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Jaguar XFR 3.0. Cat in the winter city
Jaguar XFR operational tests fell on the strong Moscow cold, which winter celebrates its care for a long vacation. Jaguar XFR 3.0. Price: 2 680 000 r. On sale: since the fall of 2011
Stanislav Pavlov, chief editor, 40 years old, driver experience 22 years old, goes to - Subaru Forester
To be honest, we had doubts about how the British cat will survive a sharp drops of temperatures, porridge from snow, dirt and reagents, broken after the winter season. But cats, as everyone knows, a few lives ...
Comporting Spirit
Roman Rusinov, Roman (Ex-Tester F-1 and Champion of the Le Man Series), 29 years old, driver's experience 11 years old, Personal car - Audi TT
The myth that a sports car must be gasoline, goes into the past! Jaguar XFR has a modern stabilization system, which allows you to safely and comfortably control the car in adverse conditions of the Russian winter. With a strong ice and on the asphalt, completely hidden under the layer of snow and ice, the stabilization system and active differential interfere with the car management, making riding much more predicted and safe. When opening gas and an excessive turn of the steering wheel occurs, as expected, the demolition of the front axle, but the auxiliary electronics not only naturally limits the power, but at the same time activates the front brakes, allowing you to safely undergo turns.
Which side do you look at Jaguar, immediately understand the aristocrat in front of you
Of course, the rear-wheel drive car is far from the winter, but if you have good management skills on a slippery road with disabling security systems, the driving process XFR delivers undoubted pleasure. On the dry asphalt, you can feel all the advantages of the car already at the maximum speeds: good stability and controllability at high speed are achieved by the operation of the active differential. The system of dynamic control of the rate stability is also perfectly refined, taking into account the increased possibilities of the car. Changing the slip thresholds, differential settings when the torque distribution, as well as the reconfiguration of the engine control electronics and the brake system, jaguar XFR was a truly sporty spirit.
What do not say, and Jaguar was still exotic on Russian roads. It became clear on the first day of tests when a respectable citizen was released on the traffic light from the neighboring car and, not paying attention to anything, knocked into my XFR driver's window. He asked only one question in which everything was: and admiration, and curiosity, and the desire for possession. On him well, how? I just showed a big finger, and this turned out to be enough. That person did not expect another answer.
Honestly, I could not get used to the snow-white Jaguar XFR for several days. This car is good for the fact that it differs significantly from standardized competitors from the premium segment. What is just worth traveling after launching the engine shiny washer-selector AKP. Simultaneously with it, like machine-gun nests, ventilation openings are automatically revealed. Speected!
After starting the motor using the button from the console, the brilliant washer of the automatic transmission carries out. It is more convenient than the ordinary lever and takes less space.
Soon it became clear that the car is a successful combination of sports car and limousine. Judge for yourself, it was even sustained to press the accelerator pedal, as our white cat broke off, leaving behind all the participants in traffic lights. Still, on the passport, overclocking up to 100 km / h occupies only 6.4 s. Usually automakers undertake this indicator, testing machines in ideal conditions for passing wind, on a very smooth asphalt and with missed tape joints of the body. In our case, it seems that XFR is accelerated even faster than the stated. This is the merit of a three-liter V-shaped gear with a capacity of 275 liters. with., which is equipped with a system of parallel-serial turbocharging. This is what provides an instant reaction even on low revs. In this case, diesel fuel is significantly saved. As stated in official documents, in the Jaguar mixed cycle consumes no more than 6.8 liters per hundred. I must report to you that in the real conditions of cork Moscow, the average consumption was 10-11 liters. And this is despite the fact that the car constantly provoked on, to put it mildly, very dynamic accelerations, during which preserved absolute stability even on a slippery road. And one more important nuance: part of the test coincided with twenty-degree frosts, and never had problems with the launch of a diesel engine. Never!
A rich salon is significantly different from standardized interiors of competitors from a premium segment.
I think Jaguar is waiting for a good future in Russia. There are two reasons for that. First, it is really gambling with a stunning level of comfort. Secondly, they are an alternative version of the premium segment who have been soldered asking (their names are too famous to pronounce them out loud). Honestly, rarely comprehend about cars leaving editorial tests. But in this case it was regret.
What how much?
Mileage of the car during the test time, km - 1015
Fuel consumption (medium) mixed cycle, l / 100 km - 7
Fuel consumption (medium) urban cycle, l / 100 km - 10
Maintenance frequency, km / month. - 13 000/6.
The cost of the official dealer (TO-1 / TO-2), rub. - 11 500/16 100 (the most basic works)
The one in which the replacement of the drive belt is required, km / rub. (Mileage / Cost) -156 000/7200
Cost of CTP for this car, rub. - 6336.
Cost value for this car, rub. - 177 712.
The cost of the mileage is taking into account then fuel and the CTP, rubles / km - 75 836
Transport tax Rub. / Year - 37 813
A source: Magazine 5 Wheel [April 2012]
