Fresh from its high-wire act over London, the 2016 Jaguar XF made it over the Atlantic in time for its 2015 New York Auto Show debut.
Based upon Jaguar’s aluminum-intensive architecture — which reduces weight by 265 lbs over the outgoing model — the second-gen XF will come in five trims: XF Pure/ SE, XF Prestige, XF R-Sport, XF Portfolio and XF S. Power is bestowed upon the sedan via three diesel and three gasoline powerplants, though only one — a supercharged 3-liter V6 pumping between 340 and 380 horsepower to the back or all corners through an eight-speed automatic — is available for the U.S. market at this time.
Zero to 60 comes in 5.0 seconds, while adaptive suspension, brake torque vectoring, and Jaguar’s new Adaptive Surface Response system — able to determine what type of road the XF is rolling upon and acting accordingly — keep everything in line.
Other features include: Jaguar’s new InControl Touch connected-vehicle systems with customizable interface; a smartphone app to allow the owner to run diagnostics, warm up the interior, and unlock the doors; intelligent speed limiter; and adaptive LED headlamps.
The 2016 Jaguar XF is set to hit showrooms in the winter, with diesel and higher-performance options following soon after. Pricing information was not available at this time.
So they’re basically building the original XF concept car. I don’t think that’s a bad thing.
Pretty kitty.
Bring me an XFR-S Sportbrake version. Purrrrrrrfect!
The 380hp supercharged V6 is probably enough engine anyway.
I mean, even Jeremy f***ing Clarkson thought the V8 F-type was kinda unnecessary.
This is the best they could come up with? What kind of marketing survey/group think leads one to this vacuous conclusion? Makes the Camry look bold.
Are they still milking the DEW98 platform?
Here we are, almost 20 years later, getting tarted up Lincoln LS’s.
Well, Jaguar claims the new XF is on their new iQ platform, and that the current XF is their last use of DEW 98.
But, considering the spin all car companies put on things, I wonder if all the old genes have been excised completely.
No more V8s outside of the Rs… interesting. Brave new world
Looks pretty good, but that steering wheel is almost as ugly as the one in the latest S-Class.
How nice of Jag, to use the front of a Volvo from 2010 for their new car.
http://static.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/images/Auto/izmo/316640/2010_volvo_xc70_frontview.jpg
Have a look at the photo of the passenger side of the car. The door gaps are most certainly not even between the front and back.
Typical for Jag I suppose. More reason not to show a car in white – your fit and finish need to be perfect.
Additionally, the interior looks a bit basic to me – no wood at all, and even very limited chrome trim. It’s all just… black.
Yeah, it’s a dark ride in there, but it is the sport version. I’d guess the more basic versions would have wood and chrome.
It needs something! Chrome/aluminium/carbon fiber would all be acceptable for a sports version. Still probably not the trim I’d have shown to the press for a first look.
The sports trim customer is not their primary one.
I agree, but not because I think the performance version looks bad. It’s just that I’d like to see what it looks like in more-plebeian guises.
I’m extremely pleased with it. The V6 engines should be plenty of power for this car, knowing Jaguar as I do. And it looks like this will debut a redesigned infotainment unit for Jaguar/Land Rover, which was desperately needed…
Far from ugly, but too generic-looking for a Jaguar.