The Jaguar XF is a handsomely proportioned vehicle, bearing sportier design cues compared to the model it replaced, and likely inspired by the Jaguar F Type’s success. LED headlights are prominent at the front, inclusive of LED J blad daytime running lights to boot. Jaguar XF 2021 ExteriorĢ0-inch alloy wheels in a five split-spoke design sit at each corner, finished in a gloss dark grey with a contrasting diamond turned accent finish. The boot space is rated at 540 litres – large enough for the odd golf bag or two. The overall width is 2,088 mm inclusive of mirrors, while the height stands at 1,457 mm. The power steering system is electrically assisted, as is par for the course in your modern car.ĭimensionally, the Jaguar XF comes in at 4,954 mm long, with a wheelbase that stretches 2,960 mm. These two elements add a bit of an edge in terms of performance and handling characteristics, being a mild evolution of the traditional traction and stability systems that you know of. There are also some performance options such as All Surface Progress Control, or ASPC, and torque vectoring. There is sequential shift mode for gear control, though this is only accessible via steering mounted paddle shifters as the gear selector is a rotary dial. Similarly it’s difficult to discern which exact variant of the transmission is used in our local model, but they all fall under the ZF 8HP eight-speed conventional automatic umbrella of transmissions. However, in what seems specific to our local market, this 2.0 R-Sport comes with only rear-wheel drive instead of the all-wheel drive setup found in other markets. While it maintains the turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol engine from the Ingenium range of Jaguar powerplants, in today’s trim it produces 300 PS and 400 Nm of torque – a significant bump over the original. The XF 2.0 R-Sport that you see here today is slightly different. At launch back in 2016, the jaguar introduced the XF with two variants – one of which was known as the 2.0 R-Sport. Over the years, Jaguar has quietly changed the specifications of the Jaguar XF available in Malaysia – though this information isn’t widely available. Five years in, perhaps it’s about time for a facelift – though current economic conditions and finances may not necessarily allow for development of a proper facelift for the XF. Still though, the bread and butter for the British marque lies with their mid-sized luxury sedan in the form of the Jaguar XF – and it is now in its second generation, which was globally and locally introduced back in 2016.Īt launch, the Jaguar XF was made available in two variants, eventually being pared down to a singular option as of 2021. Between the 1990s and the 2010s, there was a bit of a lull in development for the brand as ownership changed over the years and left little room for proper development.īut when Jaguar eventually returned, they came back with a strong product line – expanding to eventually include models like the Jaguar F Type roadster. Those unfamiliar with the brand will most often associate it with older luxury, being perhaps a class above the Germans though not being exceedingly popular either. With jaguar, however, the story is a little different. At times this hasn’t quite worked right and occasionally a product generation ends up being a bit of a miss in terms of one demographic or the other – or both. In the case of the German marques, it is a constant struggle between keeping their long loyal customer base with products they can recognize and appreciate, without being altogether off putting for a younger, newer demographic. New luxury is cleaner, cooler, and ever more in fashion – although it is that last bit that creates a bit of chaos among luxury automobile manufacturers. In some ways, old luxury has its charms – traditional ways of displaying wealth and status that range between the subtle and the outrageous.
Even among luxury products, there is a very distinct difference between old luxury and new luxury.