Jaguar xf 3.0DS
03-11-2009 | 11:37 AM
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Looks like this could be a real contender to the 535d crown. Must admit the interior is fantastic and now they've finally got a great engine too!
03-11-2009 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by andy535d' post='813856' date='Mar 11 2009, 12:37 PM
Looks like this could be a real contender to the 535d crown. Must admit the interior is fantastic and now they've finally got a great engine too!
03-11-2009 | 12:22 PM
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Well I don't think it's time for complacency, some seem to think it's a match, and perhaps more than a match. This taken from a review in today's Auto Express:-
"but it takes on the mighty BMW 535d and wins!"
For full report here's the link -http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carreviews/firstdrives/234492/jaguar_xf_diesel_s.html
"but it takes on the mighty BMW 535d and wins!"
For full report here's the link -http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carreviews/firstdrives/234492/jaguar_xf_diesel_s.html
03-11-2009 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by jagbagri' post='813868' date='Mar 11 2009, 12:51 PM
No matter how fancy the interior is or how good a new engine is.... it is the reputation that they are fighting and struggling. It will take a loooong while for a Jaguar to be a real contender to a BMW.
03-11-2009 | 03:29 PM
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The E60 is an admittedly older design, and the FX is their newest vehicle, so not exactly Apples to Apples is it! 
Besides, who would really want to drive a car from Tata?? 
Besides, who would really want to drive a car from Tata??
03-11-2009 | 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='814123' date='Mar 11 2009, 04:29 PM
The E60 is an admittedly older design, and the FX is their newest vehicle, so not exactly Apples to Apples is it! Besides, who would really want to drive a car from Tata??
Besides, who would really want to drive a car from Tata?? Should we look down on Ferrari or Maserati because they're owned by Fiat?
03-11-2009 | 04:00 PM
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So Mr Jaguar (or Tata or Ford or whoever) has finally produced its diesel engine in the size it should have been at launch. It was sorely missing those 300cc's.
And a contender for the 530/535 too.
My brother has an X-type 2.2d that he likes a lot - better than his early X-type 2.5 petrol he had previously. I would say that his early one was a lot better screwed together and presented than his current one though. He is eagerly awaiting the 3 litre S XF to come into the secondhand market - he reckons at a year old, it will be in his price range. With those headline figures, I could be interested too. Time will tell, but the 2.7 engine got good press, so hopefully the 3 litre will be even better, and with more power to boot.
Mike
And a contender for the 530/535 too.
My brother has an X-type 2.2d that he likes a lot - better than his early X-type 2.5 petrol he had previously. I would say that his early one was a lot better screwed together and presented than his current one though. He is eagerly awaiting the 3 litre S XF to come into the secondhand market - he reckons at a year old, it will be in his price range. With those headline figures, I could be interested too. Time will tell, but the 2.7 engine got good press, so hopefully the 3 litre will be even better, and with more power to boot.
Mike
03-11-2009 | 11:47 PM
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Front is terrible, looks like an American car. Rear looks really good. If they made it look like the pre-production XF, it would have been a winner. I don't even notice the car when it is driving towards me on the road. Very boring front end look, especially those headlights.
03-11-2009 | 11:48 PM
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