http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=123464


mmm pornographic. i like the fingering part. that would definitely raise my **** in the right situation, of course

 

The key to seeing the spirit of Jaguar in the XF (and not a Lexus GS instead) is to look at the front and the rear of the car — in particular, the extremities of the nose and tail. Though it's not always apparent in pictures, there's a quite profoundly classical crest over the two outside headlights and then a whole bunch of the XK's DNA in the rear shoulders. Frame your view of the F's aggressively modern lines through the doors, and there's the new Jag shape we've been waiting God-only-knows how many years to see.

 

Class With Character
It's no secret that this 4.2-liter V8, first introduced as the AJ-V8 in 1997, is no longer considered state-of-the-art. Now it sees service not only across the range of Jaguars but also Land Rovers. There are some major developments coming, but no one is saying exactly when. So it's easy to think of it as a hand-me-down, just as the chassis stuff the XK has inherited from the now-departed S-Type is also older technology.

Yet it's fair to say that by the end of its life, the S-Type had one of the best chassis in its class, and this engine deserves the same respect. We like it, although it's an iconoclast in a group that is powered by high-revving German clones. It unquestionably has got character, the one thing that the V8s from the A6, 5 Series, E-Class, and, God, the Lexus, so totally lack

I can barely stomach their reviews. Hot garbage.

 

Now, now, now. Character in a British V-8 means it will overheat on a cold winter day in Minnesota but not let the owner be embarassed over the puddle of coolant under the car.

 

I don't know what to make of the recent spate of reviews coming from Edmunds the past year or so. A lot of them are written by new 'contributors' (albeit at least this one is a Top Gear mag writer) and even from their staff writers/editors there have been a number of factual errors lately. In this case, I find their use of the G-word a bit strange, and the spots it's used...hmm. Backhanded slaps? Or what? Anyhow...

This British writer likes the Jaguar XF and makes it out to be a 'big thing' which it may be. However I think it is more of a born-of-desperation, save-the-company product like the Buick Lucerne or others (developmentally speaking) were. For character aspirations, hmm...

 

That wasnt a review. I dont think they actually drove it. It seems like they were passengers in the back seat. They arent even able to comment on how it drove yet.

 

saw it at the auto show today. looks real good and starting price isnt all that high