German Car Zone

Porsche / 650i / XK / SL500

0-100 km/h (s) 4.9 5.4 7.0 5.6
0-120 km/h (s) 6.7 7.2 9.6 7.7
60-100 km/h (s) 2.6 2.5 3.5 2.9
80-120 km/h (s) 3.1 3.1 4.4 3.6

Handling (min.) 1:40,8 1:44,6 1:47,1 1:46,6
Slalom (km/h) 65.6 62.8 62.4 59.8
Braking distance (m) 33.9 34.8 36.5 35.1

Gearbox: 6-gear manual 6-gear automatic 6-gear automatic 7-gear automatic (7G)

Autozeitungs verdict:
They were impressed with the Jaguar, its beautiful and with good comfort but it lacks power compared to the competition. The bimmer has good allround qualities. The same for SL 500. The 911 is a true sportcar with the best driving dynamics.

Interesting, if I were interested in this segment of cars Id still choose the
SL500. It`s performance is more than enough for everyday use plus it`s still is the best looking car in the group.

but the colour on the SL is ugly. What's the name of the colour?

Yeah, I agree. that appears to be Desert Silver, I wouldn`t choose that color.
The SL is available in a slew of nice colors. that color is not sporty at all.

I saw a new XK on display with the Jag vintage racers at Road Atlanta last week. It looked like the ungodly love child of an Aston and a Taurus.

Why is there a lawnmower engine in the XK ?

i think the colour actually suits the car very nicely....i saw the new xk and its really nice untill you look @ the front....the headlights don't look right

The colour of the SL is PUTRID. It appears to be a special disigno combination as indicated by the disigno badging on the seat backrest.

What a delightful group of cars. Tough choice for me between the 911 and the SL for me. Yes the SL is in the worst possible color. In the U.S. this is the Silver Designo Edition, ugly as hell color I think. I like the interior though. I wonder why they didn't test the convertible versions of the other cars? Those acceleration times look a little slow too especially for the Jaguar it has to be faster than that. Did they declare a winner?

M

Great test! It's tough between 997 and 650i!!