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 Older Jaguars somehow never attracted me. From an aesthetic point of view, of course, cars were unique, but everything else has required a specific approach. Specific conduct, operating costs and the cumbersome maintenance has always made him have a passion for cars rather than people looking for a smooth and luxurious mode of transport. The new owner of the company begins to change, however, and for the better. In my opinion, presented XF S is the best 4-door model, which Jaguar has so far released. At least from the perspective of the driver And not passionate brand. Long could write about the body-and XF. Large, 4-door coupe is new in the case of delighting in the classic brand projects, but in the whole body contains enough detail referring to the older models that anyone can easily guess that is Jaguar. For example, are characteristic of the grid and grill air intakes derived from models sporting R. Large, vertical vents in the front fenders are directly related to the XJ models. The shape of the rear lights and obviously can also be found references to XK sports models, and even their close relatives from the stables of Aston Martin. Also the interior, while new, is not devoid of stylistic and additives. The most characteristic, however, are completely new grille vents inverting after each ignition switch. Can not use anything specific, but it makes an impression on travelers. Same way as an atypical switch the gearbox more like part of a set of hi-fi than any of the traditional solutions. If you append to all this impeccable performance and very good quality materials, get a car that catches the eye and with dignity can carry the Jaguar name. Fans make sure that that was enough, however, people interested in buying such a car will certainly want to know the practical side of operating the vehicle. Quite rare, that with so many and custom solutions all remained ergonomic and user-friendly. You have succeeded. All switches and fittings car are intuitive and easy to use and comfort of travel is the highest level. Place in the middle is not too much, but it creates a unique sports atmosphere, and with comfortable seats, (the back) by car, you can choose to be happy in the journey. It is also useful 500-liter trunk. The only drawback of this composition is quite appetizing average audio system with a bit subdued and not very spontaneous sound. The theme of a separate article could be an engine and running XF-S Under the hood of a car running a new, Jaguar's own project engineers: 275 hp 6-cylinder diesel forked a capacity of 3 l. Thus, diesel! But both sitting in the car and stood beside him, did not know that the diesel engine. Even at high speed reaches the ears of a maximum of noise and drone, not typical for this type of motors quieter or louder clatter. 600 Nm and a well-functioning automatic transmission (with a manual gear changes) makes car accelerates to 100 km / h in 6.4 s, and 200 km / h on the counter comes after around 20 s. Next XF somewhat slower, but still definitely artificially blocked approaching 250 km / h. If we add to that, that burning in the city does not exceed 12-13 l, and falls on a route up to the neighborhood 7 l per 100 km, we get the drive close to ideal. Despite the excellent performance XF-are those far from the brutality and harshness. Even with a more powerful accelerator ride it is exceptionally smooth and cultural activities. The car accelerates with such lightness and calm that at first the impression that one is dealing with a typical "cruiser" with good reserves of power. XF S pressed harder in the corners in no way intend to give up. Auto in asphalt, and without the usual large saloons inclined body allows you to really quickly overcome the mountain trails. If you want to play really hard, you can activate a separate mode button Dynamic Mode, which is mindful of the throttle and just knocks ESP system. In addition, automatic transmission in Sport mode speeds up even more, and manual mode allows you to fully enjoy the car, without interfering with the driver in selecting gears (you can go to the cut, which gives a very sharp curves and Gorki) and change them as soon as the blades the steering wheel. XF S is a car so not only thoroughly British in its style But also a truly European in terms of driveability and performance. At a price starting at 281 thousand. Buy (test, strongly copy cost about 344 thousand. EUR) British innovation so it can be pretty good (and above all stood out in the crowd) as an alternative to the Audi A6 and BMW 5 series, which is nothing inferior cars.
 
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