2012 Jaguar XF ESC Test
The XF has been facelifted for the 2012 model year, sales of which started in the autumn of 2011. Structurally and internally, the new car is identical to the one tested in 2010 and test results for the frontal, side barrier and side pole impacts have been carried over from that assessment. New pedestrian tests have been carried out as there are slight modifications to the bodywork at the front of the vehicle and because Jaguar have improved their active bonnet sensing system. ESC tests have also been done to complete this 2011 assessment for the car. Adult occupant The passenger compartment remained stable in the frontal impact. Dummy readings indicated good protection of the knees and femurs of the front seat occupants. However, structures in the dashboard posed a risk of injury to occupants of different sizes and to those sat in different positions and protection for the knee/femur/pelvis body region was rated as marginal. Maximum points were scored in the side impact barrier test, all parts of the body being well protected. In the more severe side pole impact, rib deflections in the dummy indicated weak protection of the chest. The seat and head restraint are slightly changed from the car tested in 2010. Tests were repeated and, again, the results indicated marginal protection against whiplash injuries in the event of a rear end collision. Child occupant In the frontal impact, movement of the head of the 3 year dummy, sat in a forward facing restraint, was not <b>...</b>
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