Jaguar XFR

Former CAR magazine South Africa editor Hannes Oosthuizen reviews a year at the wheel of the 5,0-litre supercharged V8-engined Jaguar XFR super saloon. Read the full long-term (one-year/20 000 km) test in the September 2013 issue of CAR.

WITH the Jaguar’s return date now fast approaching, it recently asked for some attention when its service indicator light illuminated at just under 21 000 km. Usually when a car is booked in for a service there is a list of small issues to hand over to the service agent, but in the Jaguar’s case, ...

I still have a good six months to go with my long-term Jaguar XFR, but already the mileage stands at near 16 000 km! For obvious reasons, it has become quite a desirable long-distance vehicle. In my previous post I mentioned that I had achieved a consumption figure of under 12,0 L/100 km on one long-distance ...

My long-term Jaguar XFR has had a busy month or two, as the rather rapid mileage accumulation to 7 500 km shows - at the time of my first update three months ago, it had only completed 2 405 km. It has been used for two long-distance trips to Mossel Bay and back, and also performed its first wedding ...

IF YOU’RE anything like almost every other reader of this magazine, you’ve already skipped ahead to see the individual test scores of these three cars to
find out which one is the winner. If you haven’t, feel free to do so now. But, be warned that test scores, track times and performance
figures ...

From the very first road test, to a chapter in my book, to anyone next to the braai who have cared to listen, and most recently in a comparative test with the far newer Mercedes E63 AMG and BMW M5, I’ve always sung the Jaguar XFR’s praises. I can’t help it and will be the first to admit that I’m ...

A couple of years ago, at the launch of the Jaguar XF in Arizona, I had the good fortune to spend some time with this stunning car's lead designer, Wayne J Burgess. One of the younger car designers in the industry, Wayne is also possibly one of the best. He is also undoubtedly one of the "coolest" car ...