2012 Jaguar XF Sportbrake pictures

Jaguar expects a quarter of all XFs sold to be Sportbrakes. 

The Sportbrake costs around £3,000 more than the saloon. 

The interior is similar to the saloon and is well equipped, plus it features leather trim as standard across the range.

Engines range from a 2.2-litre diesel engine all the way up to 5.0-litre supercharged V8 fitted to the Sportbrake XFR-S.

The handling is not as agile as you would expect, plus the steering doesn't provide much feedback and is quite light. 

The Sportbrake gets the same circular gear selector as the saloon, which gives a modern vibe to a dating interior. 

Due to a lengthened roof in the Sportbrake, passengers now get more headroom. 

The boot space is a generous 550 litres with the seats up and increases to a decent 1,675 litres with the seats down. 

The front of the Sportbrake is handsome and will looks distinctive next to the Audi A6 and BMW 5 series.

Self-levelling air suspension is standard.