Jaguar is saying goodbye to its estate versions, the brand will no longer manufacture them

Jaguar is rapidly overhauling most of its range, with launches such as the new generation of the XF or the brand’s first SUV, the F-PACE.

That is why within the English firm they have decided to drop estate bodies, an option that has become a minority choice, in order to focus on the most profitable segments.

Currently, the Jaguar range is covered by three saloons from the most in-demand segments: the D, covered by the XE, the E, with the new generation of the XF, and the F, where the XJ competes with the large BMW 7 Series, Mercedes S-Class or Audi A8. In addition, it has the F-Type sports car and the newly launched F-PACE SUV.

However, until the arrival of the second generation of the XF, the Jaguar lineup included an estate model, namely the XF Sportbrake, which aimed to position itself as a real alternative to the already classic German models, with so much history behind them.

Jaguar had been offering estate models since 2004, when it launched the estate version of the X-Type, that small saloon derived from the old Ford Mondeo. Of course, as always happens when changes of this magnitude are introduced at a car manufacturer, purists were outraged since, in addition to the estate body, the Jaguar X-Type introduced diesel engines. Can you believe it!

The end of estate bodies coincides with the start of SUVs within Jaguar

Times change, and while diesel engines are now a regular, and very important, part of the English brand’s engine offering, estate bodies never really took hold, and Jaguar has decided to stop betting on them, taking advantage of the launch of the F-PACE SUV.

The last estate variant offered by Jaguar was the XF Sportbrake, which was launched in 2012, coinciding with the restyling of the executive saloon. At the time of its launch, Jaguar claimed that 30% of XF sales were expected to be estate models, although it seems that this statistic was never achieved.

The reason is that estate bodies only find acceptance in Europe, where their main buyer is Germany. And as good Germans, what do they buy? Cars from their own country. In this way, Jaguar sales within the estate segment were practically residual, limited mainly to the domestic market, that is, England.

Source | autonews.com

Technical specifications of the cars in this article

SedanJaguar XF7 versions · from 65,200 €

Off-RoadJaguar F-Pace7 versions · from 72,550 €