2016 Jaguar XF Review - Automobile
The key to the XF’s vigor is its aluminum-intensive body, shared with the new XE. The old Jaguar XF was no slouch, but it made do with very old bones that dated back to the old S-Type. The 2016 model loses some 265 pounds over the last model and, just as important, is 28 percent stiffer. The 2016 Jaguar XF will launch in the U. S. with only a 3. 0-liter supercharged V-6 rated at 340 hp or 380 hp, depending on whether you get the base or XF S variant. Performance is brisk: 0 to 60 mph in as little as 5. 0 seconds for the XF S AWD (5. 1 for the RWD model). Jaguar’s new Ingenium engine family should be ready by next year, at which point we can expect to see a new turbocharged inline four. Our test car, an XF S AWD, isn’t happy out here. The automatic transmission responds too slowly to kick down orders, and the all-wheel-drive XF-S we were driving liked to chew its front tires. To add insult to injury, the air-conditioning packed up after two laps, and a couple of laps later the driveline switched to limp-home mode. The XF feels far better on the winding mountain roads of the picturesque Basque country. Charging through a set of sweepers where certain rivals would roll or understeer too much, the Jaguar XF, particularly the rear-wheel-drive version, is capable and inspiring. Source: www.automobilemag.com
