2009 Jaguar XF

damieG82 · Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 8:35 pm Post subject: 2009 Jaguar XF

The styling of the finalised production XF varies from that of the C-XF only in a few small areas, most notably around front lights and nose, which incorporates an oval mesh grille harking back to the original XJ of 1968 and is destined to be a feature of future Jaguars. The boot lid has retained the S-Type's chromed blade to its edge, but now sports a "leaper" as well. Boot space and practicality is much improved over its predecessor, with the option of carrying a puncture repair kit instead of a spare wheel to create further space. The basic sub-structure of the XF has been carried over from the S-Type, although the body has been stretched to meet crash safety requirements, and heightened to provide additional headroom while still retaining the "saloon within a coupé" proportions. The suspension and mountings are the same as that used on the XK, while the engine line-up is basically as that used in the S-Type, utilising the Ford V8, although the supercharged SV8 model is fitted with the XK's 420 bhp unit instead of the 400 bhp standard version. Sound and vibration insulation is provided by the addition of a special underbody tray and engine mounts, a tuned exhaust system, and a double bulkhead between the engine bay and passenger compartment. There is no manual transmission option, but its six-speed automatic gearbox has been programmed to shift 10% quicker than before, and can be manually selected using paddles behind the steering wheel. The normal drive selector lever has been replaced with a rotary dial that rises from the centre console once the engine start/stop button has been pressed. Unlike its predecessor, the XF has no cloth interior option, with even the most basic model being fully trimmed in leather to even areas that have employed plastic on previous Jaguars. Real wood veneers remain a feature, but have been joined by aluminium trim to create a modern look to the passenger compartment. Another departure from the traditional Jaguar cabin ambiance is the use of pale-blue backlighting to the instruments, switchgear, and around major control panels. Some minor systems, such as the interior lighting, are controlled simply by waving the hand in front of proximity sensors.

Any Classic Motors reps in this forum? Want to know when this is reaching TnT and what kinda prices we could expect.

NickJr. · Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 9:24 pm Post subject:

Vanquish is that you?

MG Man · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 7:31 am Post subject:

I still say the front looks Korean Confused

noshownogo · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:00 pm Post subject:

it looks classy in person, just got back from DC and they appear to be very popular.

MG Man · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:15 pm Post subject:

damn I hate that car

x2floor · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:07 pm Post subject:

MG Man · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:10 pm Post subject:

Click for full-size.

TTinTT · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:21 pm Post subject:

Saw one on the road this weekend, sweet car, but $800k for the 3.0 is c-r-a-z-y-....

gfbl · Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:15 am Post subject:

god i see one yesterday pcf 5*5 oh gadd it sweeet

adri 2nr · Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:12 am Post subject:

the front looks like a 2003 cifero Confused

MG Man · Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:05 pm Post subject:

yup, in real life it pretty generic looking.....
thing is, put yourself in Ian Callum's place...how would youdesign a new Jag, assuming you were not going for the retro design........I still expected a more distinctive design though

Alicia · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:46 am Post subject:

The X series are the coolest cars ever...they should keep the jag on the front though..only the S series has it

MG Man · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 7:20 pm Post subject:

the leaper was always reserved for only the top end models

x2floor · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:08 am Post subject:

MG Man · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:05 pm Post subject:

zodiaque · Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:12 am Post subject:

Skyline_babe · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:54 am Post subject:

the new model jags defeats the whole purpose of actually being a jag...not vintage enough for me..but still love the look.

x2floor · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 9:13 am Post subject:

^^for some companies, going back with the vintage or retro look is the thing but with Jaguar, they kept their trademark curves up to the current XJ and now defunct X and S-Types. The XK and XF are a new kind of Jaguar that seems to be setting new design trends. Perhaps its the opposite for Jaguar since people actually accused the company of keeping old designs so they trying something new and different while other companies got blamed for trying new designs that got old to quick so hence the retro theme especially amongst US car makers.

noshownogo · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 9:40 am Post subject:

in short Jaguar needed to create completely new cars as the brand was in trouble; they did so with the XK and XF and i personally find both to be attractive and they are gaining rave reviews from some of the harshest critics around the world.

M3power · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:30 am Post subject:

The front of that car looks japanese,I prefer the looks of the previous design. Cool