Jaguar South Africa has silently pulled the plug on the XF, meaning the British firm’s local range no longer features a single sedan…
Despite being known for its luxury sedans, Jaguar South Africa’s line-up no longer features this body style. The XF was the last remaining saloon in the local range, but it has now been put out to pasture.
Although production of the X260-generation XF seemingly continues for some markets, Jaguar SA has confirmed to Cars.co.za the model “is no longer available in South Africa”. We looked back at the sales figures reported to Naamsa and found just four examples of the XF have been registered locally over the past six months.
The news means the local line-up now comprises three SUVs (the E-Pace, F-Pace and electric I-Pace) along with the 2-seater F-Type, which is itself heading into a final year of production . Of course, the Whitley-based automaker has big plans to transform into a fully electric brand by 2025, so its range will change markedly in the next couple of years.
As a reminder, this version of the XF debuted in 2015 before arriving on local shores the following year, where it squared up to the likes of the Audi A6, BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class. The facelifted version touched down in 2021, before the R-Dynamic Black model joined the line-up later that year.
In South Africa, the refreshed XF range included two 4-cylinder engine options: a 2.0-litre petrol unit (184 kW and 365 Nm) in the P250 and a likewise 2.0-litre turbodiesel mill (147 kW and 430 Nm) in the D200. Before it was discontinued locally, the XF had a starting price of R1 235 600.
What about the Jaguar XF’s sedan siblings?
Of course, other three-box Jaguar vehicles have also been removed from sale in South Africa over the past couple of years. The XE, for instance, made local landfall in 2015, was updated in 2020 but similarly quietly discontinued here in 2021. Production continues overseas for select markets, where the XE battles against the Audi A4, BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class.
And the XJ ? Well, the X351-generation version of the British firm’s full-size luxury saloon went into production in 2010 and was on the market until 2019. Jaguar had plans to replace it with an all-electric XJ – even releasing a teaser image at one point – but ended up scrapping Project X391. Still, it said the XJ nameplate “may be retained”, so we could potentially see it return at some point.
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