Jaguar XF (X250)

Overview

Jaguar XF (X250)

sp	uk
manufacturer	Jaguar Cars (2007–2012) Jaguar Land Rover (2013–2015)
class	Executive car (E)
body style	4-door saloon 5-door estate
production	November 2007 – June 2015‡R1R‡
model years	2008–2015
assembly	United Kingdom: Birmingham (Castle Bromwich Assembly) India: Pune (Jaguar Land Rover India, CKD)‡R2R‡‡R3R‡
engine	Petrol 2.0-litre turbocharged Ford Ecoboost I4 3.0-litre Jaguar AJ30 V6 3.0-litre supercharged Jaguar AJ126 V6 4.2-litre Jaguar AJ34 V8 4.2-litre supercharged Jaguar AJ34S V8 5.0-litre Jaguar AJ133 V8 5.0-litre supercharged Jaguar AJ133S V8 Diesel 2.2-litre Ford Duratorq I4 2.7-litre Ford AJD V6 3.0-litre Ford AJD V6
transmission	6-speed ZF6HP26/ZF6HP28 automatic‡R4R‡ 8-speed 8HP70 automatic‡R4R‡ 6-speed ZF S6 manual (2015)‡R5R‡
layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive Front-engine, all-wheel-drive
platform	Ford DEW98
wheelbase	2909 mm‡R4R‡
length	4961 mm‡R4R‡ (Saloon) 4966 mm‡R4R‡ (Sportbrake)
width	1877 mm‡R4R‡ (exc. mirrors; 2008–2011) 2077 mm‡R4R‡ (inc. mirrors; 2008–2011) 80.8 in (2012 onwards)
height	1460 mm
weight	1850 kg‡R4R‡
designer	Ian Callum (2005)
related	Lincoln LS (2000–2006) Ford Thunderbird (2002–2005) Jaguar S-Type (1999–2008)
predecessor	Jaguar S-Type
successor	Jaguar XF (X260)
model code	X250

The Jaguar XF (X250) is an executive luxury sports saloon car that was manufactured and marketed by the British automobile manufacturer Jaguar Cars. The XF was available as a four-door saloon and a five-door estate marketed as the Sportbrake. Launched in Autumn 2007 as a replacement for the S-Type, the XF was designated internally as the X250.[6] The X250 was succeeded by the X260 in 2015. X250 was the first of the new styled Jaguars.

Overview

The XF was developed at Jaguar's Whitley design and development HQ in Whitley, Coventry and was built at Castle Bromwich Assembly facility in Birmingham.

Initially, the XF was planned to use an all aluminium platform but due to time constraints put by Jaguar's board on the development team, the X250 makes use of a heavily modified Ford DEW98 platform.[7]

Specifications

Aerodynamics

The XF's body was developed using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) before wind tunnel testing. Every area from the outer skin to the lightweight, composite undertray to the cooling airflow (even the shape of the exterior mirrors) was optimised using this process. The higher, squarer tail is more efficient aerodynamically than a lower, rounded one, and the XF's coupé-like roofline and raised bootlid lip improve airflow over the rear of the car.

Chassis

The basic substructure of the XF has been carried over from the preceding S-Type, although the body has been stretched to meet crash safety requirements, and heightened to provide additional headroom while still retaining the "saloon within a coupé" proportions. The suspension and mountings are the same as that used on the XK, while the engine line-up is basically similar to that used in the S-Type.

Sound and vibration insulation is provided by the addition of a special underbody tray and engine mounts, a tuned exhaust system, and a double bulkhead between the engine bay and passenger compartment.

Engines

All XF models are automatic and are Euro 5 compliant. The naturally aspirated petrol 3.0-litre V6 was discontinued in Europe in 2010, but continued to be sold elsewhere for the X250's production lifespan.

Next Green Car (NGC) an organisation that analyses vehicle emissions and rates them from 0 (cleanest) to 100 (dirtiest) – analysed the emissions from X250 XF's range:[25] ADAC's EcoTest has also rated three of the diesel engines.

In 2008, the 4.2-litre supercharged V8 engine was replaced by the new 5.0-litre supercharged V8 engine rated at 470 PS, and came with Adaptive Dynamics (computer controlled continuously variable damping) and Active Differential Control (electronically controlled rear differential).[35]

The 2.7-litre V6 diesel engine was replaced in 2009 with a new 3.0-litre V6 diesel engine. The engine is the same as the 3.0-litre TDV6 used in the Land Rover Discovery 4 with the newly used ZF 8 speed automatic transmission. The AJ-V6D Gen III,[36] came in two states of tune.[37] The diesel engines are a product of the joint venture between Ford and Peugeot-Citroën.[38]

Transmissions

The XF was launched with an automatic gearbox only, and all models initially used the six-speed ZF 6HP26 automatic transmission. For model years 2010–2012, some engines (the 3.0 L diesel and 5.0 L supercharged petrol) used the second generation six-speed ZF 6HP28 transmission. During 2012–2013, 8-speed ZF 8HP70 transmissions replaced the 6-speed transmissions for all engines. The gears can either be selected using a rotary dial that rises from the centre console on start-up or can be manually controlled using paddles behind the steering wheel. AWD is available in both RHD and LHD markets with variances according to consumer demand for engine types. Entry level 2.0-litre diesel models are available in AWD in UK RHD, however petrol AWD models are not available in that market.

Jaguar XF (X250)

Overview

Models

XFR (2009–2015)

Facelift (2011)

XF Sportbrake (2012–2015)

XFR-S

Specifications

Aerodynamics

Chassis

Engines

Transmissions

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Sound system

Multimedia interaction

Safety

Security

Speed record

Police car

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