As you can see from the picture above, the Jaguar 2.2-liter diesel was in New York, amongst the cabs and neon lights. But it has departed the Big Apple at 13:15 GMT yesterday on a journey that’s supposed to take it from the East Coast to Los Angeles, California in seven days. The journey will see the mighty jab crossing over 2,800 miles and 11 states.
The aim of the journey is to find out how frugal the new diesel can be in a real test of its GT capabilities. With independent UK test drivers David and Alexander Madgwick at the wheel, GPS will allow for tracking of the car’s speed as it travels from East to West.
The white XF you see is bog standard off the factory floor. It’s supposed to be the first XF in the US of A, but it’s actually got UK plates and a steering wheel on the right. The project will test the capabilities of the XF – serving as an engineering exercise to determine the maximum efficiency of the car.
The 2.2-liter engine isn’t as boring as it might sound, because it produces 190 hp and 332 lb-ft of torque, which we’d like to mention is more than the 2-liter diesel BMW unit. It can propel the XF to 60 mph in 8 seconds and on to a top speed of 140 mph.
The XF’s new diesel has went on such journeys before in the past, as it was driven from Castle Bromwich to Munich – a distance of 816 miles – on a single tank of diesel and achieved an average of 57 mpg.
The white XF you see is bog standard off the factory floor. It’s supposed to be the first XF in the US of A, but it’s actually got UK plates and a steering wheel on the right. The project will test the capabilities of the XF – serving as an engineering exercise to determine the maximum efficiency of the car.
The 2.2-liter engine isn’t as boring as it might sound, because it produces 190 hp and 332 lb-ft of torque, which we’d like to mention is more than the 2-liter diesel BMW unit. It can propel the XF to 60 mph in 8 seconds and on to a top speed of 140 mph.
The XF’s new diesel has went on such journeys before in the past, as it was driven from Castle Bromwich to Munich – a distance of 816 miles – on a single tank of diesel and achieved an average of 57 mpg.
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