Jaguar has confirmed that it will no longer sell the XF Sportbrake in the United States, and a look at sales figures reveals why.
On the back of news that the XF Sportbrake was being dropped, Road & Track reached out to the automaker to see how many examples found homes across the U.S. since the model’s launch in 2017. The answer? Fewer than 250 examples of the XF Sportbrake were ever sold locally.
That makes the XF Sportbrake extraordinarily rare. As Road & Track points out, Porsche sold more 918 Spyders in the United States than Jaguar sold XF Sportbrakes. Heck, even the Jaguar XJ220 was produced in higher numbers globally than the amount of U.S.-spec XF wagons sold.
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Confirmation about just how exceedingly rare the XF Sportbrake is comes just after the British automaker unveiled the facelifted XF sedan.
In the United States, the new XF sedan will be offered with two 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engines. Sitting at the base of the range is a variant with 246 hp and 269 lb-ft (365 Nm) of torque, an eight-speed automatic transmission and rear- or all-wheel drive. The second 2.0-liter variant has 296 hp and 295 lb-ft (400 Nm) and is also sold with an eight-speed auto and all-wheel drive as standard.
It’s not only the XF Sportbrake that Jaguar is axing in the U.S., as it has confirmed it is also dropping the XE sedan. With this in mind, prices for the 2021 XF will be reduced, with it now available from $43,995.
