2017 Jaguar New XF Sportbrake (spyshot)
Jaguar has just dropped the first official image of
the latest XF Sportbrake set to be revealed sometime next year. Although the
car pictured is only a prototype, it gives us a taste of the finished car's
design which from the front, looks identical to the sedan. After the B-pillar
however, the sleek and flowing roof line of the sedan makes way for a more boxy
rear end and much larger rear side windows.
The angle of the rear window is difficult to
decipher from this image as there appears to be some body cladding hiding its
true shape. If the previous-generation XF Sportbrake is anything to go by,
expect a rather narrow rear window with the inclusion of a small roof-mounted
spoiler.
The underpinnings of the new
Sportbrake will be identical to that of the sedan. That means it will have the
same aluminum platform and selection of engines. Among these engines will be
Jaguar Land Rover's latest 2.0-liter petrol Ingenium four-cylinder which
depending on spec, can churn out either 197 hp, 247 hp or 296 hp.
At this stage, it's unclear which of these
specifications the engine will be offered in for the Sportbrake. Nonetheless,
it will be joined by both 3.0-liter V6 petrol and diesel engines and a 161 hp,
2.0-liter diesel.
