After Tata management cut the Jaguar X-Type station-wagon from the production line, the British car company didn’t have anything to offer in that segment until 2017, when the XF Sportbrake appeared.
The station-wagon body was not something usual for the British brand Jaguar. It is a brand known for its fast and luxurious vehicles, but not for station-wagons. Still, the market for that kind of bodyworks is big and Jaguar looked for a piece of it and entered with the Sportbrake in 2017 against the BMW 5 Series Touring and the Mercedes-Benz E-Class T-Model. Weighting 188 kg (414.5 lbs) more than the sedan, the vehicle offered more room in the trunk.

Up to the B-pillar, the Sportbrake was the same car as the regular XF. The extended roof-line and the raked D-pillar and the tailgate offered a different view. Jaguar chose that name to resemble the Shooting Brake body style, which represented a station-wagon coupe. The raked rear end emphasized the sport look rather than on cargo capacity.

Inside, there was the same luxurious XF as the sedan. The same dashboard with the rotating vents and the rise-up rotary knob for the gear selector for the automatic transmission. In the back, the split 60/40 seatback extended the trunk space. To fold them down, there were two levers on the interior panels, in the luggage compartment. Despite adding some weight, Jaguar stated that since it installed air-suspension and a thicker stabilizer bar, the car handled the same as the sedan version.

Under the hood, the XF Sportbrake was not available with the same engine range as the sedan. It was offered with a choice of one gasoline and four diesel engine. It was available with either rear or all-wheel-drive.