Jaguar XF

Jaguar has just revealed the production version of its new XF sedan, the car that that was previewed by the C-XF shown in Detroit earlier this year and the replacement for the upper medium S-Type sedan . Relative to the concept, the production car has a deeper version of the new "bug-eye" lamp graphic, a conventional rear door handle design and a taller roof line for proportions very similar to the Lexus GS300.

Jaguar Design Director Ian Callum is on record as saying: "Cars like the original XJ6 left a lasting legacy and my ambition has been to create something as seminal. The XF is that car".

If not seminal, the XF clearly marks a significant shift in Jaguar sedan exterior design relative to the previous XJ, X-type and S-type Jaguars that were all based thematically on designs from the 1960s. The interior innovates mostly in detail design, with new features such as the "Jaguar Drive" that controls the transmission through a cast aluminum selector that raises out of the center console when the car starts; shutters over the air vents; phosphor blue mood or 'halo' interior lighting; and proximity controls for overhead lighting and the glove-box opening.

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