Wednesday 25th March 2015

New Jaguar XF - official

Plenty of new tech to get excited by, plus the obligatory launch shenanigans too

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There wasn't a great deal given away by Jaguar on first look at the second-gen XF last week. There was an updated interior (hurrah!) and the car's roof. Now the car has been shown in full and the "dramatic high-wire journey" went without hitch. See here for that, it's rather an odd one to explain...

New XF wants to feel XE too it'd seem

So then, the XF Mk2. The important stats so far are CO2 from 104g/km, a drag coefficient of 0.26 Cd, 70mpg from the 163hp diesel and a weight saving of 'up to 190kg' over the outgoing model. Given JLR are (in)famously optimistic about kerbweight improvement, we'll wait to see those claims verified before getting too excited. An impressive claim though.

There's another big number to discuss too. 10.2 inches. It's the touchscreen you filthy scoundrels. Following some recent criticisms of Jag infotainment, the InControl Touch Pro system really needs to perform. Jaguar says a solid-state drive and quad-core processor deliver "incredible graphics, fast response times and truly exceptional performance." There's a new 12.3-inch TFT instrument cluster too, technology as used in the XJ and Range Rover.

Typically underplayed launch for new Jag...

To engineering matters. The new XF architecture is 75 per cent aluminium, contributing to a 28 per cent improvement in torsional stiffness. The XF is 7mm shorter and 3mm lower than previously, but with a wheelbase 51mm longer at 2,960mm. Jaguar claims the manual 163hp diesel is 80kg lighter than "its closest competitor." For reference a 520d manual has a 1,695kg kerbweight.

The XF will borrow much of the XE's tech, with both the 163hp and 180hp Ingenium diesels featuring at range entry. Jag's new electric power steering is standard too. With the optional Adaptive Dynamics dampers the F-Type's Configurable Dynamics allows the steering, engine, auto 'box and dampers to be tailored.

As well as those diesels, the XF will be offered with the existing 3.0-litre twin-turbo diesel (further tweaked to 300hp and 516lb ft) and the 3.0-litre supercharged V6 with 380hp and 332lb ft. The pair of 2.0-litre diesels will be available with either a six-speed manual or eight-speed auto, with the others auto-only. No news on an XFR for the moment...

Significant weight loss claims? Check!

The new XF will make its debut at the New York show on April 1, where full tech and range specifications will be announced. With no further stunts planned. Yet.

 

 

 

 

High-wire crossing vid thing here.

 

[MrTappets]

Wow, when they showed the XE I thought I couldn't tell it apart from the XF, and now they're restyled the XF to be more like the XE? It looks very smart, but I was rather enjoying the boldness Jag had been showing over the past few years.