2009 Jaguar XF Unmasked

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It probably will largely depend on the colour of the car whether or not it's good looking.
 
My guess is that once they color it in British Racing Green or Jaguar Green, it will look "perfect."
 
Very likely. With the GTI, there are definitly some colors that seem to be much better. Black, red and white seem to make the car look like something special, like a GTI while silver makes the car look much more like a regular Rabbit.
 
Pricing announced!

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We didn't bother to attend Jaguar's press conference today at the 2007 LA Auto Show, mainly because the only car it had to show off was the North American debut of the 2009 Jaguar XF. Yeah, been there, done that in Frankfurt last September. But Jaguar did announce a nice nugget of news at its presser, which is that the '09 Jaguar XF will start at $49,975 when it goes on sale March 1, 2008 in the U.S. That's for the "standard" XF with the naturally-aspirated 4.2L V8. An uplevel version of the NA V8 model called the V8 Premium Luxury will base at $55,975. Finally, the Supercharged XF with the 420-horsepower supercharged 4.2L V8 will start at a mighty $62,975. While all prices include a $775 charge for destination and delivery, that's a heady brew to swallow. Will Americans go for such an expensive Jaguar sedan considering the brand's performance in recent years? That's the make-it-or-break-it question we can't wait see answered.

Seems like a pretty decent price range, certainly in-line with that of Cadillac and such. I still like the car and would love to give one a drive. I was never a fan of the S-Type, but I like this a lot. Although, I'll miss the XJ if they change it too much like this...
 
Although they were really onto something with the original concepts, it didn't take very much time at all for me to warm up to the looks of this car. I suppose they had to trade back some conservativeness and settle for the production design. Can't wait to see them on the streets.
 
I agree, its a very good looking car if you look and study the lines, some of the features are very subtle.

I like the pricing too! 50K for a V8 Jaguar? Thats great. 👍
 
I agree, its a very good looking car if you look and study the lines, some of the features are very subtle.

This is a good point. Notice the Manufacturer's images on the first page, they included a birds-eye view of the car, something rarely used. It is a very unnatural way to view a car, but looking from this angle highlights some important intersections. Clever. I hope this car does well, Jaguar needs something to finally bring it back to glory.
 
From what I've read, the gear selector in this has managed to be even worse than the J-gate was. Way to raise the mark Jag!
Seriously, though, after really thinking about it, this seems even more of a Mondeo knock-off than the X-Type does, if only because of how generic and derivative it looks.
 
Excellent rear end and the side profile is clean, but the front just doesnt work at all. Its like they couldnt decide their approach and tried to force many in. In the end, its just as bad as the car its replacing. Such a shame, the concept was very nice.
 
If they end up making it look like that, Jaguar just lost. The S-type was always nasty, and its replacement could only be better. But the XJ was not, and that is certainly a great leap in reverse.
 
I always liked the look of the S-Type, I like the look of this car a lot too. It seems your in the minority regarding this cars looks, but the S-Type was more split down the middle. Having seen this car in the metal last weekend it has grown on me far more that it had in pictures.
 
I always liked the look of the S-Type, I like the look of this car a lot too. It seems your in the minority regarding this cars looks, but the S-Type was more split down the middle. Having seen this car in the metal last weekend it has grown on me far more that it had in pictures.
I was referring to the link posted by cudadude2 about the new XJ, which is just atrocious. I personally loved the looks of the S-Type (everything else was the problem), and my main problem with the X-F is that it is generic (besides the purely stupid gear selector). But the XJ replacement is an abomination.
 
I really liked the S-Type just for reference. Now, this new XF looks brlliant--except for the front. The new XJ almost made me vomit in my mouth. Jaguar failes if they ruin what I consider to be the "classiest" of the executive saloons.
 
Okay. That is the most.. I don't know what to say!! I can't even look at it.. I mean, I think its ugly....? I don't know. :( The back end does look quite nice.
Seriouslt, I haven't been so troubled to decide if I like a car or not. To me, it doesn't look very modern when looking at it from the front. I don't know..
 
