Jaguar XF handling

I bought a used Jaguar XF (V6 3-litre diesel) a year ago to replace my ageing Saab 9-5 Aero (which I still have and can't part with). The XF has outstanding ride quality but on a recent longish cross country drive, I found the Jag was 'twitching' unpleasantly and needed a lot more concentration to keep it on the straight and narrow.

The car sits on 245x40/19 Dunlop SP Sport tyres.

Is their a better tyre or does the wheel size contribute to the problem? My Saab had a similar problem early on, but using Continental 'ContiSport' tyres cured the problem.

Asked on 14 November 2012 by DuncanEd

Answered by Honest John

I've never had any handling or roadholding problems with XFs in any of the drive modes. 245/40 R19s are probably the best for the 3.0 V6 275. For the 240 you could go down to 18s.

See the road tests at www.honestjohn.co.uk

I criticised the ride on 20-inch wheels. But not the handling.

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