2018 Jaguar XF Sportbrake | Road Test

The 2018 Jaguar XF Sportbrake is a right-sized, premium, cargo-hauling piece of luxury. We came away thoroughly impressed after our road test.
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[@2006gtobob]

VERY attractive exterior, but that interior needs some stepping up. Great review!

[@JahnoKestt]

Having lived in Europe for almost two decades now, I'm a big fan of station wagons. (I've always liked them, especially as a kid on road trips across the U.S.!) This is probably one of the nicer ones I've seen in a while. Mercedes has some nice wagons, but they're just *too* European for my taste if that makes sense.

[@McBeamer94]

[Aegus] The E-Class wagon has 2 American touches! The gear stalk on the column and optional rear-facing jump seats! The C-Class only has the gear stalk!

[@mrmonday42]

The e63 wagon is the best but I'll take the Jag because it will be more affordable in a few yrs after depreciation.

[@dennyjoy]

Bring this station wagon to India, only volvo v90 available here

[@BurtSampson]

Jesus, it looks soooo good. Few things in life are nicer than a fast wagon.

[@clothestravel]

I love wagons! This is a rare beast, even amongst other wagons, as I’ve never seen one on the road.

[@zarstar1576]

250 made

[@apancher]

I've seen two, though I also live near a dealer

[@2steaksandwiches665]

My neighbor had a friend that had one pull up in his driveway and I remember getting out of my house to go see it.

[@carfanfan]

When will a V8 appear in the XF again?

[@alexander1485]

never

[@papaannefranku9693]

Yeah I don’t think their gonna bring it back..

[@adamwright9741]

Next question!?

[@jiaweichen9296]

Google xf project 8

[@Lex-Rex]

That's why I still have my 2011 XFR.

[@ryushishiratori2312]

It's nice, but it's SO EXPENSIVE.

[@OcPyro714]

Oh oh! Daddy Doug has a fetish for wagons... can't wait for the quirks and features.

[@daveclark3829]

Lmfaoooo

[@TheHelghast1138]

Haha!

[@rachelcontreraz6367]

Doug STILL hasn’t reviewed this one - damn him!

[@jkokich]

I love this narrator! He sounds like an old game show announcer!

[@DDM7406]

Now this is a good looking vehicle

[@adambuesser6264]

Very nice wagon, hope it's drives like a sport car and not a crossover.

[@panda_st_1960]

It’s nice! But not for 80k! Go home jaguar ur drunk 😂

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

Have you priced Volvo's lately. It's high but not crazy.

[@BMH1965]

Should sell well but doesn't. Audi sells 10x more than Jaguar. This car is a direct competitor to the Audi S6 wagon but it handles far better.

[@jonmoen968]

A6 Avant is not available in the US.

[@Jorge-Tamacas]

I like the station wagons more than SUV'S and crossovers and this Jaguar looks great

[@dennyjoy]

Like volvo v90 and v60

[@2steaksandwiches665]

Love this. Once the prices start getting down to the mid-20s, I’m going to have one.

[@kde5fan737]

I'm having a hard time deciding which would be the better buy, one of these or a Volvo V60 Polestar (only the 2015 & 2016 have the inline 6 - the 2017+ have the 2.0 I4 that is both super & turbo charged & is actually faster than the 6 cylinder!). Both have very similar power ratings, I haven't checked out the weight & performance comparisons yet. Prices are fairly close for but the Volvo I6 is usually less expensive b/c it's a little older but if it has low miles like 15-30K miles, it seems to be about on par with the Sportbrake.

[@swanblake]

Down This is way too expensive. No wonder wagons don't sell only Subaru and VW make affordable wagons. Jag has the worse interiors in the luxury segment. So much plastic. I do wonder how many times the infotainment system on here froze or randomly restarted

[@TheHelghast1138]

I friggin love it!!!

[@robertshaw4022]

Car manufacturers: why won't our wagons sell? We have this nice one here for $65,000.

[@inomad]

I wish they made a RWD version.

[@107uptown]

In this guy’s voice: “It did all this cool stuff in the snow and we don’t have footage- of any of that!” 😂

[@yamahschector]

I would want the xfr-s sportbrake the sportier more powerful version

[@duybankai]

Will get this car!

