Spy Shots: Jaguar XF production interior
by John Neff on May 15th 2007 at 5:29PM 
KGP Photographers have managed to snag an excellent spy shot revealing the production interior of the upcoming Jaguar XF sedan, aka Jaguar's Hail Mary pass, that's based on the C-XF (see gallery below). Somehow the new interior manages to capture that old-world Jag style and combine it with modern design details. The dash is dominated by a horizontal band that's accented on the bottom by a strip of real wood trim. Above the wood we find the large, touchscreen navigation system flanked by a pair of large vents. The center console turns up and meets the horizontal cross section abruptly with a panel that appears to be trimmed in satin nickel that contains the CD player and HVAC controls. The driver's hand is obscuring what may be an iDrive-like controller, and there doesn't appear to be a proper "stick" popping up at all, which makes us wonder how you'll shift the XF out of Park. Once you're in Drive, however, those paddles on the steering wheel should make for some quick shifts.
The design overall certainly doesn't look ground breaking, just traditionally modern with its use of light beige leather, wood and satin nickel trim. Click the Read link to view the entire picture and make your own judgment.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
JGN 5:42PM (5/15/2007)
Ford is doing something wrong with Jaguar. I've found nothing exciting about Jaguar in over a decade. Jaguar is the most mediocre of luxury vehicles on the market right now.
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bmw122487 5:39PM (5/15/2007)
i absolutly love it,keep it up, i would love for jag to get its act together, i love the brand and would love to see some great cars, the only one i like now is the XJR and reliabity still leaves alot to be desired.
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SilverAero 5:51PM (5/15/2007)
Holy Smokes! That looks great, this will be great for Jag
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Ligor 5:56PM (5/15/2007)
not very impressive for this kind of money
the design is sort of a cross between a Missan Maxima adn a Pathfinder.
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AZ 6:04PM (5/15/2007)
I just dont like wood trim in a sports car for some reason.
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Q 6:10PM (5/15/2007)
Sports car with wood trim, don't find it attractive.
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Namir 6:27PM (5/15/2007)
I was pretty disappointed when I got to the NAIAS in Detroit to find out this car was only there for the press days.
PS guys... the Carrera GT has a birch/ash shift knob, and it is definitely a proper sports car.
Its not the wood that messes it up, its the cheap ford escort style plasticy look that ruins everything.
They could make it look nice with wood like the M5 and I wouldn't have a problem but then again... its a jaguaford
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axium 6:47PM (5/15/2007)
I think thats pretty exciting news.
What I like:
Paddle shifters
No gear lever - true to concept
Nav system from the XK, fantastic
What Im a little upset about:
The steering column is imported directly from the XK
As is the steering wheel
As is the gauge cluster...
Not that it's not a nice set up, but I would have liked to to be a little more original to set it apart from the XK.
To those who are complaining about wood, there will be different aluminum interiors available on the XF and XFR.
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Atomicbri 7:00PM (5/15/2007)
Hmmm kinda disappointed. The show car was WOW and I had hoped Jag would have taken this opportunity to advance the auto interior so everyone would want to copy them. This scares me a little bit, cause I am afraid the exterior is going to be just as safe, which equals Yawnsville. Anyone notice however there is no transmission gate???
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Seminole 7:03PM (5/15/2007)
I hate the Volvo S40/S80 side mirrors...
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British_Rover 8:28PM (5/15/2007)
You guys are trying to judge the entire interior of a mid sized sedan/saloon by one kind of grainy so so quality picture.
Wait till the car comes out morons.
Also this is a test mule not a production vehicle so I doubt they are putting their highest quality interior bits in it. Unless you find pictures of they car they are using to test the durablity of the seats and switch gear there is no way to know if this is what we will get in 12-18 months.
I will tell you what I do like is that stitching on the dash and door panels. Offer a contrasting stich choice for some of the interiors and that will be hot.
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Solo Racer 8:46PM (5/15/2007)
Any interior that didn't rob parts from the Contour bin would be a help. That's part of what was disappointing about the XJ from 6-7 years ago.
Concepts are nice, but production models are often more bland or tarnished by production issues. Ford 500 and T-bird for example.
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Bob R. 8:46PM (5/15/2007)
Love it so far. Looks different than the Mercedes and BMW interiors, it looks almost more Audi like to me. Great job Jaguar!
BTW, does antbody know what that knob is on the steering column underneath the winshield wipers/turn signals?
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Bigbuck16 8:48PM (5/15/2007)
The interior looks like the MKS from those spyshots a few weeks ago look at this.
http://news.windingroad.com/photo-gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=503
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axium 9:12PM (5/15/2007)
"12. Love it so far. Looks different than the Mercedes and BMW interiors, it looks almost more Audi like to me. Great job Jaguar!
BTW, does antbody know what that knob is on the steering column underneath the winshield wipers/turn signals?"
The knob is for adjusting the height and depth of the steering column.
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DJ 10:22PM (5/15/2007)
12. Love it so far. Looks different than the Mercedes and BMW interiors, it looks almost more Audi like to me. Great job Jaguar!
BTW, does antbody know what that knob is on the steering column underneath the winshield wipers/turn signals?"
The knob is for adjusting the height and depth of the steering column.
That's a standard issue Ford part, also found on the XJ8. Also noticed the interior door handles and locks came directly from the XJ8, which is not a bad thing. They are some of the most ergonomic ones I have ever had in a car. BTW, the walnut looks mismatched from piece to piece - a huge Jaguar no-no, so obviously this mule was cobbled together and doesn't necessarily reflect the production car.
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Anik 11:06PM (5/15/2007)
wow gay..i thought it would be some what like the concept. it still looks good though.. lets just hope they keep the exterior like the concept.
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Barney 12:28AM (5/16/2007)
Where's the Jaguar in these pictures? There is not even a remote resemblance of a Jag in this car. It's a nice looking Ford but by no means the icon car. Take the Jaguar name off it and call it something else.
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Boo 8:04AM (5/16/2007)
The new Jag XF looks absolutely fantastic, much more sportier than the Merc E-Class, Audi A6 and possibly the 5-Series.
However, the interior door handles from the spy shot are straight ports from the Euro Ford Focus but chromed.
Too much Ford parts bin for my liking though.
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Hamud 10:19AM (5/16/2007)
#7, So, you can see the quality of the plastic on the interior by a picture that was probably taken with a cell phone camera?? You'r good eh?
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