How many air bags do the new xk8's have?
My 99 has 2. When I was looking at the KBB value it had an option to select side impact bags. Do the later versions have side impact bags?
The airbag/seat belt system became progressively more complex as the XK8/XKR developed.
From the driver/passenger airbags with 'simple' seatbelts on the early models, the SRS (Supplementary Restraint System) evolved into driver/passenger/side airbags and seatbelts with pyrotechnic tensioners:

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The later XK model continued this complexity with the addition of a pedestrian impact system.
Graham
From the driver/passenger airbags with 'simple' seatbelts on the early models, the SRS (Supplementary Restraint System) evolved into driver/passenger/side airbags and seatbelts with pyrotechnic tensioners:

(click on the image to enlarge it)
The later XK model continued this complexity with the addition of a pedestrian impact system.
Graham
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