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First Drive: 2009 Jaguar XF

2009 Jaguar XF

Will the Jaguar XF be the car that saves Jaguar?

This modern sport sedan comes with a normally aspirated 300-horsepower 4.2-liter V8 or you can get the supercharged 420-hp V8.

Read the Jaguar XF First Drive on Inside Line.

2009 Jaguar XF

Donna DeRosa, Managing Editor

 

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4 Comments

cah11705 says:

10:49 AM, 12/15/07

The look of the car is really starting to grow on me. I have always liked the interior and it has a great side profile and rear, IMO. It still doesn't have the prettiest face out of its competition, it is one of the best looking cars in it class overall.

hondacura4 says:

03:33 PM, 12/15/07

I like the car overall as it reminds me of a British Lexus GS in profile. I know its costly but this car should have been available with new drivetrains especially in base trim as the competition has 300+hp 6's that offer similar or better performance. I guess in terms of marketing having a "standard V8" looks good on paper.
 
The only issues I have with this car is that it seems to be a bit generic, almost Japanese. Remember the Jaguars before Ford? Even though they werent great cars they had that mysterious stylish upscale presence about them, and I think thats a major characteristic of the Jaguar brand.

ateixeira says:

12:49 PM, 12/17/07

It's hard to stand out from the crowd, and this does look derivate of some existing cars, but on its own it looks good, and that's what really matters.
 
Those wheels look nice, but the stance would look better if it were lowered an inch or more.
 
Maybe the R version?

danzel27 says:

10:07 PM, 06/ 6/08

I really like the look of this car. I'm not surprised that these Jaguar XF is one of the 2008 interior of the year. Like in Autopartswarehouse.com, I read a lot of hybrid cars but this one is one of a kind.

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