Short career Jaguar XF Sportbrake

The life cycle of a model can be compared to a football match. It consists of two halves with the car getting a mid-race refresh. However, with the first generation XF, Jaguar brought an extra person into the game. That was the Sportbrake, which, along with the refreshed sedan, was supposed to expand Jaguar’s playing field.

There was no lead during the first match of the XF, but the British also knew that the introduction of an additional player would not change the battle. However Jaguar tried, as evidenced by the launch of the station wagon.

Jaguar XF

Thanks to the new owner Tata, more money was available to start even stronger. The attempts that former ‘club owner’ Ford had made failed however. Or were the goals too ambitious? The XF’s predecessor was the S-Type and who hasn’t forgotten that model?

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Jaguar changed course for the XF. There is nothing traditional, the usual lines are restored in the design. Ian Callum and his team created a sleek and modern sedan. He also did the same with the large XJ and the small XE. Convex and curved design elements made way for smooth lines. At the launch of the flagship XJ, Ian Callum received an angry letter from a die-hard Jaguar fan. The Jaguar lover did not like the design style. Callum wrote a letter to his best man and drew his attention to the previous generation XJ. “It’s made of aluminum, so it won’t rust, so you can enjoy the salon for decades to come,” Callum wrote.

Sports brake

Back to the Jaguar XF. So a station wagon was created under the name SportBrake. Why did the variant come so late? Why was the station wagon delivery plan so limited? Why did the model only remain in production for three years? Sjoerd van Bilsen answers these questions and more in this episode of Sjoerds Weetjes. The story behind the XF SportBrake’s short career.

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