[@MP-fw4ub]

Nice car but the previous one looked better in my humble opinion.

[@JEdmund81]

Great looking! But what's up with that awful plastic plate surrounding the emblem on the grill? Looks bad.

[@TheStep1980]

Its for the adaptive cruise control system.

[@jinjose8008]

One of the best motor shows out there 👍

[@redthorn-gj7zu]

Jaguar new wagon is back sweet and price highly to love

[@Lex-Rex]

Reminds me of a chopped Land Rover Evoque.

[@JDMHaze]

not bad but that price seems steep

[@JDMHaze]

Woody W even compared to competing models thats expensive for 360 hp,, .... 71K is M3 money,, so there must be a specific audience im guessing

[@JDMHaze]

Woody W perhaps,, but idk I would think you would have more power for the money they're charging, because CTSV wagon was around this price, for over 30% more power

[@JDMHaze]

Woody W I figure but people looking for a specific car do want that value, and by the way you know a station wagon is as European as those brands them selves LOL And believe it or not the CTSV is candy over there lol

[@mlh4711]

Jagwarrr...................when will Americans get it right?

[@davidmichael9275]

I have no kids, and no use for this car. But I will have one.

[@TheNacropolice]

And it costs twice as much as the regular XF for some god forsaken reason

[@shanet7511]

This comes standard with the awd, air suspension in the rear, supercharged V6 and the body kit, the sedan didnt

[@elementkx]

Wish I had $72k.

[@פינחסטחבש]

Mouse test. On drag track. Pls

[@rachelcontreraz6367]

I might finally let go of my CTS wagon for this one. The jury’s still out.

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

I didn't even know they made this until I saw one on the road. This is a beautiful car..

[@rachelcontreraz6367]

@@thereissomecoolstuff Unfortunately they will not be continuing to sell them in the US 😂

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

@@rachelcontreraz6367 that's what I heard. I'm looking in the used markets. They are $45-50k used. Seems like a pretty good value when a base F150 is now $45k

[@rachelcontreraz6367]

@@thereissomecoolstuff I am as well. Like my CTS wagon, I haven’t seen any of the Sportbrakes in my area so we’re looking all over. Funny, search the XF and there are 1200+. Add in the wagon filter and there aren’t too many to choose from (25-30). Good thing I’m patient 😇

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

@@rachelcontreraz6367 they had 2 in Seattle. Both went quick. Hope you find one.

[@firefox39693]

Nice car.

[@skelejp9982]

Congratsz for Jaguar having the Ugliest sports Logo Ever. That Greenish and some S Logo should be a Checkered Flag(Chrome White,Black) with an S,with a Jaguar Racing Green Surrounding. And the S Logo Should Gently Light Up,when the Car is in Sport Mode. I Love the Car and Design,except the front Headlights... Just Yesterday I check a Video of a Lamborghini Espada,and this design kinda touches it! Great Seats on this Jag! Thx for the Review!

[@m0rrisseyyy]

Handsome

[@nukesaway4806]

Why don't wagons sell? Whenever there is a new one your product gets introduced like he did. Don't remind people every time that wagons are boring and then say we don't know why they don't sell. Auto reviewers influence public perception of products.

[@jimkirk1971]

Actually, station wagons do very well in America, Mr. John Davis. But we call the SUVs, CUVs and Crossovers.

[@jamesfreedman1680]

In my opinion, Jag needs to revise the price, they are charging way more than its worth. Jag got this priced incorrectly, it is priced at least US $15,000 more than it should be. JLR should see an increased sale if they consider revisiting their price tag

[@kde5fan737]

The engine this car uses was pretty awesome in the Land Rover Discovery that I drove & I would love to see how the wagon drives!

[@only1utdanditsleeds]

We've all been misspelling Jaguar all these years. It should be JagWarr. I guess next you'll be telling us aluminum is correct too rather than aluminium

[@shrimp_p4rm]

This video gets a like for John's getup alone. Never mind the awesome vehicle.

[@ekscalybur]

With the low sales volumes these will have, it's going to be forever before they are affordable for the likes of me.

