3/28/2024 0 Comments Xf sportbrake![]() ![]() Other luxury makes have the "silent background operation thing" more or less figured out. Despite improvements, the infotainment interface remains a bit clunky and the automatic climate control system has a tendency to constantly cycle on and off, puffing away noticeably (at least when it's at my preferred 67-degree setting). Most of the things that rubbed me the wrong way are true for the rest of the Jaguar lineup. I liked it, but I didn't completely love it. Yes, the Sportbrake is definitely an interesting car. And it just doesn't run out of steam as you wind it up. This isn't the smoothest-feeling motor in the world, but power delivery is suitably direct. But it packs a punch: Toggle into sport mode, floor it and let the magic of forced induction catapult you down the runway. The supercharged 3.0-liter V6 doesn't pack as much attitude in this application as it does in the F-Type with the same engine, by which I mean it isn't nearly as loud or crackley. Let all the other schmoes give in to the allure of the high H-point, I say. Like everyone else, Jaguar is leaping into the crossover game with both feet (four paws?) with its F-Pace and E-Pace. Even in the somewhat anonymous silver paint our tester wore, the XF Sportbrake S is an undeniably pleasing design. Our Opinion: First things first: This is a striking car.
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