This is the first instrumented test of the AWD XF that I've ever seen, I knew Jaguar's estimates were conservative....

2015 Jaguar XF 3.0 AWD Test ? Review ? Car and Driver

All-wheel-drive sports sedans are a prerequisite for any manufacturer serious about racking up sales in markets where the weather can get frightful. Jaguar learned this the hard way in places like the American Northeast, where BMW’s xDrive, Mercedes-Benz’s 4MATIC, and Audi’s Quattro AWD systems rendered the British brand’s products all but invisible.

 

When I received this 3.0L XF as a loaner I was hugely surprised at it's acceleration capabilities. Although it did not provide a shove in seat feel as my old 2004 XJR, it seemed that it was accelerating at nearly the same pace.

The numbers Car and Driver recorded confirms this!