Jaguar XF vs BMW 5 Series: Sportbrake takes on Touring
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- Опубликовано: 7 июл 2021
- The 2021 BMW 5 Series Touring is one of the most complete cars on sale. But can Jaguar's refreshed XF Sportbrake match it for appeal? In this CarGurus UK review, Rebecca Jackson pits a BMW 520d M Sport Touring against the XF D200 R Dynamic S Sportbrake in order to find out, and in doing so proves how good diesel estate cars can be in a market that's becoming flooded with plug-in hybrid SUVs.
This review covers the two cars' practical credentials, as well as looking at performance, handling, ride comfort, efficiency and interior quality. Do you have a favourite?
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Had BMW'S and Jaguars over the years and gone back to Jaguar Sportbrake 200bhp D Sport. Very comfortable and economical. BMW' S are everywhere and a bit if a lads or geezers car. Jaguar every time for me .
I went to the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend and headed to the Jaguar stand. Sad to see the latest XF sportbrake, its a mild hybrid, put on the back row like the "Bargain Basement" clearance vehicles as most car dealers seem to do. All the prime front row places taken up by the various SUV Jags and the F type. Also sad to see, the XF was like "Billy no mates" but the SUV's swamped with punters. When will the SUUV craze end as our car parks just aren't big enough for their increasing bulk ?
I agree I would absolutely get another jag my sportbrake us superb . I would not consider a BMW
How old are you?
Like it or not, the Jag is an expensive Ford Mondeo with a Jaguar badge,, nothing more. The BMW blows it away everytime...
@@ferdvds Nonesense. The Old X-Typw was based on a Mondeo platform where as the XF is completely new and has nothing to do with Ford at all.
I notes the rear seats,in the Jag fold much flatter
BMW'S are everywhere. As someone who keeps a car (have owned my Saab for 11years now) it's got to be the Jaaag
agree - I had Saab, now i Move to Jag :)
Jag maintains that menacing look through the years which makes it almost timeless. Looking at older BMWs I see great cars but looking at older models of Jaguars I see design that ages so well. I would choose Jag. ;-)
Jag looks better but the BMW is the better overall package. They're everywhere though so if you want to be a bit interesting you've got to get the Jag.
Correct, if you want to get attention from the crowd, get the Jag
The only reason I wouldn't buy the Jag is that the only engine options are 2.0 four cylinder petrol or diesel
Do you really like the look of the Jag more? I know it's subjective but it's still pretty suprising.
I'd like to know more about your taste :D What's the best looking super car & SUV in your opinion? :)
@@stevec6427 but they are very powerful. What happened to the v6 petrol, it was very rapid
thank you for this
I had one of the previous model XF saloons - loved it. The V6 Diesel was one of the best ever engines for a combination of performance and fuel consumption. The rest of the car was pretty good too!
That weather! As always a balanced, informative and interesting review! Thanks Rebecca.
Am I the only one to prefer the Jaguar's interior? 😬
Jag every time! I have had six Jags and loved every one of them. Each one was so distinctive and full of character. BMWs a are great cars but all too common on the roads and lacking the style of a Jag. Currently I have an XJ Portfolio, shed loads of power, great road holding for such a big car and very economical plus it always put a big smile on my face when see it on my drive.
I'd have the Jag in Portfolio trim. It's more subtle than the M-Sport BMW.
Got to be the Jag. Looks better and soul beats perfection every time. And who really cares about infotainment when you'll just switch on Apple Car play and level that playing field immediately?
I made my choice back in January. I bought the Jaguar. No regrets
I bought the Jaguar
Can't afford either but still an interesting review.
Almost every Jag vs BMW review has the journalist voting for the BMW and the comments section full of Jag fans. It seems auto journalists are just playing it safe and towing the corporate line.
Sad that three tonne SUVs are taking over from estates
Rebecca, another spot on review. But, whether you pay for it in us dollars or english pound sterling, you need a huge container to fit the amount required. they might be plush inside, but you certainly pay for it!
The jaag is gorgeous, got to be first pick...
It's a shame that Jags are often looked over for their German counterparts, they really do feel so good to drive and hug the UK roads so well. I think I am in the minority as I don't find the Idrive system them intuitive or that good really in the BMW's I have driven, maybe it's the specs that the owners have chose or maybe I am just missing something. I do however know I was very very surprised when I first drove a Jag Xe and XF last year at how well the handle and how dynamic yet comfortable they feel. Interior was impressive too. Close call I guess it's personal preference for me it's narrowly the Jag.
