Perhaps the most anticipated event on a luxury car enthusiast calendar is the release of a new X series Jaguar. While beautiful and luxurious, the lines of the Jag has went virtually unchanged over the past few years. For 2009 Jaguar dropped the old lines of the X series and completely redesigned the new XF in an attempt to set a bold statement that Jaguar is the definition of luxury and style for a new era of luxury car enthusiast.

 Styling and functionality are top priorities in the XF. Just a quick glance inside will tell you just how much went into designing the interior of this magnificent car. Press the start button and the gear selector knob rises from the console to give you total control of the JaguarDrive system, and hidden air conditioning and heat ducts open automatically. Satellite navigation and a redesigned center stack are also a part of the totally redone interior for the XF.

Jaguar doesn’t disappoint under the hood either, its 4.2 litre supercharged V8 produces 420 horsepower and 413 pound feet of torque. New for 09 as well is the refined ZF 6 speed automatic with steering wheel mounted shift paddles. Active suspension components and driver aide features make this one of the best handling and performing 4 door Jaguars to date. Getting the 4160 pound XF to 60 takes just 5 seconds, while covering the 1/4 mile takes just 13.4 seconds. Pretty impressive numbers from a 4 door luxury sedan. The new Jag is reportedly the last car designed under Ford ownership, and although it isn’t quite as impressive as the CX-F concept version, it still proves Jaguar is a main front runner in the luxury car world.

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