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XF Sportbrake Dead in the States, So Show Off Your Pics!
Just posted about this for the front page, and will link when it's live. Roadshow, got the confirmation from Jag: ""We will no longer be offering the XF Sportbrake in the US."
Sad news indeed. They were already rare -- even more so now. When I bought mine a little over a year ago, I was told by the owner of the dealer that it was 1 of 4 in my color combo for that year -- 1 sent to each corner of the US. I guess I have the Northeast. The same spec (although not mine specifically) was used in the 2018 Car and Driver review. The epitome of Grace Pace and Space.
Here's mine, I plan to hold onto it forever, still have never met anyone in-person who knew they existed, I guess that will be the case even more so now
Sad news indeed. They were already rare -- even more so now. When I bought mine a little over a year ago, I was told by the owner of the dealer that it was 1 of 4 in my color combo for that year -- 1 sent to each corner of the US. I guess I have the Northeast. The same spec (although not mine specifically) was used in the 2018 Car and Driver review. The epitome of Grace Pace and Space.
I spent 6 months looking for a used sportbrake that wasn't black, white or silver. I gave up and bought a really dark blue sedan. It looked bluer in the photo on line, with the sun right on that side. Sedan is ok, open the trunk, boot, fold down the seats, and you can see the estate is not much different. I woulda rather.
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I really cannot understand why these did not take off, other than price. I get so many positive comments about my car and even filling up with gas people come and talk to me about it. I get more remarks about this than my XK convertible.
Absolutely love it.
A lovely car comes out just as the general public falls totally in love with double-decker buses (aka SUVs). I really hope this mania ends soon, and we can go back to elegant cars. What is it about SUVs that is so attractive, can somebody tell me ?
I don't know, but, there is something wrong with Jaguar's inner circle in the marketing dept. For some reason it is not in par with the aggressive marketing strategy/tactics/campaign/technique/approach or what ever you might call it by it's American, German, Japanese & Korean counterparts. Sportbrake is a beautiful stylish vehicle in it's class that only a few people in the world knew it existed. So sad! Jaguar wake up!
I really cannot understand why these did not take off, other than price. I get so many positive comments about my car and even filling up with gas people come and talk to me about it. I get more remarks about this than my XK convertible.
Absolutely love it.
Have any of you Sportbrake owners ever owned or driven an E400 or E450 wagon? I have experience with that model and was just wondering how you would compare them. Obviously the Jag is far more beautiful and, in my head at least, more engaging to drive. The Mercs are smooth and comfortable but not particularly fun or sporty. Thoughts? Beautiful photos btw, thanks for sharing!
10-11-2020, 02:57 PM
XF Sportbrake Dead in the States, So Show Off Your Pics!
