New lighting, front and rear, integrates LED illumination in place of traditional incandescent lighting. The facelift includes sheetmetal revisions to the hood, grille and front quarter panels – the reshaped side vents have been designed to give the four-door a more muscular appearance. The large round outer beams, something of a Jaguar tradition, have been replaced with a sleek integrated light cluster that is designed to "adopt the bold Jaguar design language introduced on the flagship XJ saloon," says the automaker. Most obvious to the eye is the new front fascia. The new sports seats are much improved over the standard items, and there are additional trim flourishes that let you know that you’re in the sports models but it doesn’t even get close to tackiness or displaying a lack of taste.Jaguar has treated its entire XF lineup to a host of upgrades. But one of the great car cabins has been made even better in the R version. Yes, there’s a little more road noise and Jaguar still hasn’t managed to eradicate wind fluttering around the wing mirrors.
2012 JAGUAR XF SUPERCHARGED PLUS
The rest of the experience is regular Jaguar XF plus an extra ten percent. The new electronic damping system does a great job of keeping the body taut and flat even when you’re doing the sort of speeds on the sort of undulating roads that require the maximum amount of wheel travel. It turns in brilliantly, has almost endless grip and the electronics allow you to get on the gas really early in a corner – easily making it the equal of the BMW M5 through both fast and slow corners. A quicker steering rack, plus the other chassis changes make it far more agile than 'cooking' models. Yet the loss of some suppleness is more than made up for by the way the XFR simply gobbles up challenging roads. However, the fact that it’s all so quiet and controlled still makes the Jag a very credible cruising tool. This isn’t just noticeable at urban speeds but even at three-figure pace. For a start there’s an additional firmness to it and far more bumps are telegraphed through to the cabin. The Jaguar XFR’s substantial chassis changes are instantly noticeable.
2012 JAGUAR XF SUPERCHARGED FULL
The 0-60mph dash is despatched in 4.7sec, but really telling is that 50-70mph is demolished in just 1.9sec, making it a demonic overtaking tool.Īll that torque means that it gets into its stride at little over tickover and when it does performance is intoxicating, as is the V8’s delicious repertoire of noises: which don’t, for the first time on a supercharged Jag, include a whine unless you’re on full throttle. So once you get it percolating, performance is astonishingly relentless. Maximum torque of 461lb ft is dished out from 2500rpm to 5500rpm. The torque and the effectiveness of this gearbox make it brilliant docile when you want to make chilled progress, but also crushingly effective when you want to flex your right foot and get moving. It makes the car almost indecently quick.Īnd it’s this engine, allied to the familiar but fettled 6-speed ZF auto ‘box - now operated by a rotary dial - which gives the Jaguar XFR such headway over its rivals. Jaguar XFR is an absolutely magnificent engine. Inside there are further additions such as special dials, dark wood and more heavily bolstered, but extremely comfortable, seats. It also gets flared sills, a discreet boot lid spoiler and standard 20-inch alloy wheels. The supercharged V8 in the There’s a redesigned, XJ-esque front end with a more aggressive look and added air intakes. The visual changes are subtle but effective.
The new XFR also benefits from enhancements to the steering over the standard car.