Big updates for Jaguar XF and F-Pace to follow new XE

Sweeping upgrades for XF range next on the agenda, while XE S will not return for facelifted model

Jaguar will follow up the recently revealed XE with similarly extensive changes for the XF later this year and F-Pace SUV, due early next year.

Speaking to Autocar at the new XE’s unveiling, senior product planning manager Wayne Darley said the XF was “the next priority”. 

“If you look at when those two cars [XF and F-Pace] went on sale - late 2015 and early 2016 - that gives you a good idea of the timings”. 

Autocar understands the 2020 model-year XF will be revealed in the second half of this year, before going on sale in late autumn. The F-Pace, however, is tipped to receive upgrades for the start of next year.

The changes will be as significant as the XE, with evolved exterior looks but significant cabin upgrades, focusing on a substantial boost in perceived quality and new technology features. Like the smaller saloon, the XF and F-Pace are likely to adopt features from the I-Pace, including a new secondary central screen for the climate control functions and a new steering wheel. 

Both cars will also join the XE in receiving RDE2-compliant diesel engines, which Darley said required a “huge push” on the engineering side to ensure the XE was the first car in its class to market with the ultra-efficient engines ahead of an emissions regulation change in 2021. 

What remains unclear, however, is whether the XF S and F-Pace S will return. The new XE will no longer be available with the supercharged V6 S variant for the rest of its lifecycle, while V6 petrol and diesel versions of the F-Pace and XF are no longer on sale. 

Jaguar Land Rover has just released a new inline six-cylinder petrol engine in the Range Rover Sport, but with the XE S axed due to slow sales it remains to be seen whether that engine will return to the larger models. 

Darley confirmed that examples of the long-awaited F-Pace SVR will finally arrive in dealers in April, well over a year since the car’s reveal. The V8-powered Porsche Macan rival was apparently delayed after engineers decided changes to the car’s set-up were required, but Autocar also understands there was a parts supply issue. 

Read more:

Bolder looks, classier cabin, more tech for 2019 Jaguar XE

Insight: Q&A with Ian Callum, Jaguar design director

 

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