Test drive Jaguar XK8 2002 - 2006 compartment
On the English proverb
There is such a phrase in English: The Last, But Not the Least. The latter is in the list, but not the last in importance. Representatives of the Jaguar Cars, blurring in promising smiles, did not hide something special on the snack. In less than two weeks, a fair dose of adrenaline from the charged XK-R and XF-R was injected into the blood of testamist journalists, and then please get acquainted with just XK and XF! But only on the last day, having prettyly inflated the atmosphere with technical stories, presented the keys to the XF Diesel S. Those who are destined to be far from not the Least in the sales hierarchy. 5 years ago, sales of diesel jaguar in Britain were zero, and last year already 70% of the total! People realized that diesel was no longer a noisy and smoky low -power engine for a long time. The current diesel engine is fast, responsive, economical. Yes, and in other markets, buyers are already watching now and think if they are missing something, remaining faithful to gasoline motors.
And be sure to try the steering wheel levers of gear shifts will get real pleasure! The engineer admonished. Be sure to, but was there in the end among the entire group one who at least a third of the allotted route drove uphill? Even the most ardent fan of the pen (by the way, are there many of them among the Jaguar choosing?) It will quickly play enough in this, which really turned out to be a delicious mode and trust the six -speed automatic transmission ZF! Concluded in a pair with a traction engine so that even at low speeds the hydrotransformer is blocked as soon as possible, reducing the loss of traction and doing the work of the transmission more unambiguous. In the usual mode, XF Diesel S is sharpened under a calm ride, slightly improving in the dynamics.
Version S is an additional 55 hp. power and 100 nm torque. At the same time, technically the fillings of both diesel engines are the same. The difference in firmware electronics of the control system
Work on errors at this level is no longer provided. But work on pleasant trifles with might and main! And this work on the corporate Yaguarovsky comfort
The S mode in the work of the transmission is alone is a compromise. More collected, but not extreme. But the chess key awakens a real wild cat!
The pride of the Yaguarovites is not only an excellent motor, but also how harmoniously it got used to the car
In the era of the struggle for the percentage of progress, the step of the Jaguar diesel engine is impressive!
But it is worth clicking on two magic buttons one one transmissions into mode S, the second, with a symbol of the chess flag, changes the engine control program, instantly awakening the real hunting character of this wild cat! Acceleration as a continuation of the foot movement on the gas pedal, if not even faster (here it is, a bit around the moment of almost 1000 nm per second!). There is always enough traction and everywhere, and slowing down by the engine is significantly and balanced. If you can find fault with something, this is the sound of the motor. No, noise insulation is good, but not the most delicious frequency component reaches the driver, too reminiscent of the diesel hood. And also a dynamic mode of the choice of an egoist. In it, despite the comfort of the salon, passengers cannot avoid nods with their heads to the beat of the switching.
Where does the brand, whose story is not at all, is by no means diesel glory, this knowledge that allows you to throw gloves to the most authoritative competitors? Our Diesel Development Department has done a huge job in 7 years! They tell me. We used both our own experience and cooperation with Ford. But to make an excellent motor does not mean making a good car! The main knowledge of Jaguar is still that the car turns out to be balanced. Yes, you can't argue with that! The constructively identical (with the exception, of course, engine) of gasoline XF is still a different character. A little more comfort, softness. The five -liter V8 also added a good third in the torque compared to the predecessor. But the emphasis here is not on the pursuit of the maximum, in the end there is XF-R for this. Home Fuck Confident Comfort
We brought with us all the details that switched to a new motor from the previous generation, the British smile. Fortunately there are only two of them: the bolt of the head of the cylinder block and the hydrotherapist! The AJ-V8 Geniii gasoline engine is a child of the modern era, whose motto is elasticity, effectiveness, economy! According to statistics, the engine of 95% of the time operates in the ranges up to 4000 revolutions, and 80% is up to 2500! And the task was to provide sufficient traction already below. Hence the increased litting (no one has yet canceled the coveted phrase No replaceement for displaCement, there is no alternative to volume), and direct injection, adjustment of the gas distribution phase, variable geometry of the inlet tract
Stop! Jaguar is more than just a set of technical solutions, even the most modern ones! And the updated XF has no less attention to the prestige and purity of the breed than to efficiency and controllability. Maybe you can smile, hearing how serious sira showed with rapture: look, now we have the skin of the cabin is stitched with a double contrasting embossed stitch, we have material upholstery of sunscreen visors, and branded emblems appeared on the rugs. But only at the first moment! And the fact that the appearance of Portfolio top configuration with an even better design of the finish, the option of ventilation of the seats, additional colors, wheeled discs is no less important in this machine than a new smart transmission, this is also serious. This is a real premium, and there are no little things here. And if there is, then only from the category of pleasant. As additional tips on the screen of the rear view camera, as a protection from a fool, which does not allow a mistake to season a diesel car with gasoline. And the soundproofing windshield is now in the basic configuration. And in the top versions, the B&W optional media system. As for the latter, without a spoon of tar, there was no adapted USB, iPod working with Bluetooth, this miracle of Hi-End media technology after long thoughts completely refused to understand the test USB flash drive, which always read with a bang. However, perhaps this was only some of their personal incompatibility.
A little over a year passed, the XF chassis has become a revelation in the history of the brand and in its class. Now he was supplemented with equally phenomenal new engines. The exit just XF raised Jaguar sales in Russia by 50%. And now, the last in turn, versions are entering the market that are aimed at applying not the last in importance of competitors. The Last, But Not the Least! The diesel fuel for a wild catareliter engine AJ-V6D Gen III S is equipped with two Garrett superchargers, included according to the parallel-sequential scheme. The first, with a variable geometry, is responsible for traction at low speeds (compared to the previous, 2.7-liter diesel engine, an increase in the moment by 1,500 rpm 61%!). The second supercharger provides an increase in power in the upper ranges. And responsiveness, that is, an increase in the moment of more than 1000 nm/s! The targets for the new Yaguar diesel are designated very modestly: these are recognized leaders in the class of Audi and BMW motors. Reference graphs referred to the BMW 535D.
Tourist records of an unnecessary atmospheric engine received a HC. Like the XF sedans, the role of the athlete was left versions R, and for simply XF in combination with a gran-tourism emphasis on the second word
HC is simultaneously presented in the versation of the compartment and in the Convertible version with a soft folding top
In the tunnel, specially open the windows and listen to the sound of the exhaust, especially when accelerated! They admonished us. And really the feeling of amazingly tasty! Special reclosure engineers of sound clearly worked on fame!
But according to the brakes, the usual XK slightly lost even the XF sedan. But by no means in effectiveness, but in what is called first bite in the transparency of the first moment of setting
The renewed HC is easiest to distinguish by a more aggressive front bumper, repeators of turning indicators in the mirrors and amazingly beautiful rear LED lamps
Text Anton Borisenko
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