Published:
27 September 2024Verdict
Model tested:
Jaguar XF
Outgoing traditional Jaguar exec car offers a lot of space and tech, and an appealing drive. It’s no modern, fleet-minded, electrified marvel – just a lot of car for the money
Good
Poised yet pillowy ride
Engaging, balanced handling
Mid-sized exec space for a compact exec price
Bad
No PHEV powertrains
Back seats aren't the roomiest
Four-cylinder diesel engine is polished, but not exactly punchy
The XF may be a car at the end of its life but, in so many ways, its package seems stronger now than ever.
Despite its boot space being uncompetitive with the likes of the 5 Series or E-Class, it now has the cabin quality and sophisticated on-board technology that so often couldn’t be taken for granted in a Jaguar over the years, and it retains the same appealing ride and handling that has always set the car apart.
Given its price, a full-sized executive saloon car capable 50mpg touring economy for broadly the same outlay suddenly seems an absolute steal. And I don’t think it takes any sentimentality of feeling at all about the fate of the Jaguar brand as we know it, or so many of its cars, to appreciate as much.
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