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"The XF's low rating comes despite our longstanding appreciation of this midsize luxury sedan, which used to offer a variety of engines that included some righteous V8s. Alas, Jaguar has been either unable or unwilling to invest in the XF in recent years, which is how it ended up with mandatory four-cylinder power and interior tech that's behind the times."—Ranked #9 out of 9 Midsize Luxury Sedans
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We love the performance that Jaguar strives for at its best, but this four-cylinder XF is a shadow of its former self. Fuel economy is poor by today's turbo-four standards, and in general there's a sense here that the XF has been left to die on the vine.
Adding all-wheel drive just underscores how inefficient this turbo four-cylinder engine really is. Compare it to the all-wheel-drive BMW 540i xDrive's turbo inline-6, for example, which makes far more power and torque — the Jag engine comes up a rather scandalous 4 mpg short in combined fuel economy, yet the BMW hits 60 mph nearly 2 seconds quicker. It's simply not a competitive engine, which is too bad, because Jaguar can make a great engine (see the F-Type's supercharged V8) when it has the resources.
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