Road Test
Jaguar XF
Test date 06 February 2008
Price as tested £37,500
For New design language, fabulous interior design, engine refinement and gearbox
Against Not as fast as rivals, average head room, some wind noise at speed
How much ?
- Price as tested £37,500
- Price as tested TBA
How fast
- 0-30mph 2.8 sec
- 0-60mph 8.4 sec
- 0-100mph 23.4 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
8.3 sec
- 0-400m
16.6 / 85.6 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
30.1 / 109.9 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
no data
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
no data / no data
- 50-70mph in 5th
no data
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
66 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
29.5 mpg
- Test best/worst
37.8 / 13.8
Government figures
- Combined/urban
37.6 / 27.1 mpg
- CO2 emissions
199 g/km
How big?
- Length
4961 mm
- Width
1877 mm
- Height
1460 mm
- Wheelbase
2909 mm
- Weight
1771 kg
- Fuel tank
69.5 litres
Engine
- Layout V6 cyls Vee , 2720 cc
- Max power 204 bhp at 4000 rpm
- Max torque 320 ft at 1900 rpm
- Specific output 76.1bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 115bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Longitudinal
- Bore/stoke 81.0x88.0 mm
- Compression ratio 17.3:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel no data, Diesel
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Automatic
- 1st 4.17 / 5.6
- 2nd 2.3 / 9.4
- 3rd 1.52 / 14.2
- 4th 1.14 / 19
- 5th 0.87 / 24.9
- 6th 0.69 / 31.3
- Final drive 3.4
Suspension
- Front Double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bar
- Rear Multi-link, coil springs, anti-roll bar
Steering
- Type ydraulically assisted rack and pinion
- Lock to lock 2.80
Brakes
- Front 326mm vented discs
- Rear 326mm vented discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 8.5J x 18 in
- Size rear 8.5J x 18 in
- Made of Alloy "Cygnus"
- Tyres front 245/45 ZR19
- Tyres rear 245/45 ZR19
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