Hoovey689

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Jaguar XF Sportbrake brochure pics dribble out onto Internet

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The miracle of the internet has given us our first glimpse at the upcoming Jaguar XF Sportbrake. The Jaguar wagon is set to debut at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, but a few very convincing photos lifted from what appears to be a brochure have leaked in advance.

The vehicle looks to be identical to its four-door counterpart from the B-pillar forward, boasting the same sheetmetal we all know and love. Aft of that, however, the vehicle wears all new skin, complete with a somewhat awkward C-pillar and what appears to be a familiar black-trim treatment on the D-pillar. The Jaguar XJ employs a similar look on its rear, though the XF wagon's looks to be highlighted with a chrome swoosh.

If this is actually the Jaguar XF Sportbrake, the vehicle isn't as graceful as we'd hoped. Even so, we're glad to see the company's designers skipped a steeply raked roof in favor of what will likely be a useful cargo area. Inside, the rear seats fold flat to handle larger loads as well.

The XF wagon is likely to be a European model only, and will come boasting a range of turbo diesel powerplants. The standard naturally-aspirated 5.0-liter V8 will likely also be an option, though no supercharged variant has been discussed as of yet.

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/02/27/j...onto-internet/

PhilipMSPT

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I sorta like it, being a wagon and all. It's not the prettiest car out there, but it could be worse.

I would have preferred a more arched teardrop-shaped span of windows, because it looks flat between the B & C pillars. I like the minimalist almost-completely-blackened D pillar. It almost looks Panamera-ish. Almost...

adamls2

CTS-V wagon competition

whoster

Wooooooooow.

sucks that Americans don't like wagons more...I love them but they're rarely available here (or the cool ones anyway).

UDel

That may be the only wagon design I really like. That looks really good.

Blackraven

Lol it's a funny because in another car forum (Carspyshots.net), some or a few of the forumers there hate the blacked-out D pillar. They say it makes the car look tacky and that it cheapens the look of the car. They even go as far to say that it's the same thing that ruins the design of the new XJ (X351).

As for me, I don't give a rat's *** on what they say lol. This wagon is hot. Jaguar has a home run on this one.

I wonder if there will be an XFR or XFR-S version of this wagon

@adamls2 and whoster
Hehe..........but in fairness, the CTS-V Wagon is the only sportswagon by the Americans that is really world-class and competitive. It's so badass that it makes me wish for Cadillac to open an official dealership here in my country (Philippines) so that they can bring this bad-*** estate/tourer here.

RaceSC300

I REALLY like it.

The proportions and lines of the XF really work well in a wagon. Jag is doing good work these days.

Motor

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/au..._revealed.html
Jaguar XF Sportbrake revealed








More pics at the source.

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Hoovey689

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Give me an XFR estate and I may just very well choose it over a comparable Audi RS6 Avant

baddis es

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that front end looks very 3-series -ish