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Next-Generation Jaguar XF Spied Testing Its New Aluminum Platform

Now that Jaguar has rewritten its premium compact sedan chapter with the XE, the Brits are focusing on accelerating the development of the second-generation XF. Our spy shooters have recently captured the prototype while it was sunbathing in Southern Europe.
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The geeky stuff

Underneath the current XF, we have a platform that still shows Jaguar’s former Ford roots, while the 2016 model will be underpinned by a bespoke implementation of the automarker’s iQ[Al] architecture - this has already debuted on the XE and will also be used by Jaguar’s future crossover, which should be called XQ (the C-X17 Concept gives us a pretty good idea of how the CUV will look like).

The vehicle is expected to be a tad lighter and more rigid, but let’s just hope the... British aluminum manages to reach the efficiency of the German alloys - in case you haven’t noticed, aluminum vehicles coming from the UK are sometimes chunkier than steel-built German rivals.

The prototype is covered in heavy camouflage, but, judging from what we can see so far, the greenhouse may be closer to that of the XJ flagship than to what the XE offers. Nonetheless, as far as the design language goes, the XE’s details, such as the front fascia elements, are a good indication for what we should expect. As for the overall proportions, this won’t change too much compared to the current model.

Under the hood of the all-new Jaguar XF, things will start with turbocharged four-cylinder unit belonging to the upcoming family of Jaguar Land Rover Ingenium engines. As for the mid-range models, the petrol V6 will probably borrowed from the F-Type, which means that, just like on the XE S, we’ll have a supercharger hiding under the bonnet - we’re pretty curious to see how Jaguar copes with the efficiency drawbacks brought by such hardware.

Jaguar has already accustomed us with the bouquet of performance models it likes to offer, so there will be more than just one hot version for the next XF. These will be accompanied by a hybrid model, while the current generation’s AWD gift will obviously be passed on to the next incarnation of the premium mid-size sedan.

Timetable

In its current form, the XF has done quite a lot of the British marque and Jaguar plans to take that effort even further. While the XF we drive at the moment was born in 2009 and received important additions in 2012 and 2013, the second generation of the car is expected to be launched late next year or in early 2016.
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