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2016 Jaguar XF Sportbrake Rendered: the British Avant

Jaguar's presentation of the all-new XF left a big impression on the world. Just about every local television station showed how a car drove on two wires across a river, which generated huge mainstream media hype.
2016 Jaguar XF Sportbrake Rendered: the British Avant 1 photo
Photo: RM.Design
But we don't care about "small puppy rescued from well" type of news, we only like cars. So let's talk about the new XF from an engineering and marketing point. This mid-size luxury car will compete with the Audi A6, BMW 5-series, Cadillac CTS, Mercedes-Benz E-class and Lexus GS. And since most of those offer an estate version, it's likely that a successor to the XF Sportbrake will debut within a year.

This rendering created by RM.Design should give you an idea of what that might look like. We wish we could tell you that it looks as exciting as the F-Type, but unfortunately that's not the case. The new XF has and underwhelming design that looks almost the same as the old one, which means the new Sportbrake will look very familiar.

What's under the skin is different though. Thanks to the new iQ[AI] aluminum-intensive architecture, which Jaguar says "enables class-leading weight: 80 kg (176 lbs) lighter than the competition" a massive weight saving of up to 190 kg (419 pounds) over the outgoing model has been achiever. That means the XF will make better use of available power.

Speaking of which, the engine range will feature the latest Ingenium 2-liter turbo units, including an efficient diesel that in combination with a 6-speed manual achieves of 104g/km of CO2.

A new twin-turbo 3-liter V6 diesel will also be available, making 300 PS and a staggering 700Nm (516 lb-ft) of torque. That's a lot of torque, so even though the horsepower figure is a little down on the 535d and Audi A6 3.0 BiTDI, it's not an issue. Until the R models start coming out, the most powerful engine will be the supercharged V6 making 380 PS and 450 Nm (332 lb-ft), borrowed from the F-Type S.
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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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