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T’S already grabbed the limelight by helping cycling star Bradley Wiggins secure victory in the Tour de France and now Jaguar’s new estate is about to capitalise on its supporting role.
From next month the new XF Sportbrake will be hitting the road bringing a touch of luxury to the load lugging market. It will also be delivering a sporty drive the likes of which is unmatched in this type of car.
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Priced from £31,940 the XF Sportbrake is diesel only and uses either 2.2-litre four cylinder or three-litre V6 engines. Power ranges from 163 to 200ps in the 2.2 and from 240 to 275 in the V6 and the higher output engines we
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have just tried are benchmark blocks in the estate car league. Swift and seamless acceleration through an eight speed auto box and a remarkably grippy drive are what make the Sportbrake tick.
And its sporty credentials are why Jaguar chose the Sportbrake name rather than opting for a straight estate or tourer moniker.
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HONDA is hailing a new chapter in the history of its diesel engines with the arrival
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debut in the British-built Civic which will be arriving in dealerships from early next year.l
Sportbrake takes aim at the leisure scene
SPORTY STAR: The new Jaguar XF Sportbrake brings a touch of luxury to the load lugging market ● From Page 1 In a nutshell the Sportbrake is a fraction longer than the XF saloon, has the same wheelbase but comes with a super-sleek profile and an action-packed image. From the door pillar rearwards it is a completely different car. It is aimed very much at the leisure market and, as its Team Sky support car role showed in the Tour de France, can carry an array of bikes plus plenty more inside. Luggage space ranges from 550 to 1,675 litres, the rear seats fold flat at the pull of a couple of levers and it can handle objects almost two metres long and a metre wide – or a 50 kilo refrigerator
which was the rather odd cargo Jaguar supplied for a session around a handling track to demonstrate the car’s agility when laden. The Sportbrake is functional and user-friendly but the special part of this car is its luxury and Jaguar lineage. Leather upholstery and high tech equipment including sat nav are very much executive grade as is the ride, helped by self levelling air suspension. The V6 has real get up and go with a top speed of 155mph and 0 to 60 time of 6.1 seconds but the 2.2 is not at all underpowered at 8.2 secs 0 to 60 – and bearing in mind it is some £8,000 cheaper it has to be the pick of the Sportbrake line up.
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HE probably isn’t alone in this, but my wife is obsessed with the weather. To be more specific the weather forecast, on every TV channel. It’s almost as if she’s on first name terms with the forecasters as she tries to pinpoint the exact arc of the curve that separates us (rain and wind) from them (heat and sunshine). And on the days when we leave our gloomy little corner of the world – on advice from John, Jay, Sian or Becky of course - in search of that golden orb, guess what happens. Right first time, they get it wrong and somewhere midway between here and there the weather systems swop places and we get drenched. I mean biblically drenched. The drains can’t cope, mud slides like lava into the road and if, like us, you have to cross both a field and ford, then forget it. Well, unless you have a 4x4 - a big, full-blown mud-plugging off-roader like the Jeep Grand Cherokee. A defining moment in the history of the Cherokee native Americans was in 1838 when gold was discovered in the Appalachian mountains and the tribes were rounded up and forcibly sent on what became the Trail of Tears, a painful and costly winter trek west. The vehicle named after these brave, resourceful Indians would have no such difficulty, and the latest generation is by far its best yet. Jeep has endured struggles of its own, parent company Chyrsler having suffered financial meltdown before forming an association with Italian giant Fiat, who have provided the 3.0-litre V6 diesel MEGA SALE NOW ON!
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MAKE: Jeep MODEL Grand Cherokee 3.0 CRD Overland ENGINE: 2,987cc V6 diesel POWER: 237bhp at 3,600rpm PERFORMANCE: 0-62 in 8.2 secs, top speed 126mph INSURANCE: Group 36 (1-50) PRICE: £44,995 on the road WHAT’S HOT: Comfort, ability, styling, space WHAT’S NOT: Fuel economy RATINGS (out of five):
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engine powering the Grand Cherokee. These cars have always shown superior ability, but the latest ‘Grand’ has also upped the ante in terms of its overall refinement – to the point that it’s a genuine rival to the likes of the Range Rover Sport and VW Touareg. Longer, wider, more spacious and claiming an average 34 miles per gallon, though the best I got was 29.6, it comes in a choice of Limited or high-spec Overland trim and a 237bhp V6 turbodiesel engine mated to five-speed auto transmission. Both models feature Jeep’s Quadra-Trac ll all wheel drive system with the multi-mode Selec-Terrain control which alters ride height and engine mapping for optimum traction in conditions like snow, rocks, sand and mud. There’s hill descent control backed up by a braking traction system, the Jeep’s ride height can be varied by a maximum of four inches and the car has a wading depth of 20-inches – ideal for swollen fords. On-road performance is smooth, the only real intrusion being some road rumble from the 20-inch alloys and Overland trim is top notch, with everything from sat-nav and rear view camera to adaptive cruise control, air suspension and blind spot alerts.
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