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I was given the choice between a Land Rover or the F-Pace - so stayed with Jag. I'm not a SUV fan or diesel but I like this. Handled well in curves and was quite impressed with performance off the line for a diesel. Haven't hit the interstate yet but will tomorrow on the way in to work.
Will give a better review after I've turned it in
Will give a better review after I've turned it in
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While I’m an intense lover of the XE, I do have an avid interest in driving ANY sort of car, and I look forward to getting a loaner each time I have to take my Jaguar for a service visit. My preferred dealer does not have a real selection of their loaner fleet (“fleet”?... hardly enough cars for a child’s playroom, much less a fleet of cars).
So my loaner is repeatedly an XF.
I can be entertained by the XF’s LED-based headlamps---not as brill an illumination as the XE’s Xenons, but still the brightest most modern LED illumination I’ve seen in cars.
Ignition sound is slightly over-announced---sort of a “Lord of the Jungle” roar instead of a growl.
The car automatically pulls the doors tighly shut for you whenever you leave the latch slightly ajar---interesting.
But the interior is uneventful, like a ride in a NYC taxicab for anyone sitting in the back seat. LED interior was too minimal (XE is brilliant with its LED glows on the doors).
Trim shapes look too much like they are repeating the attitudes of the XE’s shapes, and not doing anything distinctive with the elegance and brightwork finery that a medium-size Jaguar is expected to have.
"Trimmed down, all business-like" is a concept that works great on the sporty XE. The XE is a tight, all-business road master.
But imitating some of that same attitude in a full-size XF just felt unfair. I wonder if XF owners feeling cheated.
I got my XE back a few days ago. The thing shifts gears as velvet smooth as my first week of purchase in 2016. Amazing what a yearly Castrol oil change-out does.
So my loaner is repeatedly an XF.
I can be entertained by the XF’s LED-based headlamps---not as brill an illumination as the XE’s Xenons, but still the brightest most modern LED illumination I’ve seen in cars.
Ignition sound is slightly over-announced---sort of a “Lord of the Jungle” roar instead of a growl.
The car automatically pulls the doors tighly shut for you whenever you leave the latch slightly ajar---interesting.
But the interior is uneventful, like a ride in a NYC taxicab for anyone sitting in the back seat. LED interior was too minimal (XE is brilliant with its LED glows on the doors).
Trim shapes look too much like they are repeating the attitudes of the XE’s shapes, and not doing anything distinctive with the elegance and brightwork finery that a medium-size Jaguar is expected to have.
"Trimmed down, all business-like" is a concept that works great on the sporty XE. The XE is a tight, all-business road master.
But imitating some of that same attitude in a full-size XF just felt unfair. I wonder if XF owners feeling cheated.
I got my XE back a few days ago. The thing shifts gears as velvet smooth as my first week of purchase in 2016. Amazing what a yearly Castrol oil change-out does.
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Perfect for you to head over to that new BJ's down there and stock up :-)....
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>But imitating some of that same attitude in a full-size XF just felt unfair. I wonder if XF owners feeling cheated.
It is actually the other way around. The interior was originally created for the XF and then the style was adopted for the XE.
Yes, believe me there was/is considerable discussion of the lack of distinction in the new XF. Particularly by people who traded away from an original XF (i.e., the DEW98 platform that was shared with the S-Type).
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Jaguar: Grace, Pace, and Space - Sir William Lyons
2015 JCNA National Slalom Champion Class M
Current: '08 Jaguar S-Type 4.2 "Satin Edition" (250.06 whp / 259.67 torque)
Past: '05 X-Type 3.0/auto Jaguar Racing Green
It is actually the other way around. The interior was originally created for the XF and then the style was adopted for the XE.
Yes, believe me there was/is considerable discussion of the lack of distinction in the new XF. Particularly by people who traded away from an original XF (i.e., the DEW98 platform that was shared with the S-Type).
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Jaguar: Grace, Pace, and Space - Sir William Lyons
2015 JCNA National Slalom Champion Class M
Current: '08 Jaguar S-Type 4.2 "Satin Edition" (250.06 whp / 259.67 torque)
Past: '05 X-Type 3.0/auto Jaguar Racing Green