The advanced 4.2-liter, naturally aspirated V8 engine delivers 300 hp with torque reaching 310 lb.-ft. at 4,100 rpm. Continuously variable valve timing provides instant throttle response and broad flexibility at all speeds. 

The XF supercharged version of Jaguar's 4.2-liter V8 with intercoolers.  The stunning result: 420-horsepower at 6,250 rpm, a peak torque of 413 lb.-ft. from just 4,000 rpm, and 0-60 in 5.1 seconds.

Interacts with the DSC (Dynamic Stability Control), engine and transmission management systems to change the characteristics of engine mapping, transmission shifts and brake interventions. It offers different modes selectable by a button to optimize the vehicle response depending on driving conditions and style.  

Softens the responsiveness of the engine and modifies the gear change strategy to help maintain optimum traction in icy or slippery conditions. The vehicle performs in a more gentle and controlled manner, allowing more confident progress. When active, Winter mode selects 2nd gear for pulling away on level ground (no incline).

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Optimizes vehicle systems to deliver a more involving driving experience. When selected, Trac DSC is automatically engaged, and engine torque delivery characteristics and gear shift points are modified to further improve responsiveness. When selected while the transmission is in full manual mode, transmission up-shifts are fully controlled by the driver, with no automatic up-shift when the rev limit is reached.

Every version of the XF comes with Jaguar's highly acclaimed 6-speed automatic transmission as standard. Evolved like the XF's V8 engines from Jaguar's XK and XKR sports cars it uses shift by wire technology. This is a transmission with superb dynamic characteristics, a transmission whose exceptionally rapid fully adaptive shift system responds to both road conditions and the way the car is driven, to give the smoothest gear shifts and optimum performance, all the time. And further underlining the XF's dynamic character, its Jaguar Sequential
Shift System gives the driver the option of one-touch manual control via steering-wheel mounted paddles.  

Servotronic variable ratio power-assisted steering is standard on every version of XF, for reduced parking effort at low speeds and greater precision and feedback at higher speeds—and especially for positive weight to the on-center feel.

The XF's body structure is light but exceptionally rigid—with the strength to underpin outstanding safety credentials and the stiffness to carry a suspension whose balance of comfort and control was honed by thousands of miles of intensive development. For the Supercharged, that includes the adaptive damping strategy of Jaguar's Computer Active Technology Suspension (CATS). 

An automatic system that electronically creates a perfect balance between ride and handling, Computer Active Technology Suspension (CATS) continuously adjusts shock absorber settings to provide poised and confident handling over all types of road surfaces. 

The sophisticated four-channel ABS system varies the brake pressure at each wheel using analog valves in the hydraulic control unit. Unlike conventional digital ABS systems used on many cars, the analog version gives more refinement to the hydraulic pressure control and increases steering input during heavy braking.

The Electronic Parking Brake, when engaged, disengages automatically when the vehicle is in gear and the accelerator is pressed. This provides added convenience and safety when parking or pulling away, along with eliminating the possibility of accidentally driving with the parking brake on.