Start/Stop kicks in with battery voltage. If the cars stood too long and your heater/AC is switched on consuming power the engine will start automatically to ensure battery voltage doesnt drop below the threshold to start the car.
It turns on with change in pressure on the brake pedal as it's supposed to, IMO. Auto start/stop also turns the engine on automatically if you are using heater or A/C and the car thinks that it needs that extra power.
Yea, this color looks good! For the infotainment system, once I learned how to customized the home screen, it started to shine. Everything I need I could make it one button there, for example, heated seat, cool seat, my wife's phone number, switching between bluetooth and apple car play, navigation home...etc. I think Jaguar should make a tutorial video for that, otherwise people missed a lot.
Love this review. For me, Jag XF is a sporty limo, and not a sport but well-made car. Thus all these BHP are rather for effortless acceleration than for sporty punch in your back. Just like you mention. I can survive this HVAC button control, as you usually change your temp by a degree or two, so it's two clicks away. However, I can't stand that you don't have physical buttons for seat heating and cooling. this is something that you will change during the driving so you really don't want to look for this option in the menu.
Hi Scott great video..yes you have nailed it..this is a beautiful car I do have the same colour but my xf is 2.2 litre but still lovely to drive..I am going to get a newer one and that will be a 3.0 litre s ...love jaguar's always have...great video thank you..
XF Sportbrake or V90 R-Sport is what I'm down between. I kinda want to go with the Jag and put the F type v6 exhaust on it. Go look up some videos of how they sound, incredible. Nice work Scott, keep it up.
I have the same car and same as you I am not very fond of the start stop system,But in response to you saying it starts again by itself I have looked around for WHY this happens and I will share it with you,The reason it starts independently is because your engine has the AC on and the car temperature is high or perhaps the battery needs some charge any of these will make the car computer restart the engine by itself. I hope this helps!
Mine is a 2.0l turbo and it's heavy on juice as well. Don't like that it has cheaper materials inside than the previous gen. My old XF was a better car all-round
Scott, all "start/stop" systems are not the same. For example, some automatically shut down most or all systems (other than headlights and the radio, I presume) that draw battery power when the system is engaged. Thus, the common complaint that the HVAC is turned off when the start/stop system turns off the engine. My VW GTI (and I suspect the Jaguar) doesn't do that. Instead, the ECU monitors the battery drain and restarts the engine automatically when it senses the draw exceeds a particular threshold. The HVAC and fan continue to operate normally even when the engine is turned off. I was puzzled by that behavior at first, especially when I noticed it occurred more frequently in cold weather and less frequently when I turned off the AC. But I soon became accustomed to it when I realized what was going on. In fact, I found that one of the screens in the instrument cluster reports that the start/stop system has been restarted due to the power requirements. If you check the equivalent of my GTI's "vehicle status" screen in the Jaguar you may find the same notification. Start/Stop systems draw a lot of criticism but I like the one in my GTI. It has a very minor impact on overall mileage. (Though it apparently has a greater impact on CAFE scores which probably account for manufacturers' rush to include them.) But apart from the fuel efficiency effect I appreciate the fact that when I sitting in line at Starbuck's I've reduced my carbon footprint a tiny bit. And my barista has even commented that she appreciates the fact that I've turned off my engine as I wait for my drink so she doesn't have to breathe exhaust fumes. (She's cute and I rather enjoy pleasing her even though I'm old enough to be her grandfather.... :) ) And since I don't have to bear much if any penalty when the system is engaged and the engine restarts virtually instantaneously and smoothly when I move my foot off the brake and before I touch the accelerator, there's no penalty in that case, either.
Agree.. so get a Genesis G80 for the larger size. Great Choice.. I haven't driven this Jag yet, but at the autoshow, I go thru it and found it really didn't give me the $$ value compared to other Lux. brands that give you a lux feel.. Looks cool, but I'd rather my money, which this out of my range, would get an Audi, BMW Mercedes and Genesis (the later being top) over this.. I bought a Stinger and love it so far
Yes I fully agree. It's the name of a British company and it's is pronounced JAG YOU AR. If it was Jag WARRRR it would be spelt Jagwar. Lazy Americans can't say YOU
Start/Stop kicks in with battery voltage. If the cars stood too long and your heater/AC is switched on consuming power the engine will start automatically to ensure battery voltage doesnt drop below the threshold to start the car.
It turns on with change in pressure on the brake pedal as it's supposed to, IMO. Auto start/stop also turns the engine on automatically if you are using heater or A/C and the car thinks that it needs that extra power.
Yea, this color looks good!
For the infotainment system, once I learned how to customized the home screen, it started to shine. Everything I need I could make it one button there, for example, heated seat, cool seat, my wife's phone number, switching between bluetooth and apple car play, navigation home...etc. I think Jaguar should make a tutorial video for that, otherwise people missed a lot.
