Car Auto Design

The new Jaguar XF has won the coveted What Car magazine Car of the Year 2008 award, beating off stiff competition from rivals BMW and Mercedes.What Car stipulate that the winner of the award "must have done more than anything else from the past 12 months to move things on".Jaguar is a mere cottage industry alongside the mighty Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Yet its replacement for the retro styled S-Type was considered to have beaten the best the company's German rivals could offer.This is even more of an achievement when set against the backdrop of uncertainty over Jaguar's future, with the sale of the company by owners Ford now imminent - most likely to Indian motor group Tata.

The Jaguar XF motor car has a modern feel and an air of superior craftsmanship. The centre console is high and wide so that it envelops driver and front passenger. A seven-inch colour touch-screen controls most cabin functions, reducing buttons to a single intuitive panel. The dashboard fascia is brushed aluminium and polished wood, flawlessly detailed. Dating back, all Jaguars have had a quality dashboard fascia. A nice touch is that the climate vents rotate out of sight when not in use. Seating surfaces are soft-grained, twin-stitched leather
2012 New Jaguar XF Wins Top Award