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We absolutely just love talking about wagons that we’ll never get to see on our side of the pond. Wait, scratch that. It actually sucks to hear that Jaguar has finally confirmed the XF Wagon and Europe will be one of the few that will actually revel in its luxurious five door space. It’s not their fault that the British brand is going where the wagon demand is at its highest nor that we decided bigger was better before giving these in-between vehicles a chance, but we’re still a little envious.
Details on the future XF Wagon are more than scarce considering we don’t even have a possible debut date on our hands, but Andrew Whyman, XF Vehicle Engineering Manager for Jaguar, has said: "I can’t say when or how much, but it is on the cards." Well, Whyman, it’s been in the cards since about 2009 so can we speed this up a bit? Our best guess is that we will see this wagon rolling in around the same time as the next generation XF scheduled for release in 2015, maybe as a 2016 model.
Whyman also said that we can expect something special in terms of the design: "Ian Callum [Jaguar design chief] will do something different with this. It will be slightly different, with character and panache."
When Jaguar finally does get around to building the XF Wagon, it will target models such as the Audi A6 Avant and the BMW 5-Series Touring, which have had the wagon market on a tight hold thus far.
UPDATE 11/29/2011: Jaguar has released a couple of images of the future XF Sport Brake testing! Check them out!
UPDATE 12/08/2011: Jaguar has found its holiday spirit and used it to tease the upcoming XF Wagon in a very cool Christmas card. Santa sure has some pull; it seems he’s ditching the sleigh this year in favor of the unreleased Jaguar XF.
Stay tuned for more details on the Jaguar XF Wagon!
Jaguar XF Wagon originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 8 December 2011 15:00 EST.
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