By way of introduction...
I am new to this forum, and new to owning a Stinger, and it has all been rather unexpected. A month ago, I traded in my 2020 BMW M235i Gran Coupe for a Jaguar XE P300 R-Dynamic. I’d had the BMW for a couple of years, and loved much about it, but it had fixed sport suspension, and I finally got tired of feeling every bump on the road, especially since I live in a rural area with some pretty poor road surfaces.
I had my eye on a couple of different cars as replacements promising a smoother ride: the Audi S5 Sportback and the Jaguar XE. I couldn’t find an affordable S5 (the A5 model was too much of a step down in power from the BMW), so settled on the Jaguar. It is, for those unfamiliar with it, an excellent car although always more popular in the UK than here in North America. I was thrilled when I got it, and enjoyed its beautiful handling, good looks, and adequate power (not quite as good on the acceleration as the BMW, but perfectly adequate in the P300 trim).
And then my back started hurting. I tried all manner of arrangement of seat and steering wheel, trying to find something that would be lastingly comfortable, but finally concluded that it was the bucket shape of the Jaguar sport seat design and overall softness of the seat that was causing the pain. After a 2000km road trip around the Olympic Peninsula, where the Jag performed brilliantly on the winding roads, but after which I was in agony, I decided I needed to trade in the XE for something else, just 29 days after buying it.
I was aware of the Stinger from various online reviews and videos, but had not seriously considered it previously. Now, it suggested itself to me mostly on account of the price for used 2018 models, as I needed a car not costing more than the trade value of the Jaguar. So in some desperation to stop the back pain, I made an impulsive purchase of a 2018 GT Limited in Thunder Grey with dark red interior. And I love it.
What a great car!
I am new to this forum, and new to owning a Stinger, and it has all been rather unexpected. A month ago, I traded in my 2020 BMW M235i Gran Coupe for a Jaguar XE P300 R-Dynamic. I’d had the BMW for a couple of years, and loved much about it, but it had fixed sport suspension, and I finally got tired of feeling every bump on the road, especially since I live in a rural area with some pretty poor road surfaces.
I had my eye on a couple of different cars as replacements promising a smoother ride: the Audi S5 Sportback and the Jaguar XE. I couldn’t find an affordable S5 (the A5 model was too much of a step down in power from the BMW), so settled on the Jaguar. It is, for those unfamiliar with it, an excellent car although always more popular in the UK than here in North America. I was thrilled when I got it, and enjoyed its beautiful handling, good looks, and adequate power (not quite as good on the acceleration as the BMW, but perfectly adequate in the P300 trim).
And then my back started hurting. I tried all manner of arrangement of seat and steering wheel, trying to find something that would be lastingly comfortable, but finally concluded that it was the bucket shape of the Jaguar sport seat design and overall softness of the seat that was causing the pain. After a 2000km road trip around the Olympic Peninsula, where the Jag performed brilliantly on the winding roads, but after which I was in agony, I decided I needed to trade in the XE for something else, just 29 days after buying it.
I was aware of the Stinger from various online reviews and videos, but had not seriously considered it previously. Now, it suggested itself to me mostly on account of the price for used 2018 models, as I needed a car not costing more than the trade value of the Jaguar. So in some desperation to stop the back pain, I made an impulsive purchase of a 2018 GT Limited in Thunder Grey with dark red interior. And I love it.
What a great car!
—but I do prefer the Korean (E) hood 
