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Jaguar XF 20d Diesel AWD 2017 Review - The original Jaguar XF’s character rested largely in its design statement it established the look that has since spread to the compact XE and the large XJ more than anything that was happening under the hood.

In fact, it seemed Jaguar wasn’t too sure what belonged there, offering at times a naturally aspirated V-8, a supercharged V-8, a supercharged V-6, and even a turbocharged inline-four.

When introduced for 2016, the second-generation Jaguar XF offered only a supercharged V-6 engine. In our earlier tests of the latest XF in the 340-hp 35t and 380-hp S versions, the lighter, aluminum-intensive architecture and refined handling offset our frustrations with its infotainment system’s interface and the minor disappointment that such a pretty-looking mid-size sedan lacks the interior panache we expect from a Jaguar.

For 2017, a turbo-diesel inline-four joins the range as the standard engine, putting the base price for a mid-size Jaguar luxury sedan under $50,000. This Ingenium 2.0-liter diesel is the same one Jaguar uses in its smaller XE sedan and F-Pace crossover SUV.
The words four-cylinder, diesel, and Jaguar historically did not commonly appear in the same sentence, so traditionalists are just plain being ignored here.

Where we had opined that a gasoline-burning 2.0-liter four that appeared in the last few model years of the previous XF was insufficient with “only” 240 horsepower on tap to move its 4052 pounds, Jaguar now reckons that 180 ponies will suffice.

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2017 Lexus IS350 F Sport RWD Review - Automakers mimic each other. It’s one of the reasons for the character-sapping convergence among modern cars that we often lament.

Take, for example, the entry-luxury sports-sedan segment, where nearly every automaker has fully turbocharged engine lineups and complicated electronic adjustments for practically every vehicle parameter from the suspension to the transmission. And then there’s the Lexus IS350 F Sport.

It, too, has an adaptive suspension and adjustable driving modes, but the steering, suspension, and powertrain cannot be individually adjusted as in the BMW 3-series or the Audi A4. You get four choices, including one good default Normal setting. The V-6–powered IS350 F Sport isn’t turbocharged like BMW’s 340i or Audi’s S4. And at $50,154 fully loaded, this range-topping, sportiest IS maxes out at approximately where pricing for the six-cylinder 3-series starts.

The Lexus isn’t above mimicry, as it clearly bogeys the 3-series—but it’s the E90-generation 3-series that went out of production in 2011. That’s good, because from a driving standpoint we still view that car more fondly than we do today’s F30 3-series.

When this IS350 F Sport first appeared in 2013, it beat the current-gen 3-series in our sports-sedan comparison test. Four years later, the IS350 F Sport has undergone a mild refresh and gained standard active-safety features such as adaptive cruise control and lane-departure warning but has lost none of its charm.

Careful tuning lends the IS350 F Sport impressive range, from quiet and smooth and, well, Lexus-like, to quick-witted and screwed down. Yet it doesn’t feel like different cars at each extreme. This used to be the hallmark of BMW’s sedans, which could change demeanor from junior-executive commuters to back-road ballerinas as the driver’s mood dictated. Today, the 3-series is bipolar, ranging from the too-soft Comfort driving mode to an overly stiff ride and hair-trigger throttle in Sport Plus.



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Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk 2018 Review - 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk

We are still dealing with physics here. I just want you to remember that.” So says Erich Heuschele, manager of SRT vehicle dynamics to the 20 or so writers he’s about to turn loose on a racetrack in the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk.

We’re dealing with physics, sure, but also an earnest effort to defy them with equal parts horsepower and lunacy. Say, “707-horsepower Jeep” to anyone who hasn’t been paying attention and they just wiggle a finger into an ear and squint at you. “Huh?”

We did drive the maximum Jeep on public roads, but this Grand Cherokee has “track” right there in its name, so we also hit Club Motorsports, a New Hampshire club circuit so new that crews were still installing Armco the week before we showed up. It’s a 2.5-mile StairMaster that works its way up and down 250 feet of elevation change at a maximum 14 percent grade. Keeping his new Trackhawks from bending that fresh Armco is something Heuschele cares deeply about.

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