Jaguar XF Luxury

It's good to see Jaguar back in the limelight. I'm old enough to remember the time when if you thought of an executive car in this country, you thought of a Jag. These days the leaping Cat is leaping once more thanks to the XF executive saloon. Still, I was pleased to slip behind the wheel of the facelifted XF I tried recently, the car designed to provide a real alternative to premium customers tired of Teutonic efficiency. I have to say that the revised front and rear styling is much more to my taste than the old car's - even if all those twinkling LEDs fringing the new headlights are a bit OTT. But it certainly makes a distinctive rear view mirror statement - just as the designers intended. Inside, the material upgrades make the cabin feel even more special and the German opposition even more dour. Love those rich wood veneers.