Jaguar XF Sportbrake – respectable wagon

23 June 2017

Jaguar introduced the XF Sportbrake station wagon model year 2018

British company Jaguar Land Rover introduced a sports wagon Jaguar XF Sportbrake. According to representatives of the company, with the new universal company setting new standards of practicality and comfort, and thanks to the latest technology any drive Jaguar XF Sportbrake will be safe and fun.

Revising the layout compared to the sedan, the engineers managed to increase legroom for passengers in the second row of seats without the loss in volume of the Luggage compartment. 

Thanks to the panoramic glass roof with an area of 1.6 m² the salon is always filled with natural light.

Jaguar XF Sportbrake is built on the common with the XF sedan rear-wheel drive aluminum platform iQ[Ai], and has in its Arsenal modern all-wheel drive system as an option.

The base XF Sportbrake equipped with a 2.0-liter turbocharged engines from the Ingenium family of Jaguar Land Rover group. The turbodiesel is available in three versions: 163 HP and 380 N∙m plus mechanical 6 speed manual gearbox, 180 HP and 430 nm or 240 PS and 500 N∙m, and petrol Ingenium powerplant develops 250 HP and 365 nm. Top versions put a more powerful turbodiesel V6 3.0 l (300 HP 700 N∙m) or diesel compressor motor V6 of the same volume, developing 380 HP and 450 nm. All motors, except the youngest turbodiesel, agregation with 8-step "automatic" ZF.

Suspension the XF Sportbrake is set up so that the driver primarily get pleasure from driving, that is why standard equipment includes rear air suspension, and for a fee the British touring are available with customized Adaptive Dynamics dampers and mechatronic chassis Configurable Dynamics system allows the driver to adjust vehicle performance to suit your requirements.

The dimensions of the new wagon – 4955х1987х1496 mm, the wheelbase has increased compared to the sedan is 51 mm (2960 mm) Luggage compartment volume is unusually wide opening (1061 mm) varies from 565 to 1,700 L. tailgate is equipped with electric drive with remote control.

British wagon will get all modern systems of active and passive safety features, including active cruise control and monitoring "blind" zones, LCD panel diagonal of 12.3 inches instead of the base of the instrument cluster, a few media to choose from, including the top-version of InControl Touch Pro with a 10-inch screen, seats with adjustment in 20 directions and headrests with a servo. 

In addition, the set of options included ionizer air, control the media with gestures, premium Meridian audio system with 17 loudspeakers and a total power of 825 watts, 4-zone automatic climate control, heated seats and all the blinds on the rear Windows.

In Europe orders for the XF Sportbrake 2018 model year are already being made, the starting price in the UK – 34 910 pounds. In Russia, the new British premium universal we probably will not see.