{"id":47599,"date":"2012-02-28T11:19:55","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T16:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=47599"},"modified":"2012-02-28T11:19:55","modified_gmt":"2012-02-28T16:19:55","slug":"jaguar-bringing-xf-sportbrake-to-geneva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2012\/02\/jaguar-bringing-xf-sportbrake-to-geneva\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaguar Bringing XF Sportbrake to Geneva"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An image of the Jaguar XF Sportbrake leaked ahead of schedule, it seems.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The long-awaited Jaguar XF Sportbrake will be rolling into Geneva\u2019s PALExpo Convention Center next week, it seems, and thanks to a brochure falling into the wrong hands we\u2019ve got these preliminary pics to show our readers before we get a look at the wagon in the flesh, so to speak, at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show.<\/p>\n

Considering the strong popularity of station wagons \u2013 aka \u201cshooting brakes\u201d in Brit-speak \u2013 it\u2019s a surprise that it has taken Jaguar so long to bring into its line-up after a few false starts over the decades.<\/p>\n

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But the maker is now on a roll, along with its British sibling Land Rover, and between them they plan more than three dozen new products, variants and major powertrain launches before mid-decade, according to senior company officials.<\/p>\n

The brochure images \u2013 which align with recent spy shots \u2013 reveal that from the B-pillar forward Jaguar has maintained the basic look of the XF sedan.\u00a0 But from mid-body back it\u2019s all-new, including the use of black-out trim that appears lifted from the bigger Jaguar XJ.<\/p>\n

There had been rumors the maker might adapt an almost coupe-like roofline, opting for form over function.\u00a0 In the end, it appears, they chose a more conventional, wagon-like body that appears to provide significant rear seat space and cargo area, the back seats folding over to enhance load carrying capabilities.<\/p>\n

That may explain the use of the term \u201csportbrake,\u201d rather than the traditional British \u201cshooting brake.\u201d\u00a0 The Jaguar design appears to blend wagon-esque elegance with the more functional design of a luxury truck often referred to as a \u201csportback.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whatever the back story, the XF Sportbrake will have some tough competitors, notably including the Audi A6 Avant and the Mercedes-CLS wagon that reportedly also is set to make its debut at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show.<\/p>\n

Word has it we\u2019ll see a variety of powerplants derived from the existing XF line-up, including a 385-horsepower version of the 5.0-liter V-8 and a performance version making 470 hp.\u00a0 Whether we\u2019d also get an XFR-S remains to be seen.\u00a0 But a turbodiesel seems all but certain considering the demands of the European market.<\/p>\n

As for the U.S., well, that\u2019s another big question mark.\u00a0 Demand for wagons has been minimal, at best, and considering Jaguar\u2019s own sales travails it seems questionable the maker would introduce another model that would likely generate little demand.\u00a0 But the Brits might surprise us yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Geneva leaks have turned into a veritable flood of advanced images — including pics of the new Jaguar XF Sportbrake. TheDetroitBureau.com takes a closer look at the new Jaguar XF-based wagon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"make":[],"post-state":[],"category_old":[151],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47599"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47599"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=47599"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=47599"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=47599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}