Test Drive Jaguar XF since 2012 Sedan
Foreneous noun
High technologies did not turn the jaguar in the cyborg. Cutter, but still a very exciting acquaintance with the new XF has exposed a subtle mental organization of the machine. Time young
Humpback navel on the hood and the nose of the radiator lattice, chromed mustache in the bumper, diagonal eyes with extended pupils and Leninsky chicks a big cat calm, but something conceived. If it is stroked, it is coaling, but you can pick up the tail on the tail. Jag all as a compressed spring. He knows that he does not look like his thoroughbred relatives. But also knows that still at least thoroughly than they. And he has a serious advantage youth and the energy driving the key.
If you think straightforwardly, then there are no immediate quotes from the British classics in the new car. But this is not a revelation, right? And evil tongues are allegedly arguing that a lexus with headlights from Legacy are guessed in Jaage. Well, maybe, and that if the harmonious and stylistic impeccable XF is perceived by a dynamic, rapid sedan, who gave sportswear for the sake of the contours of the sports unit? For me, it is better to admire the appearance of wild cats, rather than search in it features other animals. And the new jag is really beautiful.
And yet any jaguar and today, ten, and thirty, and sixty years ago, this is not only beauty and breed, but also the soul, the feeling of life.
In one touch
Salon meets me restrained luxury. Here is all natural: both aluminum, and wood, and leather. However, the metal is still more. And even the entire front panel is tightened into the skin entirely. And also the seats, doors, the steering wheel is curious: as if indiscreet, but at the same time very restrained.
Even despite the natural wooden inserts, the interior looks superior. Real High Tech!
Armchairs are adjusted by electric drives, heated and ventilated, the nade steering wheel is also equipped with heating, and the steering column is helpfully rumbles, facilitating the landing. I want to give tips! A huge number of functions assigned to the touchscreen display: here and managing navigation, and multimediasystem, and microclimate, and all heateds are also included with their fingers in an iPhone style. Music on our car was registered with the acoustics of the audiophile brand Bowers and Wilkins with a system of surround sound. Probably, Midbas with a diffuser of carbon fiber and aluminum tweeters are cool, but the sound somehow did not impress me: apparently, I have not yet grown to the perception of the equipment of this level.
In the armrest hidden under the cover on the hypertrophied central tunnel, the pantry is hidden interface connectors for connecting ai-feed and flash drives
But everything else is impressive in the cabin. In particular, the things that are made just for the sake of Ponte. For example, the sensory opening of the glove box, which responds to touching the mug on a wooden strip located above it. In the same way, light touch, the lamps are lit in the ceiling at the ceiling near the rearview mirror. But the chandelier over the rear passengers is included in the old manner by pressing. Saved to chieka or also stressed the uniqueness of the position of the owner, who must occupy the driver's chair in obligatory? Probably. Especially since the owner of the car is unlikely to become a frequent guest of the rear sofa: a few places in the second row. If someone is in front of the front, then the knees of the above-mentioned after him will strive to come into contact with the back of the chair. Yes, and the sloping ceiling, peeped in the coupe, is on the too gentle distance from the head.
Therefore, I quickly return to the driver's seat, especially since I will now have a spiritual session with the loud of the machine. It is time to breathe life in Jaguar!
Good morning!
The cat feels the approach of the owner (the key tag is served by the tip), and it is only worth taking the handle, as the locks immediately unlock. And when the jaguar tamer turns out to be driving, the beast covers joyful excitement: just so I can interpret the ripple of the engine start button. Press me! She shouts, and I can't refuse her. The ignition turns on, the V-shaped six, the devices and display floods the blue paint (blue blood?), And the metal washer of the transmission selector is smoothly rises from the central tunnel. At the same time, microclimate deflectors are turned out from a wide aluminum insertion in the center panel. Everything, the cat finally opened his eyes. But I already sit Welded: the awakening of Jaguar is impressive most.
The driver's seat in sports will not call it first of all comfortable: it does not press, it does not prescribe and at the same time it will not allow chosen. The steering wheel is rather large, but comfortable, and most importantly beautiful; And the wheels responsible for the volume of the audio system and the heading of radio stations and the ergonomic finding of anything more logical I have not seen anything in my life. Only a terrible chrome muzzle that snaps on me from the hub, it looks urgent.
Rear sofa is cleaned for a car of this class
An electric hatch can be ordered at an additional cost of 38,700 rubles
Open the rear doors widespread
The microclimate control is no longer so completely. If you trust automation, it is enough to simply set the desired temperature with the keys on the central console and adjust the speed of rotation of the fan. But if you want to experiment with the direction of air flows, you will have to use the services of a touchscreen display, and to do this, be distracted from the road, which you yourself understand, not Commilfo. Yes, and with music the same problem, by and large: so-loved the wheels on the steering wheel are far from all the way, and all that the timbre, balance, list of stations, reiterates reinforced palpation of the sensual surface of the screen.
