Jaguar XKR Uprated Suspension Evaluation

The next area to be considered are the springs and shock absorbers, and the kinematic geometry.

As mentioned previously, the spring rates are exceptionally high, presumably in an attempt to compensate for the poor Dynamic Index. The damping rates seem adequate and have the CATS system incorporated.

The geometry that is recommended by Jaguar seems to suggest that they are aware of the poor DI and have attempted to improve the turn-in by manipulating the geometry, at the expense of tyre life and straight line stability. The additional kinematic geometry induced by unwanted geometry deflection tends to exacerbate this issue.

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