RE: Geneva 2012: Jaguar XF Sportbrake

[Dave Hedgehog]

lovely, needs black rims, 4WD and a V8 and im in

[veevee]

V41LEY said:

Can someone photoshop in black wheels in place of alloys.
Interested in how that looks on the car ?
Ta

Rubbish.

HTH

[SuperHangOn]

Better late than never but the XF has been out a few years now

[RichTBiscuit]

Donkey62 said:

I rather have a Mondeo estate for lot less money

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This looks great - nice one Jag!

[stinkysteve]

Donkey62 said:

I rather have a Mondeo estate for lot less money this doesn't seem to offer anything unqiue, desirable or even just better than Audi, BMW, Mercedes and dare i say far eastern offerings too.

Mondeo estates are cheaper than equivalent Audi, BMW or Mercedes too i'm sure...... so your point makes no sense.

This does offer something unique and desirable over the German marques you mentioned though. This is a British car with Style.

Sit in an basic 2.2 XF, then sit in a basic 520d. Then tell me where you'd rather sit to do 25k PA.

[SWoll]

veevee said:

V41LEY said:

Can someone photoshop in black wheels in place of alloys.
Interested in how that looks on the car ?
Ta

Rubbish.

HTH

I think the only car I've seen where that combination was passable was an S2 Elise. Other than that

[stinkysteve]

No mention of AWD for the American market yet?

So excited by this car. I'm ordering my 3.0S very soon!

By the way, the car pictured is an 3.0 S.

It has a different front bumper and the side skirts from an XFR that help you tell it from the 3.0 non 's' and the 2.2.

[Itsallicanafford]

SWoll said:

I think the only car I've seen where that combination was passable was an S2 Elise. Other than that

Erm, i think you fogot about my Mk1 MX-5, white with black 14 inch wheels...

[Itsallicanafford]

stinkysteve said:

Mondeo estates are cheaper than equivalent Audi, BMW or Mercedes too i'm sure...... so your point makes no sense.

This does offer something unique and desirable over the German marques you mentioned though. This is a British car with Style.

Sit in an basic 2.2 XF, then sit in a basic 520d. Then tell me where you'd rather sit to do 25k PA.

Take your point Steve, but interested to know how reliable the XF's are?

[stinkysteve]

Itsallicanafford said:

Take your point Steve, but interested to know how reliable the XF's are?

My guess is :'reliable enough to not worry'

My Sales Manager is running one but he's only done 6k so far in it (3 months) and it hasn't broken down yet

I'd guess it won't be a consideration. No car is 100% reliable, be it british, german or italian. My experience of Jags is pretty good though. Certainly better than Landrover or Alfa. (I currently run an Alfa, but got warned off a Range Rover by God)

[Stedman]

Ah but, the XF when it came out was competing agains the E60/61. Now the 'Sportbrake' is competing against the F10. I'd be interested to know what Jaguar have done to bring it forward 'so' much so it can sell against a well developed car (i'm guessing the F10 is well developed!).

[SWoll]

Itsallicanafford said:

SWoll said:

I think the only car I've seen where that combination was passable was an S2 Elise. Other than that

Erm, i think you fogot about my Mk1 MX-5, white with black 14 inch wheels...

Apologies, I'm sure it's lovely.

It's a combination that looks fine on a small roadster IMO but absolutely dreadful on a big exec car/SUV.

[SSBB]

SWoll said:

I think the only car I've seen where that combination was passable was an S2 Elise. Other than that

I always liked the XK with black wheels, had to be the bright red paint (chilli red?) though. Not sure it would work on an estate.

[j_s14a]

A colour like Aston Martins 'California Sage' would have been amazing on this.

[Wills2]

stinkysteve said:

Sit in an basic 2.2 XF, then sit in a basic 520d. Then tell me where you'd rather sit to do 25k PA.

For me the the BMW wins hands down, the Jaguar is prettier for sure but I just don't get the hype surrounding its interior.

[TaylotS2K]

First glance at the front end, It's begining to look a little Audi with the deep front grill and lower air intake. Light are undoubtedly Jag though.

[scudder]

V41LEY said:

Can someone photoshop in black wheels in place of alloys.
Interested in how that looks on the car ?
Ta

Hello all - here you go:



But I'll take one in gunmetal with silver wheels, thanks.

[JCW]

Wills2 said:

And it needs to as they aren't moving enough metal at the moment.

That surprises me as I thought they were doing well. What's the problem with their volumes?

[trunks82]

I do like a premium estate.

[Carsie]

Very nice Jaguar!

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