Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is commencing production of the Jaguar XF saloon at its facility in Pune, India. The initial Pune-built Jaguar XF models will feature the company’s acclaimed 2.2-litre diesel engine, which is coming to the Indian market for the first time. The Jaguars will be built alongside Land Rover Freelander 2 vehicles which have been produced in Pune since May 2011.
Rohit Suri, Vice-President, Jaguar Land Rover India said: “Our best-selling models in India are the Land Rover Freelander 2 and the Jaguar XF and this has driven the move to build these products locally. The Jaguar XF has become very popular with our customers due to its sports car performance, outstanding luxury saloon elegance and contemporary individual styling.
Its inspired engineering and technological innovation have helped it to win more than 100 awards internationally. So we are now delighted to offer this car as a locally built product with a new engine for this market, which will enable us to provide our customers with a wider choice of competitively priced models.”
The locally-built Jaguar XF 2.2-litre diesel car, with an entry price of Rs 44.5 lakh (ex-showroom Mumbai pre octroi), comes with an array of standard features such as: rear view camera, TV Tuner, navigation System, front passenger seat away, touch screen, gear shifting paddles, full size spare wheel, electric sunroof, rear screen electric blind and eight-speed automatic transmission.
The Jaguar XF features significant enhancements for 2013. Significantly improved efficiency through a newly expanded powertrain range. Eight-speed transmissions are now mated to all engines.
The eight-speed ZF automatic transmission complements its smooth, powerful turbocharged diesel engines and is now made standard across the XF range for all petrol and diesel powerplants. The eight-speed ZF transmission offers better economy, reduced emissions and smoother acceleration compared to the previous six-speed equipped models.
For all installations, the transmission’s operating software has been specifically tuned to ensure it perfectly matches the power delivery of the engines to which it is mated and offers the sporting feel, precision and smooth shifting expected of a Jaguar.
With both a wider spread of ratios and more even spacing between them, the gearbox provides more seamless acceleration both from rest and when overtaking, while fuel consumption at high speeds is reduced. Gearshifts are executed in just 200 milliseconds while driver intervention is possible through the use of steering wheel-mounted paddles which allow multiple downshifts, allowing the desired gear to be selected almost instantaneously.
The use of lightweight, compact components including a rear differential with an aluminium casing means there is no weight or packaging penalty when compared with the outgoing six-speed models, while efficiency is improved through the use of an improved pump design and greater control of the gear elements.
2.2-litre i4 Turbodiesel: The highly regarded 2.2 i4 Td offers a smooth, refined and muscular power delivery ideally suited to Jaguar's sporting saloon. This variant offers 190PS with a torque measure of 450Nm. This version also benefits from engine management refinements that reduce emissions and improve fuel economy.
3.0-litre V6 Turbodiesel: The 275PS version of the 3.0 V6 Td fitted to the XF receives the eight-speed gearbox for the 2013MY and delivers reduced emissions and improved efficiency.
5.0-litre V8 Petrol Supercharged: Now in its third generation, Jaguar’s powerful and charismatic 5.0 V8 petrol has won plaudits across the globe in both naturally-aspirated and supercharged variants. This all-alloy engine features a host of technologies that allow it to generate its power in a highly efficient manner, including direct injection, dual independent variable cam timing and a Roots-type twin-vortex, intercooled supercharger.
The 510PS XFR sports saloon benefits from the same combination of eight-speed automatic gearbox allowing it to offer an unrivalled blend of efficiency and excitement.