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Wraps off the radical new Jaguar XF
28/08/07 11:21 Filed in: Motoring
The wraps are finally off the
new Jaguar XF, the saloon that defines the new
future style for Jaguar. The XF will replace the S-Type whose retro
styling, harking back to the Jaguar MkII and original S-Type failed to attract younger buyers.
The XF launch comes at a time when the company, too, is looking forward to a new beginning, with the expected sell off by Ford.
The XF is Jaguar's move to shrug off the older-buyer image that has dogged its sales until the XK broke the mould. The XF is the first time Ian Callum's new style has been seen on a saloon. The design is quite close to the C-XF concept car in that it presents a coupé image while being a four-door saloon.
Jaguar says the intention was to fuse the style and performance of a sports car with the refinement, space and sophistication of a luxury saloon. The visual excitement of a coupe, but with room inside for five adults.
Inside wood trim is still available for those who want, but with a much more modern look. The Jaguar 'J-gate' selector has been ditched with a new rotating dial selector system dubbed the JaguarDrive Selector. This gives the option of manual gear selection through Jaguar Sequential Shift.
The XF is available with a 2.7-litre V6 twin-turbocharged diesel, a 3.0-litre V6 petrol and a naturally aspirated and supercharged 4.2 V8 petrol. Available with three trim levels, Luxury, Premium Luxury and SV8, pricies start at £33,900 OTR for the 2.7 diesel. The order books are open now, with the first cars being delivered in the UK in March next year.
The XF boasts a series of ‘firsts’ for Jaguar, each designed for the safety and protection of passengers and pedestrians alike. These include Understeer Control Logic, a Blind Spot Monitor, Rear Camera Parking Aid and the marque’s Pedestrian Contact Sensing System – a first for a Jaguar saloon.
So confident are Jaguar bosses that this new design style will become instantly recognisable as a Jaguar, that they have said this will be the last Jaguar to have the Jaguar name emblazoned on the rear. Future models, once the new design style is established in people's minds, will simply have the Jaguar 'leaper' icon on the back.
The XF launch comes at a time when the company, too, is looking forward to a new beginning, with the expected sell off by Ford.
The XF is Jaguar's move to shrug off the older-buyer image that has dogged its sales until the XK broke the mould. The XF is the first time Ian Callum's new style has been seen on a saloon. The design is quite close to the C-XF concept car in that it presents a coupé image while being a four-door saloon.
Jaguar says the intention was to fuse the style and performance of a sports car with the refinement, space and sophistication of a luxury saloon. The visual excitement of a coupe, but with room inside for five adults.
Inside wood trim is still available for those who want, but with a much more modern look. The Jaguar 'J-gate' selector has been ditched with a new rotating dial selector system dubbed the JaguarDrive Selector. This gives the option of manual gear selection through Jaguar Sequential Shift.
The XF is available with a 2.7-litre V6 twin-turbocharged diesel, a 3.0-litre V6 petrol and a naturally aspirated and supercharged 4.2 V8 petrol. Available with three trim levels, Luxury, Premium Luxury and SV8, pricies start at £33,900 OTR for the 2.7 diesel. The order books are open now, with the first cars being delivered in the UK in March next year.
The XF boasts a series of ‘firsts’ for Jaguar, each designed for the safety and protection of passengers and pedestrians alike. These include Understeer Control Logic, a Blind Spot Monitor, Rear Camera Parking Aid and the marque’s Pedestrian Contact Sensing System – a first for a Jaguar saloon.
So confident are Jaguar bosses that this new design style will become instantly recognisable as a Jaguar, that they have said this will be the last Jaguar to have the Jaguar name emblazoned on the rear. Future models, once the new design style is established in people's minds, will simply have the Jaguar 'leaper' icon on the back.
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