The drag coefficient is an excellent 0.25, slightly better than before the facelift. The body has aged well, its proportions hinting at the rear-wheel-drive platform. The XF is now fitted with the smoked taillights previously used on the defunct Sportbrake version. Even the entry-level models feature the gaping front air intakes of the R-Dynamic variant, distinguished only by bright accents. And the XF sedan is now fitted with the smoked taillights previously used on the defunct Sportbrake version.
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Little has changed, the most significant upgrade being the more aggressively styled headlights with double “J”-shaped LED stripes. They just know that around 300 hp will allow them to accelerate as quickly as they need.”īefore getting behind the wheel of the XF, we first notice the updated exterior. According to Eberhardt, “A lot of our customers don’t know whether they have a four-, six- or eight-cylinder engine. A 2.0-liter four-cylinder, sold with 246 hp and rear-wheel drive, or with 296 hp and all-wheel drive, must do. “There is really no benefit in having the smaller car.” But there is a benefit in having a small engine: With the switch from the aging AJ V-6 engine to the new Ingenium straight-six, there is simply no more room under the hood of the XF. “As you know, in the US bigger is better,” Eberhardt says. The new XF wears more aggressively styled headlights and gaping front air intakes. The entry-level price was lowered from $51,100 to $43,995, about 20 percent to 25 percent cheaper than a similar Audi A6, BMW 5-series or Mercedes-Benz E-Class. And Jaguar made them less expensive, by a substantial amount. “So we focused on combinations that are most interesting from a customer perspective,” adds Eberhardt.
Not so fast, says Eberhardt: “If you have fairly small volumes with a highly complex and proliferated lineup, it gives the consumer the appearance of choice.” He notes, however, that customers often went to the dealer and found out that most variants were sold out. The Sportbrake is gone, and so is the six-cylinder engine. Now it’s XF only, and it has gone from 10 versions down to only 3. Let’s start with the XF, which according to Jaguar USA CEO Joe Eberhardt represents “a segment that has been reduced dramatically over the past few years.” Up to the last model year, Jaguar offered both the more compact XE and the XF and, just two years ago, Jaguar also offered the big XJ.
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