows that you joined the Forum in 2013 and have a 2010 XKR. It's now 7 years after you joined the Forum and you're just now asking about noise in the cabin. What am I missing?

Your XKR is 10 years old and a lot could have happened to affect cabin noise. Rubber door and window seals deteriorate, especially in the hot Texas sun. The windows are indexed; to clear the weatherstripping, they automatically drop down a bit when the door is opened and go back up when it's closed. Maybe that's not working properly and the windows aren't fully closed, thereby increasing wind noise.

Driving with the top down is, of course, going to be a lot noisier than driving with the top and windows up. But those of us who have installed WhiteXKR's remote control top kit with the optional rear window controls enjoy a much quieter and calmer cabin, particularly if we also added a rear windscreen. The cabin is completely transformed when driving above 50mph with the top down and all four windows up and a rear windscreen.

See: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...-109235/page7/ and my Post #153 for installation tips.

And: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...lector-186904/

Stuart

 

Sorry for your confusion. When I joined I owned my 94 XJS V12 which was later lost to a Texas hail storm (only out the garage that night). Anyway, just got the 2010 XKR last year and slowly learning the new Jag. What's a "WhiteXKR remote control top kit" or is that one of the links.. Thanks.

 

Why do you think I posted those links? If you clicked on them you wouldn't have asked.

 

Wow, thanks for the link anyway.

 

What do you mean by "Wow"? Isn't that being a bit testy? You should just own up to your own shortcomings instead of dissing me. Insincere thanks are worse than no thanks at all.

I was trying to help you, and the answers to your questions were there if you had clicked on the links. That's on you, not me.

 

I'm a convertible guy and I'd say ours are pretty quiet. My suggestion: go test drive a few more convertibles to get a comparative feel.

But-- make sure you test SOFT TOP convertibles. The technology on some of those hard-top collapsable roof convertibles is amazing. I simply don't like them because of the space they take up when the top's down. As soft-tops go, our cars are pretty good.

And I hesitate to bring this up (want to avoid a mini-thread flare), but... tires. If it's road noise and not engine noise... tires.

Funny, I just gave a friend a ride and he commented on how "refined and quiet" the car was. But then he's got an old Fiat Spider convertible, so...

 

Thanks, I'm not complaining, I just had no reference to begin with. I think it's more engine and tires more than wind. I was told about a way to reset the windows to make sure they are closing and sealing properly, but otherwise just loving it.

 

I also have a 2010 XKR convertible. I would say it is a fairly quiet ride with the top up. The F-Type convertible is noticeably quieter with the top up. Newer technology, smaller top.

That being said, these are awesome convertibles.

 

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Looks like you and I have the EXACT same car: 2010, Ultimate Black, Kalimnos wheels.
Just rolled past 80,000 miles on mine. Still loving it.

 

Got mine at 87K miles and loving it. Just hard to drive it properly now with all the traffic and construction. I am a muscle-car type DIYer so I'm loving learning and doing XKR things now.

 

I've just had mine about three months. About 36,000 miles. Still getting to know it and bond with it.

 

Not sure about other owners, but doing some of the work on my Jag makes the times I get to take it out for a quick thrash or long cruise just that more enjoyable. I only wish we had some Autobahns in Texas, what a treat that would be.

 

Head to Big Bend! I-10 has some nice sections of posted 80mph. You can easily run a “little” faster in the better areas.

 

UTAH. You're not that far away.

 

The best place here...
I-80 between the Bonneville Flats exit and the Knolls exit. About 45 miles of nothing but totally flat, straight, uninterrupted freeway with zero bridges, vegetation, wildlife or exits.
Not that I'd ever do that though.

 

On my X-country drives, heading west through Utah, I have set ALL my XKR speed records on I-70 W between the Colorado state line and Crescent Junction (Utah 191, turnoff for Moab). INSANE.