Most of the time they aren't overlooked. Its the reliability thats still a massive problem with Jags. BMWs may not be the same as a Lexus but they dont have issues consistently in the way that Jags do. I had a Jag XE-S and it was initially fine until the issues started a few months in. And they simply would not stop. Pretty big things like Headlights going pop £1300 worth and rear diff leaks £700 to change a seal. Its just one thing after another with them.
@@rayaanshaikh5830 I get wat u mean, i can't argue with relaibility as being an issue for some. I think I must have been one of the luckiest car owners in the UK, I have had 2 Jags and 1 RangeRover and no hassle at all. Even know a few mates that's enjoyed JLR ownership.with little issues, other than the usual tyres, brakes etc. However my partner is a BMW fan and has had some costly repairs on their last 2 models?
@@rayaanshaikh5830 Nope, not in my case. I own 2018 XF with 43K miles. 4 oil changes, 1 A/C refrigerant recharge/refill and 1 software update (recall). That's all have been done to it...My Jag runs great.
@@rayaanshaikh5830 I've had three XFs and an XE and had no faults with any of them. Literally nothing. Reliability surveys put Jaguar ahead of BMW too - in the latest JD Power survey, BMW literally came last of all the manufacturers for reliability. (I've had a 5 Series and a 1 Series too and enjoyed them, incidentally).
Jaguar all day long. I’d want something different to the masses and I think the Jaguar delivers and by all accounts it’s a better ride and handling.
Better ride maybe, better handling not really (comment coming from an XF saloon X250 LCI & a 6 Series coupé E63 LCI owner)
Great review of two great cars.
Jag is the better looking car
I reckon car fanatics will favour the Jag (just look at it!) and those who regard cars as just ways of getting from A to B will favour the BMW.
Thank you so much for this amazing review Rebecca. I love your reviews and I don't know why but your reviews are convincing to me. They are all well shot and informative. However, it would be nice to know about the maintenance costs after buying any of these cars. That is definitely something to consider before buying a car. Maintenance cost Jaguar vs BMW which one is better?
Great video👍
Hooray, the Jag has an analogue speedo that shows the most common UK speed limits (other manufacturers please note). However , I prefer digital speedometers these days which don't show you unrealistic maximum speeds . Why do they do that?
As for BMW's IDrive , we have a new I series and I don't find it that intuitive to use, sometimes having to search through many menus to try and find a particular setting that I want to change. If anyone could tell me how the speed warning setting or the speed limiter that adjusts to the speed limit works, I would be grateful as the handbook is far from clear. Perhaps we don't have the latter feature, but the handbook isn't clear on what features we should have on our model either.
Ok that's enough , I think I'll take the Jag but my preference would be for the model they don't make, an XE estate .
I don't think motoring journalists understand the meaning of 'completely flat' when talking about rear folding seats!
What a refreshing change to see two normal cars, if the Jaguar is set up better for UK roads and the state there in, I think if it was my cash, the Jaguar would win, but it still would be hard to choose.
Those rapid outfit changes were mighty impressive. 😉
Beemers are everywhere over here (and never been a 'Beemer Boy' anyway!), but for some reason, Jaguar decided not to put the 3.0 diesel from the F-Pace in to the XF Sportbrake (even when the lads at Goodwood told me a couple of years ago it was coming), so alas, I'm on to A6 Avant 3.0 diesel number 3 (since 2006). Diesel is so much cheaper here than petrol, so is only way to go.
Aloha from Hawaii! Im a Bimmer man myself. Awesome review as always. Love you Rebecca 🥰
Jaguar every time, better looking, better drive.
Stick the 3.0 V6 diesel back in the Jag, please!!
Rebecca great review what are your thoughts on the Audi RSQ3
You have done a great car review, most difficult with two winners.
Thanks! 👍
I really prefer the previous version of both cars (X250 and F10/11) - not least the interior design.
I own an XF (X250, LCI) and love it. It's beautiful and special inside and out.
Great job, Rebecca, as always!!
Grace, space and pace! Has to be the Jag.
does anyone else see how similar bmw's head lights are to the jag's?
I’ll take the Jaaag.
Jag for me please!
Just bought a 2021 D200 hse awd sportbrake - I like driving and it is superb. If you are thinking about it my advice is buy one. When theyr're gone they're gone.
Both cars look amazing
I love the rear of the Jag, but the BMW is it for me, it’s just so nice.
I'd save the money and go for a first-generation XF Sportback 3.0 diesel S portfolio black pack
The Jag is way more sexy.
Jaguar all day long.Looks better.More engaging to drive.Not as common as a BMW and British.
I'd have the Jag and a Volvo before the Bimmer.
