Jaguar XF Wins Car Of The Year At Auto Express New Car Honours 2008
The Jaguar XF has yet again been voted ‘Car of the Year’ – its fourth
top title win since being launched in March.
This time the premier award comes courtesy of Auto Express in their
New Car Honours 2008. Jaguar’s multi-award winning sports saloon claimed
its crown following victory in the ‘Best Executive Car’ category ahead
of the BMW 5-Series, the Mercedes
CLS and E-Class, the Audi A6 and the Lexus GS.
Dan Strong, Editor of Auto Express magazine, said: “Jaguar’s XF is a
machine that has proved the doubters wrong. It’s a car that impresses on
every level, from design to drivability, practicality to price.
“But that’s not the only reason why our judges chose this car. Our
winner has raised the standards in a class where excellence is
considered the norm. It’s a home-grown package, designed and developed
in the UK and built by a highly-skilled workforce.”
Geoff Cousins, UK Managing Director of Jaguar Cars said: “I am
absolutely thrilled Auto Express – the UK’s biggest selling weekly
motoring magazine – has awarded the XF with its top accolade. This has
been a fantastic year for Jaguar with the XF leading the success of our
revitalisation plan. In July, total Jaguar sales were up 29.2% versus
the same month last year and we now have over 7,000 orders for XF in the
UK and more than 22,000 worldwide – we couldn’t be more pleased with the
reaction it has received.”
What Car? magazine, What Diesel magazine and The Sun Motoring also
named the XF ‘Car of the Year’ while Top Gear magazine hailed it their
‘Limo of the Year’. Other notable awards include ‘Interior of the Year’
from CAR magazine and the ‘Design Award’ from
Autocar magazine.
Most recently, the optional top-of-the-range 440 watt Bowers &
Wilkins in-car audio system in the Jaguar XF was voted Best Buy under
£100,000 by The What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision Ultimate Guide to High End
Entertainment.
Priced from $108,350 for the 2.7-litre diesel & 3.0 – litre petrol,
the XF comes as standard with a generous specification featuring a host
of innovative, industry-leading equipment. Highlights include the
all-new JaguarDrive Selector™ and JaguarSense™ – a smart technical
solution introducing touch or proximity-sensing control for overhead
console lights and glovebox.
Editor’s note:
The XF is available with a choice of engines – 3.0 litre V6; 2.7 litre
twin-turbocharged V6 diesel; 4.2 litre V8; 4.2 litre supercharged V8 –
and specification. All XFs have a six-speed automatic transmission which
features Jaguar Sequential Shift™, allowing drivers the option of
one-touch manual gearshift using steering wheel-mounted paddle controls.
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