Jaguar updates XJ sedan for 2016 - Autos.ca
Jaguar’s big cat, the XJ sedan, gets a refresh for 2016 that brings updated styling and new tech that includes standard LED headlights, and a redesigned infotainment system. It’s not a full redesign, but a pretty comprehensive update: outside, the new LED headlights are framed by “J-Blade” daytime running lights, and base models get a new R-Sport designation along with more aggressive bodywork. The centrepiece is a new infotainment system called InControl Touch Pro, a touchscreen setup that Jaguar says allows “seamless” connectivity for both Apple and Android devices, plus an available wi-fi hotspot. This replaces the last-generation system which reviewer Jeff Wilson called “woeful” in his review of a 2014 XJ. The touchscreen uses smartphone tech to allow pinch-to-zoom and swipe functions, which Jag says reduces driver distraction. The XJ’s TFT gauge cluster gets a much needed upgrade, replacing a display that Wilson called gimmicky, and Peter Bleakney thought looked “hazy. Jaguar highlights the new nav system’s “commute mode,” which supposedly learns the driver’s commute and can suggest alternate routes to avoid congested roads. According to Jag, it was designed to “filter-out steering disturbances from poor road surfaces and compensate for road camber to make the steering feel smoother and more precise than ever,” but rarely has electric assist improved feel compared to... Source: www.autos.ca
