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For the better part of the last decade, Jaguar has been slowly rebuilding its image, eliminating the cushy luxury car image it has had since the mid-1980s and replacing it with a more performance-based luxury image, much like it had in the 1960s. The 2012 Jaguar XF is a key example of how Jag has been rebuilding that image.
Even at the base level, it is obvious what Jaguar’s intentions were with the XF, as it not only boasts luxurious features, but also a 385-horsepower, 5.0-liter V-8 engine that sends the sedan to 60 mph in just 5.5 seconds.
As we said, that is just at the base level. At the top end, you have the XFR, which is a completely different animal that really ties together luxury and performance, and wraps it all with a nice little bow.
The true test is how does this luxury performance sedan actually stack up to its competition, like the Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG?
Click past the jump to read our full review and see exactly how the 2012 XFR stacks up.
Jaguar XF-R originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 17 July 2012 12:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/jaguar/2012-jaguar-xf-r-ar108506.html
David Clapham Jim ClarkÜ Kevin Cogan Peter Collins Bernard Collomb
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