We review the Jaguar XF from price to economy and all its features

SUN Motors put Jaguar’s new XF to the test in Spain – and we fell for the charms of a smooth operator.

Taking the F-word provoking F-Type to one side for a minute, Jaguar’s line-up of saloons has gone a bit identikit. Hasn’t it?

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But that wide-grilled family face is not the only thing they are sharing.

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From the compact XE to the stretched XJ, and now the just right XF, they all exhibit (sorry, BMW) sheer driving pleasure.

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I took the all-new XF for a spin on northern Spain’s beautifully smooth mountain roads as well as the region’s F1-primed race track – and if the XF had a middle name it would be Composure.

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Not the best of middle names, true, but a very real reward if you intend on spending much seat-time pounding Britain’s A-roads and M-ways.

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Whilst shorter and lower than the outgoing XF, 2015’s remix not only looks longer it feels bigger inside with added leg and headroom.

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And inside is more luxurious than ever, with extra comfy Windsor leather seats and stylishy simplified dashboard that expands on the XE’s upmarket triumph.

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I tested the optional 10in InControl Touch Pro infotainment system too – not available until 2016 – which is easily the most intuitive, iPhone channelling system I’ve ever used.

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Smoother than a cashmere codpiece and tech’d up to the nines. And it’s British too.

With all the pinch, drag and swipe functionality to make you feel instantly connected – Audi, BMW & Mercedes sure have some work to do to improve on this touchscreen dream.

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The new aluminium-rich XF is 190kg lighter too, which pays dividends on the posh exec’s agile handling and economy at the pump.

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Indeed, in its most frugal form, the new 2-litre diesel can deliver a staggering 70mpg and 104g/km – that’s nearly congestion charge free – and enough to beat every non-hybrid rival in its class.

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Starting at the £32,000 Prestige and rising through R-Sport, pictured, and Portfolio trims to the top-of-the-range £49,945 S packing a cracking supercharged 3-litre V6 petrol lump in the front, Jaguar has provided a good spread.

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The new business-class benchmark has arrived.

Smoother than a cashmere codpiece and tech’d up to the nines. And it’s British too.

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