NEW XF knowing why. Look for the gentle ‘fluting’ that runs back into the XF’s bonnet from the headlamps – a hallmark of Jaguar saloons of the past – but also a way to capture arrowheads of light on the bonnet to catch your eye. Or best of all perhaps, the ‘spear of light’: the line that flows back from around the front wheel arches and along the body side, emphasising the more level waistline of this more formal saloon. “The Mark II had this lovely line coming over the front wheel, and going all the way to the rear,” says Hatton. “We’re just reinterpreting that in a very modern way. Ian christened it ‘the spear of light’. You can see how that curve is absolutely perfect. It tapers off really nicely, to the rear. It gives that very elegant Britishness to the car. It also slims the car down even further. The XF is lightweight, and our job is to show that in the design of the exterior.” Callum and his team have married perfect stance and proportion with clever, subtle detailing. The XF again displays Callum’s insistence on a design with a voluptuous view from directly above, which in turn causes your perception of the car’s form to shift as you move around it at street level. But design doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Just as the XF’s design has been helped by its aluminium construction, so the design team helped Jaguar’s engineers and aerodynamicists to create – jointly with the new XE – the most aerodynamic Jaguar ever with a drag coefficient of just 0.26. Combine that slippery shape with the highly-efficient new Ingenium four-cylinder diesel engine, a weight saving of around 200kg, and further fuel-saving advances like the new electric power steering, and you will be able to specify a new XF that will emit as little as 104g of CO2 for every kilometre travelled. “That’s a big story with the new XF,” says Callum. “We worked with the aero guys right from the first sketch. If you do it holistically, and just try to make the whole car as aerodynamic as possible, you end up with something amorphous. Instead, we work the details, managing the airflow through the car and around the car, like a racecar engineer would. That way you get a much better result, both for design and efficiency.” They both know they’ve got that perfect result: a new car that unites Jaguar’s now-expected design leadership with astonishing new technology and an extraordinary breadth of performance. Hatton supervises our photoshoot and also the early viewing of the car. It’s often a nervous moment, but he’s relaxed. “You know, it’s not so easy to create a car that doesn’t have an unflattering angle,” he says. “But I’m convinced that you couldn’t take a bad photograph of the XF.” Official fuel economy figures for the Jaguar New Jaguar XF range remain subject to official manufacturer’s tests in accordance with EU legislation. 24 j THE DYNAMIC ISSUE
“WE WORKED WITH THE AERO GUYS RIGHT FROM THE FIRST SKETCH. THAT WAY YOU GET A MUCH BETTER RESULT, BOTH FOR DESIGN AND EFFICIENCY” Ian Callum, director of design SIXTH SENSE The glazed diagonal C-pillar above, emphasises from the outside the extra room in the rear cabin and the lightness of the XF’s structure. Inside, the additional sense of space and quantity of light flowing over your shoulder is greater than you’d expect too.
Jaguar Magazine celebrates creativity in all its forms, with exclusive features that inspire sensory excitement, from beautiful design to cutting-edge technology.
In this issue, we explore the art of creativity from the Brazilian masters who devised the graceful art of Capoeira, to the Irish artists mixing new culture with old. You will also discover the creative line that links Victorian wallpaper to the iPhone. While the multi-talented actor and performer, Riz Ahmed, explains why it is the right time to reveal his true self to the world.
In this issue, we explore the art of creativity from the Brazilian masters who devised the graceful art of Capoeira, to the Irish artists mixing new culture with old. You will also discover the creative line that links Victorian wallpaper to the iPhone. While the multi-talented actor and performer, Riz Ahmed, explains why it is the right time to reveal his true self to the world.
David Gandy and his XK120 charm London’s creative quarter
| How charity In Place Of War channels creativity in conflict zones
| Interior designer Joyce Wang shares the latest trends in luxury
| Panasonic Jaguar Racing’s most successful year in Formula E
| Meet Jaguar’s new design director Julian Thomson
Often provocative, always creative: meet graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister
| The British woodcrafters bringing a new dimension to an age-old skill
| Sample Paul Pairet’s Michelin-starred culinary delights in Shanghai
| See how Iris van Herpen is redefining fashion technology
| Time-travel to the futuristic city of Seoul
Discover a different side to Eva Green
| Will your next taxi be a self-driven Jaguar I-PACE?
| What it takes to break a lap record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife
| The petrolheads racing in Jaguar’s new all-electric race series
| Up close with the latest special edition of the XE and XF: the 300 SPORT
A charged-up drive of the New All-Electric Jaguar I-PACE in Portugal’s Algarve
| The inside line on the creation of the revolutionary I-PACE
| Reinventing a classic: meet the E-type Concept Zero
| Fifty years of the iconic XJ saloon
| Exclusive interview with tennis star Johanna Konta
| Can supercomputers revolutionise art?
The latest issue introduces our new ‘cub’, the E-PACE compact practical sports car, which is already turning heads on the street. As we commit to electrifying every new Jaguar from 2020, we explore how pushing boundaries on track helps develop our sports cars, from writing motorsport history at Le Mans, to taking on the Nürburgring with the extreme XE SV Project 8 and being at the very cutting edge with the FIA Formula E Championship.
In this issue, we introduce a fresh new addition to the Jaguar family with the launch of the E-PACE. F1 racer Romain Grosjean reveals his passion for Jaguar while the Panasonic Jaguar Racing Team give an insight into their preparations. Plus, we get to grips with the fast-paced sport of drone racing and spend a unique day with the XF Sportbrake.
In this issue we return to top level motorsport but not in a conventional way, and by doing so accelerate the development of electric powertrains. In tandem, we introduce our Jaguar I-PACE Concept vehicle - a revolutionary new model available to reserve now for delivery in 2018.
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The fuel consumption figures provided are as a result of official manufacturer's tests in accordance with EU legislation. A vehicle's actual fuel consumption may differ from that achieved in such tests and these figures are for comparative purposes only.