The Jaguar XF Sportbrake V6 S Is *Almost* The Perfect Petrolhead Daily (Review)

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Need a practical car, but don't want an SUV. Want it sporty, yet sensible? There aren't as many choices as there used to be, but one could be the gorgeous XF Sportbrake from Jaguar. A potent V6 diesel wrapped in a beautiful body presents a great option for daily petrolhead duty... but does it work?

#Jaguar #XF #Sportbrake

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It saddens me greatly that crossovers and SUVs are killing the fast estate

DjDolHaus
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Interesting review. I've had the same car, same year from new and complained to the dealer about the engine/gearbox with criticism similar to yours shortly after buying it. They drove it and said it was normal! However it has just been in for a service so I mentioned it again. This time they updated the engine and gearbox software and it's like a different car. It's now the car it should have been 12 months ago.

bladibobuk
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My 2.0 litre turbo 250PS XF Sportbrake is a hoot to drive. Faster & with more acceleration than I ever really need. And with all the luggage carrying practicality is truly is ‘an almost perfect car’. Love the fact that you rarely see another on the road unlike the German or Swedish equivalents. One of JLR’s best kept secrets.

JB-nplp
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Had 5 Supercharged XF 3.0's, superb, never any issues or missed a beat ever

tdyvlrp
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I knew this was going to be a serious review once those driving gloves were present.

RJ-lkpj
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Now driven 50k miles in my Sportbrake V6 Portfolio S. Never had axle tramp, and rarely spun the rear wheels. I drive mostly in winter mode which calms the gearbox down a bit and makes better use of the torque, performance is more than adequate in this mode. Switch to sport mode or manual if required for a quick get away or overtaking. It is both beautiful and awesome. The only thing missing is AWD.

ironfbody
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JM - Sounds like you didn't have the traction control in winter mode - really needed for damp roads - 700Nm will spin up the wheels really easily. This is recommended in the driver's manual. Fantastic on a dry road - not on wet. You're driving the Sport option - when you hit the throttle - you want the gearbox to kickdown and get the revs and torque going. Otherwise - do as you said - give it a bit of throttle - and it will waft away, but it won't be fast. The gearbox does seem sluggish at first - especially if driven by Miss Daisy previously. Once the gearbox 'learns' your driving style - it is much much better. Take it out and thrash it for a few days. Trust me - then the engine and gearbox talk to each other. And yes - thats in eco mode too. Once that's done - the car is fine. HUD a bit blurred - heard of it - but mine is crystal clear to be honest. I like the digital dash - works for me. There are probably better out there - but I'm not driving a german cloned sheep - so no thanks.


As much as I liked the 3.0D and the instantaneous torque - there was a bit of pedal lag. I've now managed to get myself a now discontinued (such a shame)3.0S/C XFS - and there is no lag whatsoever - it is also far more potent (and thisty, but I didn't buy it for its fuel economy). Will be looking forward to the upcoming XF SVR powered by a BMW Unit (again - shame it couldn't be a Jag 5.0 SC unit). Bean counters - who needs em, eh? lol.

rigger
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You drove the wrong one. Come for a ride in my supercharged S saloon - completely different animal.

neilscott
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My 6 year old petrol V6 is so beautiful to drive I bought it back from the Middle East when I got back home to the UK. It's left hand drive, rear wheel driven, handles beautifully and smooth as silk. It also looks better with a full bonnet than the new ones with that horrid bumper line!

henrysiegertsz
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After watching every review of this jaguar yours is by far the most informative and fact driven review out there, seems most car journalists and U tube pod casts are scared to tell is there true thoughts and tip toe around as if there working for the car companies there reviewing, thank you for your great reviews especially those one as I'm on the look out for an estate and was considering this jaguar, not new but second hand, you've just saved me a night mare.

kingneptune
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Hear a lot of people complain at the looks of modern jags but to me Ian callums designs are some of the best looking cars in modern history

xPURxSHOTZx
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I bought an ex-Demo XF R-Sport and so far no real issues and it performs extremely well without too much of a petrol bill so apart from keeping some fellow British workers in a job I am happy with experience so far. There appears to be a fashion to knock Jaguar all the time, but I know the German experience hasn't panned out well for some people. I know someone who total engine failure on his Audi A5 after less 9000 miles on the clock. Tata have in my opinion have done very well with the brand even after Ford did their best to destroy it. Tata are also assembling the XF in India for the Asian market so I don't think its a brand that will disappear soon as they have poured quite a bit of money into it.

Qwertycritical
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I've seen a few of your Jaguar reviews and to be honest, I don't think a Jaguar is the car for you. You seem to be constantly complaining about perceived issues that few owners have ever even mentioned. I think you're looking for perfection and you'll never find it. Each to their own but having driven everything else in it's class and owned a few, there's nothing that comes close to the XF. That's why I bought one, and I'm absolutely besotted with it - something I've never said about any other car I've owned in 45 years. My only regret is that I didn't buy one 10 years ago.

I know not everyone will agree but I've noticed that one of the things about YT is that people seem to find it easier to go along with whatever a review says about a product. I'm not deliberately playing Devil's Advocate here and as I said, each to their own but I find that the constant criticism of what to me and many others is a fantastic car eventually becomes quite irritating. Nothing personal, just my opinion, but why bother?

gssf.gr
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Ironically, I have just taken delivery of a 5.0L XK. I mulled over an EV but as this is the last time I am likely to have a choice in the matter, I picked the type of car that (in my opinion) most people would

BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne
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This is "Top Gear", when that show was it´s best :-) So cool.

RogerBergqvist
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Surely if you put your foot to the floor then dropping a gear is the right thing to do? If you want a graceful acceleration then progressively use the pedal but just don't floor it.

gregcavarra
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I have an XF S and it was really dangerous in the wet until I replaced the tyres with Michelin PS 4S and it made a huge difference. It’s fine now.

alexanderauersperg
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Jay kind of reminds me of Chucky off Sons Of Anarchy with those gloves on.

voivod
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Top driving gloves! Great review, even at the age of 31, I really like Jag estates.

On a seperate note, your comment about the gearbox, dropping down for higher rpms - my Audi A4 TDI does EXACTLY the same thing - drives me mental. Revs like it's a petrol, forgets about any torque. Great.

MrAllister
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Now if they produced an AWD petrol hybrid model it would certainly be on my list of possibles.

ColinMill