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Jaguar XF Prestige 2.0 (A)

AT A GL ANCE

IN A NUTSHELL

ENGINE 1,999cc, turbocharged

inline four

POWER 237bhp

TORQUE 340Nm

0-100KM/H 7.0secs

TRANSMISSION 8-speed automatic

TESTDRIVE & ENQUIRIES

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PLUS

Well-designed exterior, large cabin,

lovely handling

MINUS

Boot could be a little bigger

VERDICT

An option buyers shouldn’t miss, will give

competitors a tough time

TEL 6378 2626

tiptronic ‘+/-‘ function (via the
steering mounted paddle-shifters)
and then select Sport mode to add
more fun into the drive. Forward
motion is done briskly and quickly.
Driven on a more relaxed pace, you
cannot help but appreciate the high
refinement level of the engine. Even
the gearbox swaps between cogs
smoothly; so smooth, one would
mistake it for a CVT unit. At the same
time, the cabin has been well damped
against engine noise, so you need to
look at the tachometer instead to know
what is going on under the hood.
Sweeping bends and fast corners
can be taken with ease, and the nicely
weighted electric power-assisted helm
compliments it further: On a scale of
one to five, I will gladly rate the XF
a four. Like the XE, Jaguar smartly
chose a double wishbone front and
sophisticated integral-link rear set-up,
paired with lightweight springs and
I could not agree more with them.
To sum it all up, the XF has a lot going
for it and, despite being a latecomer
into the league, has managed to show
its competitors how well packaged it is.
And then here’s the final bullet; at less
than $230k with COE, it trumps the 528i,
E 250, A6 2.0 and even the GS Turbo.

March 2016 // 23