2:25 "...... I'm 5 foot 4 and and a half......". Stamp of approval on the sincere honesty (that pervades all her reviews).
(I've always said I'm 5 foot 11 and a half, myself. 🤭)
The Volvo V60 cross country is a stunning machine and amazing piece of symplistic design and great engineering.
V90 in this company?
@@richardmcaleavy7578 yea, why not? they are in the same price bracket, possibly looking at the same market, would you not think?
I looked at the v90 and love Volvos but found myself going with the XF as the boot seemed bigger or at least less fussy somehow. No regrets.
@@KungFuPandaria I must admit after having the XF for 2.5 yrs and the XE for 2 I have not regrets either bothe have been great cars.
I’ve had an S90 for three years now, after loads of Germans loving Volvo, in fact I’ve just ordered an XC60
Jag for me all day long
Jag Diesel engine sounds quieter
Hi 🤓 Jaguar for Me 👍
I'd have the Jag
Both nice cars , I'd choose the jaguar it looks beautiful an more sporty looking 👌👍🏴
As an ex-Jag XJ driver I'd go for the XF every time except for one thing - abysmal reliability. My friend has an XF Sportbrake (3.0 V6 diesel, previous model) which has had more expensive problems in 60k miles than I've had with my Audi A6 2.0 TDi in 318k miles and 12 years of ownership. Even he admits that the build quality of the Audi is streets ahead of his XF, and he's a total Jag enthusiast with four of them including a 1963 E-Type. I'm overdue to get a new car and would love a JLR product as they're beautiful cars, such a pity they break down!
I have been drooling of used Jaguars, so I say Jag. Also that diesel engine in Jaguar is VAG based, it´s same engine what you get in VW Passat or Audi A6.
have you got a link for that, i always thought they were Ingenium engines
I didn't know that.
Jaguar use their own Ingenium engines
VAG engine?????? What drug are you on???
Jaguar all day long!!
I would never buy any 2 litre diesel car, far to agricultural. I have a Jaguar V6 3.0d S portfolio sport brake (271bhp) and a Porsche Panamera V6 3.0 D, (300bhp), both wonderful refined cars with very few problems, although they are very different to drive. The Jag returns avg 38-40 mpg and the Porsche returns avg 40-44 mpg. So why bother with a clattery old unrefined 4cyl diesel power unit
If a 4-cylinder diesel car is labelled agricultural, what do you call the same car with a 6-cylinder diesel engine? A logical answer: agricultural. So the reason for the OG comment is actually 6-cylinder diesel > 4-cylinder diesel.
@@zsb707 drive the 3 litre it's much quieter smoother, no comparison
@@tonybooth4 It's smoother but still a diesel. I have a straight six petrol BMW. Now that's smooth.
@@zsb707 I used to have a double six 750iL that was smooth but let me tell the 3.0 V6 in S form gets 202 kws, 600 nm, can be remapped to 221 kws and 700 nm and return 50 mpg on the open road. Once under way it's surprisingly quiet so try one, who knows we may not have a choice apart from all electric soon!!
For something a little bit special I'd go with the jag
Jag looks the best but the 5 series has always been the most perfect all rounder and sadly with Jaguar's current build quality and reliability concerns I wouldn't pick one saying that BMW aren't exactly reliable either my wife has them as company cars the worst one she had was a 1 series £9k of warranty work in the first 2 years awful car small cramped and uncomfortable even though it was top spec, glad she went back to a 5 series again after that thing.
Seems like Big Money Waster has caught the British Leyland disease. I had one,never again. Now have 3L s sportbrake and love it
The BMW looks like a Skoda.
There's a good reason why BMWs are everywhere, everybody knows how good they are.
I really like your review, the back to back linear style of testing gives one a very objective perspective on both cars.
Very close, but Gotta be the Jaguar for me!
we agree they are both very closely matched
I would pick the jaguar!!
What's Jag's reliability like these days? I remember when you had to buy 2, one for parts. I do miss v8s and v12s in luxury cars, though. They were so smooth. They didn't need to be fast. Luxury cars in general are pretty stiff now. The true luxury car is a dying breed. Everyone wants to "feel the road." Until they need to see the chiropractor.
I'd have the Jag of which I had no idea they redesigned the interior, I prefer the old interior. But the BMW is a better car overall so a Audi A6 Avant would be better because Audi's are a better BMW
To me the Jag looks much better inside and outside, I have been in both cars and if I were to buy one it would be the Jag every time, it's seems like most people commenting would also choose the Jag, as for reliability Jags have never great, although my dad had an 1988 sovereign and then a 2012 5l XJ, and never had a problem with either, Unfortunately nowadays it seems like the German cars are as unreliable as the Jags.