New XF Review has hit the internet:

Click Here for the entire review by Evo Magazine!


But here's something interesting:

The Review
But in the middle of answering my question about tyres, and why Pirelli P Zeros are particularly well-suited to the SV8, Cross falls silent. Over the past minute or so I’ve noticed his eyes darting more frequently from the sinuously twisting ribbon of tarmac ahead to check the rear-view mirror. And as I glance at my door mirror, I understand why. What appears to be a small, snub-nosed red truck, clearly American, has positioned itself a few feet from the fast-moving XF’s boot lid and seems eager to go faster. Other than it looking vaguely like a PT Cruiser (a possibility almost too shocking to contemplate), I don’t have a clue what it is and neither, it transpires, does Cross. But his response is immediate. Given the potential for embarrassment – Jaguar’s most potent XF piloted by the man who developed and honed its chassis gets dusted by local hick in farm vehicle – it was never really open to deliberation. Besides, what Cross later describes as his ‘natural competitive streak’ has kicked in and locked down. ‘Looks like someone wants to have some fun,’ he says, simultaneously flicking down a couple of gears with the left-hand paddle-shifter. I switch off the tape recorder and locate the nearest grab handle.

Actually, it’s not strictly necessary. A lingering impression from my time behind the wheel the previous day is of the XF’s astoundingly flat, stable and composed cornering style. According to photographer Andy Morgan, from the outside it never looks as if it’s trying, and the feeling of unruffled calm is carried through to the cabin, the building g-forces smoothly vectored rather than jabbed and thumped. And like the consummate wheelman he is, Cross doesn’t immediately jump to warp speed but slowly winds it up, using as much of the road as visibility will permit, exercising more of the supercharged 4.2-litre V8’s 410bhp down the short straights, braking deeper into bends, punching harder out of them.

It hasn’t worked. The pugnacious red trucklet is still chilling in the Jag’s slipstream, still spoiling for a bare-knuckle fight. Cross reaches over and stabs the DSC button, which loosens the Dynamic Stability Control’s grip on proceedings, allowing more rear slip and attitude adjustment (holding it down for 10 seconds switches it out completely), and asks the XF for all it’s got. It’s a step change, again executed with a sense of serene effortlessness and poise, but now we’re riding the edge of the limits in acceleration, braking and cornering. And I really do need that grab handle.

It’s enough. The red peril – identified a few miles further on as a just-launched 260bhp Chevrolet HHR SS ‘retro estate’ being put through its paces by an American motoring hack – gradually but inexorably drops back, despite the best efforts of its pilot and a chassis tuned and honed at the Nürburgring. Sighs of relief all round.


And proof, if nothing else I suppose, that suspension sorting at the Ring really must work if it can turn a cartoon Chevy wagon into a would-be XF hustler.

:lol:
 
Oh great, more fodder...

I still haven't gotten used to the XF's lines. Too much meat and empty space in the back, and very dumbed-down headlight section. I'm not happy, especially considering how spectacular the first concept was.
 
I have to laugh at that, just epic that the Chevrolet engineer thought that they could bully a XF with that little bugger!

God I love this Jag, I can't wait to get around to sitting in one, and hell, driving it. Just absolutely awesome!
 
I still haven't managed to convince my Mum to get one of these. It just looks too bland. The concept looked stunning, with the headlights having the greatest attraction. Now they've dumped the 'wrap-around' headlights due to the cost of manufacturing them it's lost all it's appeal in my opinion.
 
He will probably say that all the moving bits inside like the air vents and gear selector will break... and I agree!

What he will say about the exterior is anyones guess but personally I think..

Front - Fail

Rear - Win!

Robin
 
After his critique on the Subaru Impreza, he may say it is strictly for old ladies or businessmen, but it is no Mercedes or BMW. Or, what Robin said.
 
Top Gear already reviewed the XF last season.

Yeah but its not the same as Clarkson slagging it off on the TV :sly:

I loved the bit where he said the Audi R8's LED lights looked like a council house at christmas!! :lol:
 
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