By the way, if suddenly the display is bored, it can be given to the screensaver, which is provided by the screensaver, which is provided by several round clock with a jumping beast to the British flag.
On the will! At idle engine speed in the cabin is not heard at all. But if it should be gaped, the closer the shiny tip of the tachometer arrows is selected to the red zone of the scale, the more dissatisfied with the roar, published by jag. But what wasted angry predator? It's time to let him down on the streets of the streets!
The box of the box of the box was not just a stylish thing, but also a very accurate tool: the switching between the modes of operation of the transmission occurs very noble and extremely tasty with a soft cloth. But from the handbrake it is not necessary: \u200b\u200bit is electric here, and for the beginning of the movement it is enough just to click on the gas pedal the pads themselves will weaken the grip.
With its dimensions, XF is surprisingly agoned and even with the base 3-liter engine amazing the rate of speed set is very and very good. However, neither stalking jumps, nor Plebee jerking machine does not allow all the devices of Jag's incarnation of grace. Just amazing how much the car is tacty!
True, the smoothness of the stroke can not be called outstanding. Yes, the car is perceived extremely comfortable, but it is quite hard in good comfort. It is clear: it is impossible to wait for miracles from the car, which gave sports habits and for the beauty of beauty presented 19-inch wheels with low-profile rubber. But for the asphalt jaguar cling to simply, it is unrealistic to be a very decisive person to bring XF to the limit. But if you still try to do it, gathering the will in a fist, then the rushed teller told the stabilization system itself. It, of course, can be turned off, but is it necessary? Agree, the borders permitted on the roads of general use is more than risky.
The brakes of the car are made with a large margin, and to manage them is one pleasure pedal becomes clear from the police. The only thing that embarrassed me in Jahama, a lightweight steering wheel, the effort on which, besides, it changes through the algorithm's incomprehensible algorithm, then it is heavy, then suddenly becomes unavailable.
Intimate talk In short, you will not need many hundred kilometers to understand: XF is not just a car, not just a mechanism. It is much closer to a living being than the vast majority of other cars. It is not perfect, only his imperfection is not the result of some flaws, but a consequence of the presence of a character. He is permeated with love, but not as burning all-consuming passion like Italian cars, and more restrained feeling. Jag does not demonstrate their emotions, he removes them out of you.
If we talk about things more subject and noticeable, then XF is significantly cheaper by the format of the Mercedesian 4-door coupe CLS and quite comparable in cost with German classmates. However, Jaguar is a kind of chic without a shade of popness and, as a result, a special status. Plus the soul in the basic configuration.
There is everything, but you can even more
Even in the starting configuration of Laksheri with a 3-liter engine at 238 liters. With. For 1,900,000 rubles, XF does not look like a poor relative of the feline family. Six pillows, stabilization system, leather interior with electric front armchairs, electrified leather multicoral, climate control, initially good music that commands everyone and the entire 7-inch touchscreen display, wheels R18 and so on the list is very immoded. The next level is the same motor, but the richest package of premium-lackers (2,045,000 rubles), which includes trimmed front seats with even more adjustments, access without a key, the audio system is more interesting and then the little things. The list of options indicates 19-inch discs, hatch, bixenon, rear view camera, TV tuner, navigation, Dead zone monitoring system and other Barity.
Well, the most expensive will be XF with a 4.2-liter V8. The hopeless engine develops 298 forces (from 2,580,000 rubles), and its compressor modification gives 416 liters. With. (3,160,000 rubles minimum). Expensive? But also equipped 8-cylinder cars even better.
Jaguar XF 3.0
common data
Body, number of places / doors
Sedan, 5/4.
Curly / full mass, kg
1679/2215
Length x Width x Height, mm
4961x1877x1460.
Base, mm.
2675.
Pitch in front / rear, mm
1559/1571
Diameter of reversal, m
11.5.
Speed, km / h
237.
Acceleration 0-100 km / h, with
8.3
Fuel consumption, l / 100 km
7.5 / 15.8.
The volume of the trunk (5/2 place), l
500/923.
Volume of fuel tank, l
69.5
Engine
Location
Front prolong
Design
Gasoline, V-shaped, 6-cylinder
Working volume, SMZ
2967.
Power, hp at rpm
238/6800.
Torque, kgmm at rpm
29.9 / 4100.
Chassis
Drive unit
on the front wheels
Transmission
Automatic 6-st.
Suspension:
Independent, spring
in front
on transverse levers
behind
Multi-type
Steering
Rack type with amplifier
Torkemose
Disk, ventilated
Car
from 19.54 rubles / km
+
Bright appearance; magnificent running quality; Interesting interior solutions
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Hard suspension
Kirill Brevdo, Maxim Goncharov
A source: Journal buy cars [05/2008]