Really surprised that the finance companies assume that the Jag depreciates a lot more than the BMW , my experience of hundreds of searches of used car prices suggests that there is not much difference in used prices mainly due to the vast number of BMW's on the second hand market that take ages to sell , the Jag's usually sell quicker as there are far fewer to choose from.
The leasing companies must know what they are talking about otherwise they wouldn't be in business!
Why am I watching this video! I am not into mild hybrids or diesel estates!?!?
Could never understand 2wd suv, s. Estate more comfortable. More economic. Better handling. Is it just fashion. I can see a flood of used suv,s when the novelty wears of
Don’t they both use the same ZF 7-speed gearbox?
Yes they do use the same zf 8 speed gearbox(not 7),and software for gearbox is made by car producer.
great video Rebecca.Bmw much nicer and great looking alloys.
The Jaguar is more appealing.
Going great Rebecca 👍
Jag wins. It’s a gorgeous looking car
The BMW excites me with its design and overall composure. I would go for 19" wheels for a more relaxed driving experience. I like estates and still give me the goose bumps over SUV vehicles.
wonder how they calculate the volume??...
Length X width X height.
@@entropy5431 it's not all straight lines..
@@izuaff04 It rarely is Izzy but still close enough as you can divide the boot into segments and total up. Another car industry method is to fill the boot with numerous small blocks then count how many fit.
"if you're buying on pcp"
I think majority must be buying these cars on pcp or shrooms, these prices are mental.
Such cool cars
I'd take an estate car over a SUV any day, oh wait I have LOL. In this case I'd take the BMW but the M540i.
Prefer the 5 series; however, the XF is newer, cheaper and more modern with the XF just having been refreshed and the 5 series being replaced after 2 years
Even though I'm not a fan of Beemers, both cars are absolutely gorgeous when compared to their godawful SUV equivalents. Hopefully one day this stupid SUV trend will end!!!
Interior of the BM is miles better. Probably the overall image too.
I searched up the 0-60 time of the jaag and it said 0-60 in 7.6 seconds!the milliseconds matter,get it right.
Two beautiful example estate cars, Oh and of course the lovely Rebecca! Great review again! I'll take the BMW all day long
Have had the bmw it did not wear so well. Lot of trouble with the electrics after 100.000. Brakes needed a lot of work to.
Quite English weather for a road test, I see.
XF 😍
Diesel just makes most sense in this type of car.
No wonder we can't sell British cars in the UK because they keep getting slagged off by so called motoring journalists.
BMW is a much bigger company will a vast budget so why not mention that?
Having had both over the years, the most important factor in the mix is after sales servicing and with Jaguar it is very patchy across the UK.
Jags anytime, I own one😊
It won't be long before BMW ugly it up by adding a MAHOOSIVE grille. Grab your 5 whilst it still looks good.
I find it odd when they do these reviews. So the height of Uk average citizen, is 5'9" or 5'3" depending if you're male or female. Why not get a person of that size to sit in the front AND THEN get someone to sit in the back without the seat being readjusted?
A 4cly diesel is a complete and utter fail for me.
That part about not knowing it's a diesel I have to disagree with. I have not yet been in a car that I couldn't tell, regardless of brand. Yes diesels have come a loooooong way but no. They are still as rough as anything.
Test drove both and went for the 5 series touring in M Sport. No complaints - it’s awesome!
the bmw give very good drive fun
I do a lot of driving for work, 80% of the cars I see broken down are BMWs. Wouldn’t touch one with a barge pole.
Jag for me - the cornering on UK roads is just better
I love this girl...since carbuyer.
jag for the exterior but mbw for the interior. that's just the non biased conclusion.
who still buys diesel cars?
Oh behave, it's a Jag! BMWs are a dime a dozen, but a Jaguar.....it makes a statement the moment you see it. In a world a carbon copy banality, the Jaguar stands out like a 130 LBS American Akita stud dog in a Crufts dog show populated with 70 to 100 LBS Dobermans, German Shepherds and Rottweilers. Yes, make mine a Jag! I own two Jags and two American Akitas and the only car that you will come to love as much as a gorgeous stud show dog with a war dog personality is a Jag. Most people, however, really are not possessed of sufficient individuality and courage to stray far from the herd mentality norm and they ultimately want to blend in and follow the herd, as for the self-confident and adventurous soul who is her or his own Type A personality commando (SAS) type, it is the Jaguar everyday of the week for the dynamic handling and for its smart presentation and athletic prowess.