Love this review. For me, Jag XF is a sporty limo, and not a sport but well-made car. Thus all these BHP are rather for effortless acceleration than for sporty punch in your back. Just like you mention. I can survive this HVAC button control, as you usually change your temp by a degree or two, so it's two clicks away. However, I can't stand that you don't have physical buttons for seat heating and cooling. this is something that you will change during the driving so you really don't want to look for this option in the menu.
I have a 2016 xfs. Love this car, classy and sporty all n 1
Hi Scott great video..yes you have nailed it..this is a beautiful car I do have the same colour but my xf is 2.2 litre but still lovely to drive..I am going to get a newer one and that will be a 3.0 litre s ...love jaguar's always have...great video thank you..
the auto stop will not hold if you are too long at stop OR you have heat or AC. If you have the HVAC in SYNC, it s all automatic
XF Sportbrake or V90 R-Sport is what I'm down between. I kinda want to go with the Jag and put the F type v6 exhaust on it. Go look up some videos of how they sound, incredible. Nice work Scott, keep it up.
I have the same car and same as you I am not very fond of the start stop system,But in response to you saying it starts again by itself I have looked around for WHY this happens and I will share it with you,The reason it starts independently is because your engine has the AC on and the car temperature is high or perhaps the battery needs some charge any of these will make the car computer restart the engine by itself.
I hope this helps!
That’s fantastic info! Thanks so much for sharing 👍🏻
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I love your review,Short.Clean and full of useful info
@@bender007123 Thanks so much :)
Ofer Nitzan That all makes sense thank you
Can you turn start/stop off?
Mine is a 2.0l turbo and it's heavy on juice as well. Don't like that it has cheaper materials inside than the previous gen. My old XF was a better car all-round
That's disappointing, hey. You'd usually expect the same or better.
Both hands on the wheel, unless you don't have the full compliment?
Scott, all "start/stop" systems are not the same. For example, some automatically shut down most or all systems (other than headlights and the radio, I presume) that draw battery power when the system is engaged. Thus, the common complaint that the HVAC is turned off when the start/stop system turns off the engine. My VW GTI (and I suspect the Jaguar) doesn't do that. Instead, the ECU monitors the battery drain and restarts the engine automatically when it senses the draw exceeds a particular threshold. The HVAC and fan continue to operate normally even when the engine is turned off.
I was puzzled by that behavior at first, especially when I noticed it occurred more frequently in cold weather and less frequently when I turned off the AC. But I soon became accustomed to it when I realized what was going on. In fact, I found that one of the screens in the instrument cluster reports that the start/stop system has been restarted due to the power requirements. If you check the equivalent of my GTI's "vehicle status" screen in the Jaguar you may find the same notification.
Start/Stop systems draw a lot of criticism but I like the one in my GTI. It has a very minor impact on overall mileage. (Though it apparently has a greater impact on CAFE scores which probably account for manufacturers' rush to include them.) But apart from the fuel efficiency effect I appreciate the fact that when I sitting in line at Starbuck's I've reduced my carbon footprint a tiny bit. And my barista has even commented that she appreciates the fact that I've turned off my engine as I wait for my drink so she doesn't have to breathe exhaust fumes. (She's cute and I rather enjoy pleasing her even though I'm old enough to be her grandfather.... :) ) And since I don't have to bear much if any penalty when the system is engaged and the engine restarts virtually instantaneously and smoothly when I move my foot off the brake and before I touch the accelerator, there's no penalty in that case, either.
After your G70 review I feel like it’s the sedan to beat, and I’d take it over this although the jag is bigger.
Agree.. so get a Genesis G80 for the larger size. Great Choice.. I haven't driven this Jag yet, but at the autoshow, I go thru it and found it really didn't give me the $$ value compared to other Lux. brands that give you a lux feel.. Looks cool, but I'd rather my money, which this out of my range, would get an Audi, BMW Mercedes and Genesis (the later being top) over this.. I bought a Stinger and love it so far
So pretty and so old. This is the Sophia Loren of cars.
And this is my favorite comment of the week!
Family Wheels can u get Apple CarPlay this model
The interior of this model year looks really basic. Not quite as timeless and beautiful as I would have thought.
$65k for that???
btp589 yes
Just wait 2 years and pick it up certified for $35k. Jags depreciate like almost nothing else. The only brand I can think of that’s worse is Fiat.
18.5 miles, that’s not great that’s terrible!
I think for a car this size and weight, with as much power as it has, it's pretty good!
I mean a v6 with a SUPERCHARGER. It’s fair enough. It’s not the engine that’s using fuel. It’s the supercharger.
It's Jag-you-ar, NOT, NOT Jagwar. FFS.
Agree to disagree.
Paul Laurance It’s pronounced differently in different parts of the world. Just like people’s names.
Yes I fully agree. It's the name of a British company and it's is pronounced JAG YOU AR. If it was Jag WARRRR it would be spelt Jagwar. Lazy Americans can't say YOU
I am a fan of Jaguar but there is just no reason for me to buy this car. It's boring.
Horrible looking interior