The Gentleman Magazine Issue 6 | December 2017 | Page 24

Jaguar XF S Review
“A beautiful symphony of luxurious driving pleasure”
Words & Imagery By Sebastian Oakley
Jaguar are renowned for their comfort, style and reliability.
The XF S takes these world-renowned traits and the new
3.0-Litre V6 engine found in the F-Type S and transforms
them into a beautiful symphony of luxurious driving pleasure.
The XF S takes the refinement of the standard XF and then
adds controllable torque and power to an extremely practically
vehicle. The 3.0-Litre V6 produces 375bhp with 332lb ft of
torque at 4,500rpm joined to the simply fantastic 8-speed
automatic gearbox making this car practical for those who want
the whole package, a car for work but also a car for pleasure
and fun on the weekend and my does it deliver!
While driving the XF S you are never anticipating what the
car will do next, It gives incredible driver feedback thanks to
its Adaptive Dynamics controls with Configurable Dynamics
settings allowing you to adjust everything to your preferred
driving style.
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It also provides tremendous grip on the road making you and
the car feel as one with no effort being put on the driver to
make any corrections. Make no mistake though, this is a car
with power and rear wheel drive, you will certainly have more
than adequate power delivery if you want it but not at vast
extremes of spinning or tyre noise.
It simply delivers an extremely secure and agile feel to the
driver along with added comfort making the XF S a dream
car to drive. While on test we managed to get a respectable
30 MPG in heavy urban surroundings and see no issue with
extending this range even further once on the motorway.
Not forgetting that this is a 5 door saloon, as well as added power
you are also greeted with extreme comfort and technology as
you would expect from any XF model. Our review unit was
priced at £65,125.00 GBP these extras included: Navigation
Pro Pack with Meridian Sound System 825W (£2140), 10.2”
Dual View Touchscreen (£615), Advance Parking Assist Pack
, Security in Motion”