JAGUAR XF 2012 1.G Products Brief Final Manual
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DATE: April 20, 2011
MODEL: XF
SUBJECT: 2012 MY
I. INTRODUCTION
The 2012 model year brings a significant freshening to the multi award winning XF first launched in early
2008. Since launch, the XF has undergone several changes including the introduction of three versions of
an all new 5.0L engine.
The 2012 model year focuses on further enhancing the two time winner of the
Automobile Magazine All‐Star award f0r Outstanding Exterior and Interior. Exterior modifications bring
the 12MY XF up‐to‐date with the latest Jaguar design style to include new Xenon headlamps with LED
signatures, a bigger, bolder
grille and tail lamps that wrap around the trunk lid in a symmetrical design.
On the inside it introduces a more modern and detailed appearance. Last but not least, it enhances the
technology content of the vehicle by bringing a host of features that were first introduced on the all‐
new
XJ at 11MY.
All 12MY XF's have a more assertive look to them, but the XFR receives further differentiation with a
significantly more aggressive front and rear styling treatment allowing it to stand apart from the rest of
the range ‐‐ perfectly complementing a performance that Automobile magazine's executive editor, Joe
DeMatio, described "The supercharged XFR has a brilliant new V8 engine that churns out more than 500
hp, and the car strikes the seemingly impossible balance of being extremely fast and extremely
composed without sacrificing everyday drivability or comfort."
II. TIMING
Reveal
ƒ New York International Auto Show – April 20
th, 2011
Launch Timing
• Job #1 is scheduled for June 27
th, 2011
• Job#1 vehicles are being ordered centrally
• Information regarding dealer ordering timing will be issued separately by Distribution
• Pricing will be announced on or before the first order call
• Start of sales is planned for early Fall 2011
SALES & MARKETING – 2012MY XF PRODUCT BRIEF
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
1. Program Feature Change
1.1 Exterior 2
1.2 Interior 6
1.3 Infotainment 10
2. Model Line‐up Change 11
3. Year‐over‐Year Equipment Change Summary 11
4. Paint Colors 14
5. Veneers 15
6. Wheels and Tires 16
THE PRODUCT BRIEF
1. PROGRAM FEATURE CHANGES
1.1 - EXTERIOR FEATURE CHANGES
The exterior changes to the XF are very significant. They are apparent from all quarters of the vehicle
and keep the design leadership a step ahead of competition. In addition, the XFR gets a new front
bumper that significantly increases the differentiation between this vehicle and the
other XF derivatives.
New Front End
The revision to the front end is the most noticeable change at 12MY. It brings the vehicle more in line
with the original C‐XF concept car and moves XF closer to the new XJ.
• New thinner and more elegant headlamps – with greater use of gloss black finish in
the interior
of the headlamp, making the vehicle look more assertive.
o Halogen headlamps are no longer available at 12MY, with bi‐function HID Xenon
headlamps and headlamp washers now fitted on XF as standard
o 12MY brings LED Daylight running lamps integrated into the headlight body as standard
across
all derivatives. The LEDs run along the lower edge of the headlamp and up the
side of the light creating a "J Blade" signature. The LEDs illuminate when either Drive,
Sport or Reverse mode is engaged but turn off in Park and Neutral modes. They dim
slightly when
indicating a turn or when the headlights are on
o Adaptive Headlamps that bend the main beam in the direction of the applied steering
direction and Intelligent High Beam that turns the main beam on or off depending on
incoming traffic are new features ‐‐ optional except on XF Portfolio (Adaptive headlamps
standard) and XFR (both features standard)
• Grille
o The front grille is slightly larger and more upright than the prior model year. The grille
will continue to be chrome finish except for XFR which retains gloss black finish
o The XFR gets an "R" badge on the front
grille in addition to the existing R badge on the
rear trunk lid to help increase visual recognition
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• Hood and hood louvers
o The 12MY hood has a more pronounced "power bulge". In addition to providing more
personality to the car, it helps with wind noise by deflecting airflow over the windshield
wipers
o The louvers on XFR move further up the hood toward the windshield
o The
XF Supercharged is now fitted with hood louvers with the "Supercharged" script as
standard, enhancing the differentiation of the vehicle versus the naturally aspirated XF
and XF Portfolio
• Front bumper
o The XF, XF Portfolio and XF Supercharged derivatives have new bumpers and retain a
sculpted strake
in the lower side grilles
o The XFR gets a much more aggressive bumper with very striking larger lower grille
profiles (see next page for image)
• Fenders and side vents
o The fenders are revised to fit the new headlamps profile
o New side vents are introduced. They are
broadly triangular in shape and have a much
extended horizontal chrome ingot engraved with "Jaguar" script
11MY Bright Front Grille & headlamps 12MY Bright Front Grille & Headlamps
12MY XFR Front Grille Badge Headlamps with light signature lamps New Side vent
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2012MY XF – Shown in Rhodium Silver - with optional 20" Hydra wheels
12MY XFR - Shown in Italian Racing Red - with standard 20" Nevis wheels
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Page 5 of 17 Rear Refresh
The rear of the XF gets significant but more subtle changes at 12MY. The most significant change is to
the night time signature of the rear lamps.
