Critics purr as Jaguar XF goes into production

THE first cars in a new model line from luxury motor company Jaguar rolled off the production line yesterday.

The new Jaguar XF is being built at the company’s Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, facility in England and will be available to British consumers from February 2008.

First shown in concept version at the Detroit Motor Show at the beginning of this year, the XF replaces the Jaguar S-type which will cease production. Jaguar boasts that the new car combines the best in sporting and saloon models, with the entry model — the 2.7 litre diesel — costing £33,900 (€47,186).