What would you change about your XF
#21
I agree to an extent. To take things a step further, all we really need in a car is a large touch screen that replicates our smart phone screens, together with a few "hard" buttons to control volume etc. Add in a decent amp and speaker system and the car doesn't even need it's own music playing facility. The problem is that this suits a lot of drivers but not all, and mobile phone tech moves so quickly that it would be hard to make something universal that will not be obsolete by the time it came out. Anyone managed to get an iPhone 5 cable for their XF yet?!
#23
The touch screen is probably the biggest thing I'd change, to echo a few people here. The entire system is pretty unintuitive and not to mention slow. Not something you'd want to fiddle with in the middle of traffic, for sure. Also, as a personal preference and not a hit against the car at all, a true manual option would have been nice. There's just something that shifting with a shifter and clutch that I just don't get with paddle shifters.
Oh and hi! New to the forums and glad to be a part of it.
Oh and hi! New to the forums and glad to be a part of it.
#24
All touch screen control systems in cars are bad. Carmakers are driven to add nab systems and then go crazy. Oddly, the Germans started all this. German ergonomics are generally appalling.
When they start using touch screen controls in airplanes I may change my mind but for cars, shaped buttons/switches properly located are essential for safe driving.
BTW check out any SAAB built after 1978. Each dashboard control is a different size or shape. Each rotating switch has a taper to the operating ridge letting the driver know which way it is pointing by touch alone. Each font window switch has a ridge to differentiate it from the rear window switch, or is oriented in a different direction and so on. Now that's ergonomics.
When they start using touch screen controls in airplanes I may change my mind but for cars, shaped buttons/switches properly located are essential for safe driving.
BTW check out any SAAB built after 1978. Each dashboard control is a different size or shape. Each rotating switch has a taper to the operating ridge letting the driver know which way it is pointing by touch alone. Each font window switch has a ridge to differentiate it from the rear window switch, or is oriented in a different direction and so on. Now that's ergonomics.
#25
#26
Actually, having very wide front wheels is no good. They tend to follow the dips in the road and give you feeling as something is wrong with your steering.
#27
How would the handling be effected if I went with the front tires on the rear? The two tires seem to have the same tread width touching the pavement.
#28
If you want the narrower size all the way around, it shouldn't affect it.
#30
#31
I think the car is PERFECT! Yes, it may have a slow software system, that's very minor.
If i was driving a E550 Benz with a quick responding operating system, i know i would be complaining about the brakes or the handling. It's not even comparable to how much better the brakes on the XF are.
No car is perfect and i am sure we can all agree, we would find glitches in every car regardless of their make.
If i was driving a E550 Benz with a quick responding operating system, i know i would be complaining about the brakes or the handling. It's not even comparable to how much better the brakes on the XF are.
No car is perfect and i am sure we can all agree, we would find glitches in every car regardless of their make.
#34
That s the F Type again.
Seriously, no 4 or 5 litre V8 could benefit from a manual shift box these days.
The manual box is going the way of the dodo bird. the new double clutch boxes are quicker.
The latest automatic (Mercedes) is doing away with a torque converter and uses a computer controlled lockup clutch only.
Seriously, no 4 or 5 litre V8 could benefit from a manual shift box these days.
The manual box is going the way of the dodo bird. the new double clutch boxes are quicker.
The latest automatic (Mercedes) is doing away with a torque converter and uses a computer controlled lockup clutch only.
#35
When I responded to the Jag survey I was sent, and given the '12 improvements, I believe the XF needs refinesments in a few areas, not any drastic changes.
One area that my wife noticed is the feel of the door handles. She stated "they feel like plastic". I think the feel of the wiper stalks, and controls could have a more solid feel. Rotary shifter also. I have used the '12 controls and they have improved some.
Love the car overall.
One area that my wife noticed is the feel of the door handles. She stated "they feel like plastic". I think the feel of the wiper stalks, and controls could have a more solid feel. Rotary shifter also. I have used the '12 controls and they have improved some.
Love the car overall.
#36
#37
That s the F Type again.
Seriously, no 4 or 5 litre V8 could benefit from a manual shift box these days.
The manual box is going the way of the dodo bird. the new double clutch boxes are quicker.
The latest automatic (Mercedes) is doing away with a torque converter and uses a computer controlled lockup clutch only.
Seriously, no 4 or 5 litre V8 could benefit from a manual shift box these days.
The manual box is going the way of the dodo bird. the new double clutch boxes are quicker.
The latest automatic (Mercedes) is doing away with a torque converter and uses a computer controlled lockup clutch only.
#38
While a manual transmission is nice on my 1965 CJ-5 completely pointless on the XF. I don't understand on a car that does everything for you why anyone would want a extra peddal to fiddle with.
IF you want you can put it in S and Dynamic mode and press on the left foot rest when you pull the peddles
IF you want you can put it in S and Dynamic mode and press on the left foot rest when you pull the peddles
#39
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