Beautiful and brilliant: the XK drives

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This is it, ladies and gentlemen. The big one. The Jag XK is our car of the year, and we're making no apologies for it.

We're not apologising, because choosing the XK isn't a sentimental vote. It's not a British mag trying to prop up an ailing British car company. And, tempting as it is, it's not even an attempt to get one over the Germans and their uber-tourers.

We've chosen the new XK because it's better than the Merc SL. It's better than the BMW 6-Series. It's the best GT in the world, and the best car this year.

OK, so it's got a silly chrome aerial and the dash is pretty bland. And even the blown version of the XK's ageing 4.2-litre block only develops 420bhp. German superminis manage that nowadays.

Doesn't matter. Because the XK drives like a dream. In fact, it drives just like a Jag should. Intuitive and responsive, but never rock solid.
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