RE: Jaguar XFR: UK Drive

[FNG]

Lucozade said:

Definately a lovely car, however, I've been put off by the scary depreciation of the XF range. Better sticking with German in my opinion.

The development team did a lot of work to ensure the XF's residuals were best in class. I'm surprised to hear they're worse than the competition.

[FNG]

topaz said:

...you would be either a fool or very,very rich to buy a petrol one.

Almost all UK sales were anticipated to be diesels with the occasional supercharged. Most of the V8s were planned for the US.

[tr7v8]

Lucozade said:

Definately a lovely car, however, I've been put off by the scary depreciation of the XF range. Better sticking with German in my opinion.

Where do you get that gem from?
The Pub!

XF residuals very good unfortunately as I'd have had one to replace the S-Type instead I couldn't afford one so another S it was.

[Cassius81]

tr7v8 said:

Lucozade said:

Definately a lovely car, however, I've been put off by the scary depreciation of the XF range. Better sticking with German in my opinion.

Where do you get that gem from?
The Pub!

XF residuals very good unfortunately as I'd have had one to replace the S-Type instead I couldn't afford one so another S it was.

Yeah and M5/RS6 residuals are superb aren't they?! You can pick up a new style RS6 for approaching 50k and an M5 for less than 30k these days...

[Rob_R]

friederich said:

Lucozade said:

Definately a lovely car, however, I've been put off by the scary depreciation of the XF range. Better sticking with German in my opinion.

What makes you say that?

Glass's predict best in class residuals for XF:

http://www.motorstoday.co.uk/JAGUAR-XF-RESIDUALS-T...

He's just scared of buying another British car.

[pistonlager]

If I have one I'll get it painted in a collage of sweet wrappers.
Not liking the Happy mondays indeed. TUT. TUT. TUT.
Allegedly the band liked speed, but not the BHP kind!

[James__H]

I spent a lot of time in the back of an XF, it really is a truly brilliant car, but if you are over 6'0 tall you might find the lack of rear headroom a bit troublesome. Then again, really you should be in the driver's seat!

[don logan]

Henry Hawthorne said:

Yeah, nice and everything... Doesn't give me that "yeah look how awesome the sports model looks" of say, the C63 AMG, or E60 M5, or even the M3. The outside is just a bit... Boring. Even an RS4 is more exciting-looking than this!

I thought I was the only person who thought this, I WANT to love it but the interior looks incredibly plain (as does the M3 V8`s though)the rear leg room doesn`t look THAT impressive either?

I hope when I see one I will like it or hopefully love it and maybe driving one is so good that the other stuff doesn`t seem so important!

Edited by don logan on Thursday 11th June 10:33

[anonymous-user]

I want to really like the XFR (actually all XF variants), but the interior styling really doesn't work for me. I could just about live with the exterior, but I just dont get the excitement about the interior styling. To me it's dull bordering on naff. I much prefer the interior on the very latest XK's, so they can do it. For me it's all a bit 80's Amstrad...

[smash]

The new XFR interior. yesterday.

[tr7v8]

Looks pretty good to me and a damn site better than the Audi A6 I was in the other week:-

Edited by tr7v8 on Thursday 11th June 19:51

[Diderot]

And that's not an R, and not the best colour combo either.

I am biased of course, but the interior is very good indeed. Especially at night.

[E21_Ross]

not surprised it's better than the M5 really....it is about 5 years younger! will be interesting what the next M5 is like to try and trump it...

great car though that xf

[leicesterboy15]

I love these, have to agree with the front aspect though, the headlights look a bit Hyundai, other than that I love em!

What I don't understand is why haven't I seen more on the roads? This has happened before where a manufacturer makes a car that is praised by everyone including the press but for some reason just doesn't sell in the required numbers (I can't remember the examples off the top of my head). I have seen many many more 2006 and newer 5 series' and e classes than XF's, S types were more common 2 years after their launch.

[FoolOnTheHill]

leicesterboy15 said:

What I don't understand is why haven't I seen more on the roads? .

Because they don't have a German badge on them, and in oneupmanship Britain it's not what you drive that counts, it's wether it's "better" than the bloke next door's.

[Escort Si-130]

This is literally sex on wheels this car - I dont like it... I LOVE IT!!!
If I had the money, I would buy it, seriously.