[@Maineriverandtide]

Simple basic interior and I like it like that very nice

[@SubieSean]

Looks awesome, but the name? Really dumb.

[@narmen1984]

who the hell is the gameshow host?

[@nuclearlad]

how the hell are they gonna draw people away from the 3 series wagon with that price??

[@bobbybenjamin3245]

Easy - BMW just cancelled importing wagons to the US

[@sundevsky6061]

Well this video aged well

[@0to60hondas4]

Stop it!

[@BongWeasle]

Jaguar make truly terrible quality cars.

[@eurouc]

This guy lives in the DC area, so you would think he would be worldly enough to pronounce Jaguar correctly 😡

[@dlg5485]

Looks like Jaguar is trying to take on the Panamera, but not quite getting there in my opinion.

[@mitchlu]

too slow for that much coin

[@philtripe]

...slow??...god damn thing was going 100 mph in a quarter mile! you only need to go faster than that in video games...

[@AmraphelofShinar]

I can't wait for the black wheel fad to die. It looks like they're driving on four mini-spares.

[@BCJDM]

AmraphelofShinar it'll probably end like chrome wheels nowadays.

[@badopinion]

Agreed. They have purpose and style with trucks but on cars and crossovers? Meh. I still prefer European wheel designs from a decade or 2 ago.

[@soiceyboy33]

E63 AMG Wagon is far better!

[@Qrzychu92]

yeah, but it's much more expensive

[@kiahweelee9994]

Jaguar's reliability is the cause for people opting for German and Japanese cars

[@Jerictron5000]

If Mazda could bring their 6 wagon into the States, it could give this a run for it's money...

[@Trendyflute]

Ugh, ditch the old American station wagon narrative...it's soooo dead and overplayed, and definitely a generation behind where the buying market is at. Your parents' cars are lame, but your grandparents' are cool kinda thing...and nowadays, a lot of buyers' parents were too young to catch the popularity of wagons. The market is starting to shift pretty noticeably as the younger generation gets less young.

[@rightlanehog3151]

Matthew Clark, Well said.

[@possiblycrazy442]

*WHAT THE HELL IS "BRAKE?!?"* I'm sorry, but I've just hated that term since "shooting brake" became a thing. It makes no sense at all. Brake implies slowing down and stopping. It's a verb just as much as it is a noun, or more. "Brake" only makes one think of brakes!! And with hardly any mentions of literal brakes at all, the industry must be thinking that a brake is a type of car! "[Something]brake" is nonsensical now matter how "cool" it sounds. _Is it really that much taboo to just say "wagon??"_ *2018 Jaguar XF Sportwagon!!*

[@possiblycrazy442]

In other news, to Jaguar, this is a very attractive vehicle and I'm glad that you produced it and saw fit to sell it here in the states.

[@dcanmore]

the term is from the 19th century where shooting parties were taken to the beat in a specially adapted wagon called a brake, from the dutch word 'brik' meaning wagon. Eventually in the early 20th century these horse-drawn wagons were replaced by motorised 'briks' usually in a 2-door configuration but retaining a wooden panelled body aft of the engine. They were coach-built that way until the 1950s. Shooting-brake term was to distinguish a vehicle from an ordinary passenger wagon although it may have looked similar. Since the 1970s the term has been associated with sporting wagons in the UK such as the Reliant Scimitar GTE, Volvo 1800ES and Lancia Delta HPE.

[@possiblycrazy442]

Oh. Wow. So it's a shooting reference. Thank you. I can better adapt to its modern use now that I know there's some logic behind it. I still won't like it as much as "wagon" due to cultural bias, but at least I can stand it now. All this time I thought it was just trendy sales nonsense.

[@jeffs6090]

Not much is trendy sales nonsense in the automotive world. Most terms have meanings and back stories such as that one with shooting brake. Like dashboard. Uhhh, what's that? This thing in front of me is not a board. I don't get it. Well...it comes from the days of horse drawn carriages. (Look it up if you don't know.) Actually, take the time to look a lot things things up. More people need to do that.

[@rowboyto156]

Joker wants his blazer back