A car on the Jagged edge

THE good news for Jaguar is that the XF is the kind of car motoring journalists love and adore. The bad news is that, having committed themselves to a life of honest indolence, people who write about cars almost never have the money to actually buy the machines they review.

I barely make enough to cover dinner for 2 at PS Cafe, let alone own an executive Jaguar that costs S$306,999 with certificate of entitlement (although it's been said that I already have the entitlement part sorted), so the best I can do for the XF is to try and sway you instead.

Here goes. The XF is Britain's answer to the BMW 5 Series or Mercedes-Benz E-Class, meaning it's a posh car along similar lines. It's reasonably plush inside, well-equipped and drives well, and just being able to say that you drive one ought to put a bit of swagger in your step.