• Tail lamps
o The tail lamps now run onto the trunk lid below the trunk lid finisher
o Lamp functions are all
LED for stop, tail and directional indicator. The LED night time
signature forms a continuous "race track" line around the outer edge of the lamps
rather than a solid block of light giving the vehicle a unique night time signature that will
set the XF apart from competitor vehicles
12MY XF Tail lamps with LED night time signature
• The new trunk lid finisher brings a cleaner appearance to the rear of the vehicle
o The blade is graphically thinned by adding a black area to the lower edge
o The "Jaguar" script is removed
• Badging
o The XF trunk lid badge changes to the new
font to match the font on the new XJ
Close up of the trunk lid finisher and badge
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• Rear valance and tailpipe
o The XF and XF portfolio retain the prior model year black rear valance, however the tail
pipe finishers are now oval
o The XF Supercharged receives a black sculpted valance (no vanes)
o The XFR receives a new sculpted rear valance in gloss black with
three vanes.
XF & XF Portfolio rear valance with oval tailpipes
XF Supercharged and Sport pack rear valance
XFR sculpted rear valance with vanes
Other Exterior Changes
• The rear trunk is now fitted with a power cinch which provides powered final closure of the
trunk lid. This makes the closure easier and ensures the trunk is always closed. Note that it is
not a full power trunk lid as in the XJ.
• All 12MY XFs are fitted with hydrophobic glass to the front side windows. This feature will help
improve the movement of rainwater and enhance visibility through the window
1.2 - INTERIOR FEATURE CHANGES
Further building on its status of Ward's Interior of the Year Award winner, the 12MY XF gets a complete
interior refresh, one that will continue to make it stand apart from its more staid competition.
New Seat Style – All except XFR
A completely new seat style is being introduced for 12MY for all models except XFR. The seats have
more profile, with a more pronounced bolstering that offers enhanced support. They feature a "hoop"
design on the seat squab and on the backrest. The "hoop" is monotone to the seat on XF,
but is in
contrast color for XF Portfolio and XF Supercharged, instantly signaling premium differentiation.
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• XF
o At 12MY the XF is fitted with bond grain leather, heated, 6x6 way front seats (fore/aft,
height and recline) with two position driver memory
o All interiors have a Warm Charcoal fascia and door upper (Truffle fascia with Barley
interior is no longer available)
• XF Portfolio and XF Supercharged
o Both models have soft grain perforated leather seats as standard fitment. Front seats
are 16x12 way 3‐position heated and cooled with two position driver memory
o The Spice/Warm Charcoal interior is discontinued and replaced by three new interior trim
offerings:
9 Ivory seats
with Navy contrasting hoop, Navy fascia and door upper with Ivory
contrast stitch on IP and door, canvas headliner and Navy carpet
9 London Tan seats with Navy contrasting hoop, navy fascia and door upper with
London Tan contrast stitch on IP and door, canvas headliner and Navy carpet
9
London Tan seats with Warm Charcoal contrasting hoop, Warm Charcoal fascia and
door upper with London Tan contrast stitch on IP and door, canvas headliner and
Flint carpet
o The Warm Charcoal/Ivory interior is matched at 12MY with a Canvas headliner instead of
the 11MY Dove fitment
o To reduce dirt
and scuff marks the Barley/Truffle interior trim has Truffle carpets and
carpet mats (Barley at 11MY)
• XFR ‐‐ Retains the prior model year 18x14 sport‐style seats. However, a new all‐Warm Charcoal
with Ivory contrast stitch trim is introduced raising the number of XFR color‐ways to five
• Sport seats ‐‐ 18x14 sport‐style seats are offered on XF Portfolio (with sport pack) and on XF
Supercharged. See the order guide for details of the trims available with this option.
