Jaguar XFR Sportbrake Being Considered but Difficult

If you've considered the possibility of a JaguarJaguarUnited Kingdom, 1922 > present53 models
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XFRJaguar XFRUnited Kingdom, 2009 > present2 photos
based on the XF SportbrakeJaguar XF Sportbrake 3.0 ...United Kingdom, 2012 > present1 photo
, you are not alone. The folks from Jaguar have considered the same thing, but there are problems with placing the 503hp 5.0-liter V8 into the station wagon, namely the self-leveling rear suspension. 

"It would be tricky to re-engineer the self-leveling rear suspension to cope with the high performance of such an engine," said Jaguar brand director Adrian Hallmark.

Building the car would mean switching to a more traditional multi-link rear suspension. According to Hallmark, if it happens, the XFR Sportbrake would be limited to just a few hundred units worldwide like the XFR-SJaguar XFR-SUnited Kingdom, 2013 > present17 photos
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sedan. 

Source: Autocar