Inside, you still get the previous XF's party piece i.e. the uber - cool start - up sequence with the rotary
gear selector rising up from the centre console and the air vents rolling up in harmony.
From the heartbeat pulse behind the engine start / stop button, to
the gear selector rising from the centre console on start - up, there's a sense of expectation to the Jaguar F - Pace.
Eye - catching features like air vents that swivel open when you press the starter button and a circular
gear selector rising from the centre console put the XF on the map, and have been faithfully updated for the latest version.
Like the original XF, the highlight of the interior remains the start - up sequence bringing the car to life as the rotary
gear selector rises up from the centre console and the air vents rotates into position.
The circular
gear selector rises from the center console on startup, while steering wheel - mounted paddle shifters provide the ultimate in driver control.
On automatic versions, at a press of the start button — which pulses to represent a beating heart — the rotary
gear selector rises out of the centre console.
Not exact matches
In contrast to the upscale, technology - laden S8 interior, the XJL's lighted climate vents, fussy touch screen, and
rising - knob
gear selector seem gimmicky for a $ 120,000 sedan.
A tall but slim center console
rises in Porsche Carrera GT fashion and houses a round mode
selector, a
gear lever, and a large touchscreen.
The rotary
gear selector is brilliantly simple and effective, but whether the fact that it
rises slowly from the centre console (while the face - level vents simultaneously swivel into action from their blanked - off positions) when you thumb the gently pulsing starter button gets filed under «innovation» or «gimmick» could go some way to making up your mind about the XF.
The Jaguar also has the most modern - looking interior, although it borders on kitschy, with rotating vents and a circular
gear selector that
rises slowly from the center console as the engine is started.
The original XF had a rotary
gear selector that
rose out of the centre console when you pressed the pulsing starter button, while the air vents rotated open at the same time.
When you push the start button, a rotary
gear -
selector dial
rises slowly out of the centre console, which gives a real sense of drama.
Fans of the original XF's cabin will be happy to learn that its «party pieces» — a
rising rotary
gear selector knob and rotating air vents — are both present and correct in the latest version.
From the rotating
gear selector that
rises from the center console to the third...
There's also evidence of original thought here; the funky
gear selector dial
rises from the centre console when the starter button is pushed and the graphics on the 8.0 - inch media screen have a strong computer (dare I say Windows...) graphic presentation.
Inside, the Sportbrake is the same as the saloon, with cool blue lighting and a neat rotary
gear selector which
rises up when the ignition is turned on.
The
rising center console and high - mounted shift lever or
gear selector more closely integrate the driver within the cockpit.