The New XF
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While at a dealership getting my new key FOB programmed, I had an interesting talk with a salesman about the gorgeous new XF on the sales floor. I found out:
The body is aluminum
The largest engine is a supercharged 6-cylinder
The 6-cylinder block is the same as the Jag 8-cylinder block with only six cylinders bored out.
Now there are no dipsticks under the hood - the oil dipstick has also been removed and the oil level is now monitored electronically.
During the conversation, he pointed to a video that was showing the London debut of the original XF model. It was being driven high across the Thames on two cables - Wow!
The pricetag on the new XF was around $62K
The body is aluminum
The largest engine is a supercharged 6-cylinder
The 6-cylinder block is the same as the Jag 8-cylinder block with only six cylinders bored out.
Now there are no dipsticks under the hood - the oil dipstick has also been removed and the oil level is now monitored electronically.
During the conversation, he pointed to a video that was showing the London debut of the original XF model. It was being driven high across the Thames on two cables - Wow!
The pricetag on the new XF was around $62K
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If we're optimistic I think there is a good chance of an XF V8 down the track, mainly because of the F-Type. I can't see JLR dumping the "halo car" V8 F-Type R any time soon or replacing it with a V6 version (as the current V6S is pretty near maxed out anyway), especially now that the F-Type SVR has been released, and it makes sense from an economy of scale POV to have the same V8 as an option in the XF (and XJ).
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Sadly the days of V8's are numbered I believe. However, BMW, Mercedes, Audi and Cadillac all still offer V8's in their top sedans. Jaguar would be silly not to follow suit. People are still willing to pay extra for that signature sound and power delivery. I do think they need to drop the superchargers and get into the turbo game as well though.
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