Goodbye to All That: Jaguar finally lets go of its past and heads off on an uncharted path with an excellent new sedan.

By now you’ve heard more than enough about Jaguar parting with its stylistic past and adopting a new design idiom, personified by this handsome sedan, a car whose production appearance has changed little in its transition from the dramatic C-XF concept that was unveiled at the 2007 Detroit show. It’s a car whose good looks are as contemporary as anything in its class.

In terms of sheetmetal, we think it’s fair to call it a success despite criticisms suggesting it’s a me-too interpretation of the Mercedes CLS “four-door coupe” look. But when we say “in its class,” we’re talking about some formidable competition, particularly in the middle range of luxury sports sedans—cars with German accents and distinguished performance pedigrees.
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