6x6 Bond grain
Leather seat
XF
Contrast hoop 16x12 soft grain
Leather seat
XF Portfolio & XF Supercharged
Contrast stitched two‐tone 18x14
soft grain leather seat
XFR & Sport seat packages
Please review the order guide for details regarding color and trim designer choices.
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Rear seating
• Starting with 12MY, a fixed rear seat will be the standard configuration of all models except XFR
• A new ski hatch (pass through) and bag is offered bundled with the split fold rear seats (60/40)
as an option
• XFR retains the split fold rear seat and
adds the ski hatch and bag as standard equipment
Revised Fascia, Center Console and Steering Wheel
•
Finisher
o
The interior of the 12MY XF is noticeably different from its predecessor due to the
replacement of the "Tungsten" color theme with an "Aurora" theme. This new theme
brings a brighter, whiter finish to the instrument panel
o
Button and switch gear have a soft feel black paint finish application, making them more
luxurious and more crafted to the touch
o
The Jaguar DriveSelector bezel has a new bright chrome finish
•
New switches
o
Two additional hard buttons for phone and navigation have been added to the center
stack under the Touch‐screen to enable customers to more easily switch between
functions rather than having t0 scroll through several screens on the Touch‐screen itself
o
An additional hard button is also fitted on the lower "climate" section of the center stack
as a short cut to the heated/climate seat screen.
• The fascia and center console also receive Phosphor blue halo light guide illumination around the
hard buttons
• Instrument cluster
o A new color TFT display with improved graphics (carried over from XK) is fitted to the
12MY XF. The vehicle also gets revised instrument cluster graphics
o The
word "Supercharged" is removed from the XF Supercharged and XFR speedometer.
The word "Jaguar" is added on all derivatives. Red pointers on the cluster dials are
retained for XF Supercharged and XFR
• Touch‐screen
o The 7" Touch‐screen graphics are revised, and are based on the new XJ
graphics
o A clock is displayed in the top right hand corner of all screens. Pressing the clock takes
the user to the time/date setting screen
• Steering wheel
o At 12MY, the XF receives a redesigned, sportier steering wheel. The XFR wheel continues
to be R branded on the
lower spoke
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12MY XF in Charcoal Interior
2012MY XFR steering wheel Jaguar Drive Selector
Center stack switches Close‐up of Touch‐screen
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1.3 - INFOTAINMENT
With the launch of the 12MY, the XF is fitted with the latest generation of software, bringing a more
intuitive and state of the art interface between the driver and the vehicle.
• The navigation system is Hard Disk Drive based, allowing much faster access to the navigation
data and
resulting routes searches and calculations compared to the earlier system
• All vehicles are fitted with a single slot CD/DVD disk drive that can be used to play audio CDs,
MP3 and DVD video onto the Touch‐screen. DVD video can only be played when the car is in park
mode
• HDD based "virtual multichanger" that allows upload of up to 10 CDs onto the hard drive.
• Interactive Voice™ ‐ with 'Say what you See' control commands. The commands are displayed in
step‐by‐step format on the Touch‐screen (not on the instrument cluster TFT as per
XJ)
• At 12MY, the car has 2 USB ports. One can be used as an iPod connection and the other can be
used with a standard USB drive or other MP3 player. The iPod can be connected to the USB port
using the standard iPod lead supplied with all
iPods. This lead is not supplied with the vehicle
• Enhanced Bluetooth® system which in addition to pairing a Bluetooth phone to the Handsfree
phone system in the car, also allows audio streaming
• HD radio standard on all vehicles
• Sound System
o The entry model sound system
is upgraded to a 400W Jaguar sound system with 10
speakers. It is standard fitment on XF and XF Portfolio
o XF Supercharged is fitted with a 600W Jaguar Premium sound system with 11 speakers
including a dual voice coil subwoofer
o A 1,200W Bowers & Wilkins system with Dolby® Prologic®
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speakers including a dual voice coil subwoofer is standard fitment on the XFR and
available as an option on all other derivatives