New Jaguar XF 2015 review - AutoExpress

With the XE showing that Jaguar could finally take on and beat the Germans, we should have expected the Jaguar XF to make a similar impact. However, the second-generation car’s development has been a tricky task – which would explain why, behind all the chatter of the new ‘baby’ XE, Jaguar’s engineers have been quietly concentrating on bettering the original XF concept. So the model’s gone on an intensive diet, space has been increased, new engines lie under the bonnet and there’s a big infotainment system upgrade. The styling is a successful evolution over the old XF’s, too – but it still takes cues from the smaller XE. In fact, from the front, the two saloons are near-identical. Sportier R-Sport and S models add a little drama, too, as they get a bodykit and larger front air grilles. Inside, it’s clear that the baby XE’s created a design theme for Jag saloons, as the centre console and lower half of the centre stack are taken straight from it. So is the eight-inch touchscreen that includes the slick app-based InControl Touch... Source: www.autoexpress.co.uk