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Apocalypse Meow: Jaguar’s new XF flagship earns the R badge with 0-100km/h time of 4.9 seconds. to 100km/h much faster – 0-100km/h in 4.5 seconds versus 4.9s for the Jaguar – and does so with a bit more theatre. The AMG bursts into life with an awesome cackle and always sounds fast whereas Compare, Select and Save the Jaguar is intentionally more refined. Supercharger whine, which was already quite subtle in the superseded SV8, cannot be heard at all and only a select amount of engine note is transmitted to the occupants. Where the XFR most impresses is with the instant response when a burst of speed is needed, leaping from 80km/h to 110km/h in less than two seconds, which should see off the Benz. That mid-range performance is aided by improvements to the ZF six-speed automatic transmission, which has more lock-up for the torque converter but is still no match for the Mercedes seven-speeder let alone BMW’s twin-clutch unit in the M5. r Ê N H 10 /18
Go-Cat: The XFR gets frisky as the road gets twisty, thanks to excellent steering and active suspension. Like both the E63 and the M5 – which are $20,000 more expensive – the $208,450 Jaguar has gone for subtlety with the styling of its executive express, opting only for the required larger air intakes at the front and relatively Compare, Select and Save minor bodywork refinements, including a small built-in rear spoiler and bonnet vents to distinguish the fastest four-door saloon the company has ever built. It is hardly an ostentatious ‘look-at-me’ kind of car, but make no mistake – you will be noticed driving the XFR, especially if painted black, which really shows up the chrome highlights around the nose, the 20-inch alloys and the car’s purposeful stance. As a sporty saloon, there is no doubt in my mind that Ian Callum’s beautiful XF is a much better-looking car than its German mid-size rivals, let alone the ungainly Lexus GS, and the R version simply stands out in the performance r Ê N H 1 /18
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