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We've uncovered irreparable damage several times in the past, but other times our vehicle history checks draw a blank - and sometimes that's actually a good thing. The information we provide relates solely to the vehicle, its odometer reading, any accidents that have been covered up, where the vehicle comes from and much more - it never gets personal. Let's be clear: Although we strive to find every detail of a vehicle's life so far, we are focused only on the vehicle's history, and do not collect any information on previous owners. Privacy for Customers - Transparency over Vehicles The used car import and export market is booming and many owners would be surprised to find out exactly what happened to their vehicle during its previous life abroad. We believe your next car shouldn't be hiding anything from you.ĬARFAX Vehicle History Reports contain over 28 billion historical records from 20 European countries, the US and Canada, which are updated daily with new information.Įven if you live in a country we don't collect vehicle data from, it's still always worth checking the Vehicle Identification Number without obligation. Our primary goal is to help you get to know your next car from the inside out before deciding to make an investment that will be part of you and your family's everyday life. As an independent vehicle history provider, at CARFAX we've made it our mission to tell you everything you need to know by uncovering as many events as possible from the previous life of a used car. Nothing disastrous, but it’s an area in which German rivals remain a step ahead.Sometimes what you don't know can't hurt you, but that's not the case when buying a used car. But no passengers will be dropping their jaws.Īnd while Jaguar has made huge leaps with the quality of its media system – known as InControl Touch – we still suffered a few glitches and frozen screens in our time with the car. It’s dowdier than we’d like inside, especially in light of how wonderfully idiosyncratic big brother XJ’s cabin layout is. Inside, Jaguar’s ergonomics are better than ever, though perhaps at the expense of character. It looks very smart nowadays you may think it resembles the smaller, cheaper XE too much, but in reality, their shared styling elements sit far prettier on the XF’s longer body.
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It remains our large saloon car of choice. If traction issues worry you, then so long as you’ve somewhere to store them, a set of winter or all-weather tyres will do more to reassure you than an AWD car on standard rubber. We’d save the £1,800 (while gaining 8mpg and losing 15g/km of CO2, the XF AWD thirstier than standard at 57.6mpg and 129g/km), and spend it on some of the XF’s more glamorous options, such as a head-up display or one of its larger-spec infotainment screens. Perhaps a little less lovely in AWD trim if you’re interesting in exploring its balance, but it’s still about as adept and fun as a five-metre, 1.7-ton CO2-minded saloon can get. That, and the XF is a lovely, agile car to drive. I suspect that the very sensible, not particularly scintillating 178bhp four-cylinder diesel engine simply doesn’t have the torque to cause any real issues unless the weather is treacherous. There was no scary slip and just the occasional slug of power sent to the front wheels. On roundabouts and corners, even with some mildly yobbish entry speeds, the car stayed almost steadfastly rear-driven. The front axle takes its share of power when you accelerate from a standstill, but quickly lets the rear do all the work, while you’ll be RWD only throughout a motorway cruise. There’s a little live-feed display that shows where the power is being sent, though, and with the traction control turned off for a clearer picture (and to increase our chances of being able to create some slippage), it made for intriguing viewing. So our experience thus far is on dry, warm roads. Unhelpfully, Jaguar appears to have introduced this car during what us British folk call a ‘heatwave’. So if it’s wet or icy and the car detects you’re about to slide, power will be shared between the two axles to stop your nerves from frying and your palms from sweating.
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Essentially, it remains a rear-wheel-drive car most of the time, with an electronic system called Intelligent Driveline Dynamics (IDD) sensing when slip might occur and sending an appropriate proportion of power to the front axle to balance things out. It’s similar to the one you’ll find in AWD F-Types, which no doubt brings extra kudos when you’re being directed towards that ticky box.