Full Review:
2013 Jaguar XFR-S First Drive - Autoblog
The Verdict:
Jag is still using a fully hydraulic setup in lieu of a more fashionable and fuel-saving electronic steering system here in the XFR-S. On the road, steering feel is excellent, with crisp response from the wheel. Braking is strong and linear, grip is plentiful from the extra-wide Pirelli rubber and the body is very well controlled, both in a straight line and when thrown hard into a tight corner. And, as you'd expect, power comes on strong right off idle and remains plentiful all the way to redline.
The 2013 Jaguar XFR-S is certainly not without flaw, but it's also not without character, beauty or speed. In fact, it's the fastest sedan Jaguar has ever created. It's pricey, too, with each example commanding at least $99,000 from buyers. That's a pretty penny, to be sure, and it's about $9,000 more dear than a base BMW M5 and about the same price as an M5 fitted with the Competition Package.
Perhaps, then, what you'll get with the Jaguar that you may not with one of its German peers is more time to drive. After all, you won't be answering many questions from your fellow motorists about how fast your car is. Because they'll know just by looking at it.