Jaguar Confirms XF Estate?

We've recently tested the Jaguar XF. We got to play with the XFR, a 510 hp supercharged monster, so please forgive us for getting carried away and talking about it on any occasion. We are actually here to talk about a different kind of XF animal: the estate version.

The rumor about Jaguar building a station wagon has been around for quite a while, but now it's official. Well, almost... According to carsales.com.au, Andrew Whyman, XF Vehicle Engineering Manager for Jaguar, recently spoke about the development.

"I can't say when or how much, but it is on the cards," the executive was quoted as saying by the aforementioned source "Ian Callum [Head of Jaguar design] will do something different with this. It will be slightly different, with character and panache."

Considering that Jaguar Land Rover has a gigantic development plan for the future, the release of such a model would be a natural move. Jaguar has certainly learned form its past mistake, the X-Type estate, which was anything but successful, and will hopefully use the experience for the XF station wagon.

There’s also another argument in favor of the commercial success of such a car: the public is much more open to the idea of a Jaguar estate nowadays. Just look at the way in which the diesel version of the car was received on the market.

Our say: As long as Jag keeps building a proper “R” line, we accept the fact that it needs models like the XF Estate to survive.