Combustion-engined Jaguars may be on their way out but, as our time with one showed, there’s life in the old cat yet. Jaguar XF long-term goodbye report:
While the uninspiring exhaust note initially had me pining for a classicJagsix-shooter,theXF’squick- revving four-pot soon outed itself as an enthusiastic and responsive lump when called on. Hot hatch levels of speed were easily achievable between corners, and though you’d relish the twistier bits more keenly in something smaller, lighter and stiffer, the XF – particularly with the tauter R-Dynamic suspension set-up – displays a healthy balance of composure and flexibility when pushing on.
All told, then, this is a generously powered car that’s far from ruinous to run, playful when you want it to be and effortlessly composed when you don’t. But modern cars, particularly in this segment, live or die on the basis of their technical functionality, and it was in this area that the XF had most tangibly fallen short of its rivals.
As with all recent additions and updates to the Jaguar Land Rover f leet, the XF now plays host to the firm’s Pivi Pro infotainment platform, dropping most of its physical controls in favour of a chunky but still sleek 11.4in touchscreen with a configurable interface and all the smartphone-mirroring, over-the-air- updating bells and whistles we’ve come to expect of anything with even a modicum of premium billing.
But do not let that criticism cast a shadow over what is surely one of the most effective mid-life overhauls of any car in recent memory. Fit and finish is now firmly on a par with anything to come out of Bavaria or Baden-Württemberg, and the amount of kit included for the price remained a bragging point for the duration of my stewardship.
We’ll remember the XF as one of the most attractively priced and well- rounded cars on sale, and one that’s become infinitely more competitive for the latter portion of its life cycle. It is also a wonderfully encouraging hint at the qualities Jaguar will prioritise as it launches its electric offensive, and cause to get excited about the XF’s engine-less successor. You won’t find anyone at Autocar who isn’t sad at the passing of petrol Jaguar saloons, least of all me.
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