Jaguar XF 2.2D SE Business 163PS Auto
Car review: Sue Baker
What is it?
At last a Jaguar for company car drivers. The newest model in Jaguar’s XF range, with a 2.2 litre four-cylinder diesel engine and a starting price of just under £30,000.
In 2011 Jaguar added a 190 PS 2.2 litre four-cylinder diesel to the XF line-up. For 2012 a de-tuned 163 PS version of this engine cuts the cost of buying an XF, with an entry-level SE priced at £29,955.
Both power levels of the 2.2D have the same fuel consumption of 52.3 mpg, and the same CO2 emissions of 149 g/km. The newer, lower powered version is offered in SE, SE Business and Luxury specification, with prices up to £32,995. The higher powered 2.2D starts with Luxury spec and is priced from £33,955.
The car tested here is the specification aimed at company car drivers, the SE Business, costing £31,505 on the road.
What’s hot?
- The 2.2 litre four-cylinder diesel engine combines pace and economy
- Distinctive XF high-class cabin with a wow factor: on start-up, the gear control rises and the air vents swivel open
- VED band F, with a tax disc at £130 a year, is pretty reasonable for a car of this calibre
- Precise and agile handling, one of the best in its class
- Very composed and smooth-riding on a motorway long haul
- Excellent eight-speed auto gearbox is standard
- Standard kit on all versions from the base model up includes automatic transmission, cruise control, rear parking sensors and part- leather interior
- SE Business has 17 inch alloys and sat nav with colour touch screen
- It has seats for five, with generous headroom
- Boot capacity is a decent size at 540 litres. Split-fold rear seat is available.
- Fancy towing? You can haul over 1.8 tons, with a braked towing limit of up to 1,850 kg
What’s not?
- It was a long time coming. This is a car Jaguar should have built long before now.
- Not as perky on acceleration as the higher-powered 190 PS 2.2D
- Satellite navigation is not standard kit in the entry level SE model
- No advantage in fuel consumption or CO2 over the higher-powered 2.2D 190 PS
- Dearer company car taxation than a rival BMW 5-Series
- Full leather interior would be nice
Jaguar XF 2.2D SE Business 163PS Auto – the low down
| P11D Value: | £31,315 |
| Monthly business rental (ex VAT): | From £426 (3yrs/30,000 miles) |
| Tax Bands 2011/12 to 2013/14: | 23%, 24%, 25% |
| Benefit in kind 2011/12 to 2013/14: | £7,202, £7,516, £7,829 |
| Engine: | 2.2 4 cyl turbocharged diesel |
| CO2 Emissions: | 149g/km |
| Power/torque: | 163PS/400Nm |
| 0-62mph/top speed: | 9.8 secs/130mph |
| Economy (official): | 52.3mpg |
