最近谍照记者在纽伯格林赛道拍到了正在进行初步测试的捷豹第二代XF中级轿车。2007年上市的现行版已经过于老旧，随着XE近日在巴黎车展的发布，捷豹也需要一款比XE更大的新车来赢得不同的用户群。从照片，新一代车型比老款车更大，轴距进一步增加，因此内部空间更宽敞，尤其是后排乘客腿部空间更充裕。这辆车看起来就像一辆放大版的XE，两款车的造型风格并没有什么不同。新车除了更大之外，另一个变化是车顶后部的斜面不那么陡峭，而是更为实用的快背式。新一代XF很可能与XE共享相同的iQ平台，因此车重有望降低100公斤，仍将标配后驱，但全轮驱动为选装件。至于动力系统，很可能搭载3.0升V6机械增压引擎和一系列Ingenium四缸汽油和柴油引擎。而顶级款XFR-S则搭载5.0升V8机械增压引擎，功率405千瓦/542马力，扭矩680牛米。该车将在2016年的某个车展首次亮相。

 

All-new Jaguar XF spied 'Ring testing ahead of possible 2016 launch

Jaguar's second generation of the mid-size XF sedan has been spied undergoing preliminary testing on the Nürburgring.

 

On sale since 2007, the XF is starting to show its age and Jaguar needs to make the model bigger taking into account the XE is now out so there has to be more room between the two in order to better target different segments. Jaguar has the right recipe for that as testing of a new XF has started and as you can see it will be considerably larger and feature a stretched wheelbase so we should expect a roomier cabin with extra legroom for rear passengers.

 

The prototype seen here looks like a bigger XE which shouldn't come as a surprise as the styling won't be very different. One other big change aside from the enlarged size is the implementation of a sloping rear with a more practical liftback configuration thus replacing the current model's sedan layout.

 

The second-gen Jaguar XF will likely ride on the same iQ[Al] platform as the smaller XE and is expected to shave off as much as 100 kg (220 lbs). Rear-wheel drive will be standard but at an additional cost an AWD system will be offered. Details about the engine lineup are not available at this point but will likely include the supercharged V6 3.0-liter along with a series of four-cylinder Ingenium gasoline and diesel motors. The engine range will probably be topped by a supercharged V8 5.0-liter in the XFR-S which in the current generation puts out 542 bhp (405 kW) & 680 Nm (502 lb-ft).

 

A public debut of the new generation Jaguar XF will probably occur at a major auto show in 2016.