2015 Jaguar XF 2.0D first drive - Autoweek
What is it. The second-generation XF is our first taste of Jaguar’s new aluminum-intensive architecture, though not the first model based on the platform: Europeans are already driving the 3-series-size XE , but all-wheel drive is considered so... The XF goes on sale this autumn, launching with rear- and all-wheel drive. The same platform sits beneath the upcoming F-Pace SUV and features double-wishbone front suspension, an Integral Link multi-link rear and a 75/25 percent split of aluminum/steel. At a glance, you’d guess the XF was longer than its all-steel predecessor, but, at 195 inches, it’s actually three-tenths of an inch shorter, the roofline one-tenth of a millimeter lower. Yet Jaguar claims class-leading legroom, there’s plenty of headroom and the entire rear-seat experience is airier, less claustrophobic. At launch, you’ll choose from the F-Type’s 3. 0-liter supercharged V6 with 335 or 375 hp. Less familiar are the new-generation 2. 0-liter four-cylinder Ingenium engines, both gas and diesel. We drive the V6 next month, but for now we’ve got an early test in a 178-hp four-cylinder turbodiesel with rear-wheel drive. Jaguar couldn’t provide an exact. Source: autoweek.com
