Just got my latest issue (June 25th) of Autoweek, what a pleasant surprise on page 30.

The participants :

'12 Jaguar XF Supercharged
'12 BMW 328i
'12 Lexus LS460
'12 Cadillac CTS-V
'12 Chrysler 300SRT8
'12 Ford Taurus SHO
'12 Hyundai Equus Ultimate
'12 Hyundai Genesis 5.0
'12 Mercedes E550 4matic
'12 Audi A6 3.0
'12 Audi A7 3.0
'12 BMW 550i XDrive

"Fantasy Campers handed the top honors for interior and exterior to the Jaguar XF"

"the Caddy bested the rest on the track....the Jag proved pesky...coming in just 0.3 percentage point back"

"In the end, with the points weighted more heavily toward the driving portion, the Jag ran away with the overall win..."

The Jag they tested was white, I think that made all the difference!

 

that is some good competition there!

 

Thanks.. I will run out and grab a copy... Sounds like interesting reading..

 

I just read the comparison this morning. It wasn't an in depth comparo. Very bland if you ask me but OUR car did come out on top! One thing that I thought was interesting was that the editors said they wouldn't have given the interior to the Jag because of the infotainment system being slow but the drivers didn't mind. That's the same way I feel as well. It's not like you use it every second of your drive so it's not a big deal but a lot of people do have serious issues with it.

 

The thing is most of the key things you use wrt the touch screen have buttons (which personnally I like). So for the most part, who cares

 

I would suggest sitting in an Audi interior with their better infotainment system and see which car you drive home in.

 

Haha, the Jag...claustrophobic Audi's won't change that, even if the infotainment system seriously entertained me...

 

Well, I did sit in, and and drive an Audi and a BMW, and and Infiniti -all with better entertainment/nav systems.

The Jag isin the driveway.

 

No 2012 M5 no 2012 E63 I like that Jag better or the same as these two but they do make a compelling case against the XF until it comes time to pay.

2012+ M5 does 0-60 in 3.6 seconds with the SMG transmission
http://www.roadandtrack.com/cm/roada...ed5127b74b.pdf
2012 BMW M5 First Drive - Motor Trend

2012+ E63 does 0-60 in 3.7 as does the S6

http://media.caranddriver.com/files/...-e63-amg-1.pdf

The up coming XFR-S better be sub 4 seconds to 60 or it will not sell well.

 

I find BMW to be very sneaky with their hp numbers. I think it was Autocar.... one of those UK car publications. They ran dyno tests and M5 come out @610, when rated at 560hp. No wonder, 0-60 is so good.

The new 3 series puts out significantly more hp than advertised.

XFR-S might do well against the CURRENT German rivals, until the all wheel drive E63 AMG arrives very soon. The 0-60 projected at 3.4.

 

My XFSC is rated at 470hp and put 448hp down on a dyno, not quite as bad as BMW but still I know what you mean.

There are a whole group of sub 4 second to 60 sedans out there I can't justify a Ferrari at all anymore

 

XF- XtraFast,

Exactly my thoughts! I am looking forward to all the reviews/videos of the all new redesigned all wheel drive E63 AMG going against all of the exotics. The Silver star sure is going to be a powerful force.

EDIT: Forgot to ask, was the 448 at the wheels or just the engine?

 

Wheels corrected, 435 uncorrected. Also my electric fan failed completely the next week and the car was hot when dynoed.