ENstig8or

The XF was designed while Jag was still part of Ford.

About reliability or predicted reliability of the XF, it get's a 4 out of 10 from JD Power. Jag XF

Now in comparison the BMW gets 8 out of 10. BMW 5 series

v_therussian

I appreciate your thoughts on the XF, though I still maintain that my car is better than the XF and even if my 530 won't eat up an XF, my upcoming 535 will - supercharged or not haha but that's a discussion we simply cannot resolve without an actual "head to head", so let's leave that alone for now.

The one thing that turns me off about that Jag is that it has been reported to have some quality issues. I've followed the XF through the car media since its release and I can think of several instances where it was reported to be less than well-built. On that same note, a recent write-up in Automobile Mag on the XFR was intriguing. That being said, also some of those negative reports did seem to exaggerate a bit. But in the end, it was enough for me to turn away from XF and look to a 535 as my next car - and yes, I did consider the XF, though, admitedly, did not bother to take a test drive of it. I am also a bit of an audiophile and that Bowers & Wilkins system in the Jag does look REALLY attractive to me.

v_therussian

oh, and guys, doesn't Tata also own Aston Martin now?

ENstig8or

Actually they don't.

The new owner of Aston Martin is a consortium comprised of: David Richards, founder and chairman of Prodrive, a world-leading motorsport and automotive technology company; John Sinders, an avid Aston Martin collector and a backer of Aston Martin Racing; and Investment Dar and Adeem Investment Co, international investment companies headquartered in Kuwait.

E60714

Oh, don't mind me, just dropping some facts.

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/luxe-life/2009...y-jd-power.html

http://www.jdpower.com/autos/ratings/depen...atings-by-brand


Looks like we're at 3 stars.