Jaguar XF 3.0 D S

Refinement has always been Jaguar's signature, and the XF which has been around for a while now typifies that.
This is the three litre diesel and what a ripper of an engine .
I drove the smaller 2.2 litre diesel elsewhere in this blog and loved its smoothness and torque.
The bigger V6 diesel is an astonishingly sophisticated powerplant.
It's only rival in the smoothness stakes is Audi's 3 litre TDi.

The big Jag's diesel develops 202 kw and 600 nm of torque. 
That's just a whisker below the grunt of the F-Type V8 in the previous post.
You would never know the XF is a diesel.There's no rattle at idle and under acceleration or on the highway.. it's utterly quiet and serene.It really is quite an incredible feat of engineering.
Plant the right foot to the floor and the big cat surges forward, lifting the bonnet as it does so with a delicious shove in the back.Reaching 100 kmh in 5.9 seconds.
So much grunt yet so little thirst. The XF 3.0 D will sip fuel at an average of just 6 litres per 100 kilometres.The only minor annoyance was a stop/ start idle fuel saving feature that was way too sensitive, Just light pressure on the brake saw it constantly kick in and out within a second or two while the car was at rest.

Ride quality is excellent even on this S version with 255/35/20" low profile rubber, and the XF powers through corners as if they weren't there.

The interior of the test car was trimmed in a delightful cream leather with distinctive grey highlights. Chilled and heated front seats a useful novelty.
Head and leg room in the cabin is more than adequate.

While the dashboard isn't new it still remains fresh, and the theatre of the rising circular gear selector and air vent opening never fails to entertain.
At just 95 K the XF three litre diesel is great value especially when considering its power, comfort and economy.
Peter Sellen