Early adopters will always take the hit. Before long, the standard spec will be beefed up - perhaps with either variable damper control or integral active steering or both as standard at some stage (plus whatever else that was in the last few batches of the E60, such as soft close, roller blinds, etc.)
Also, while the list price will likely remain at their current levels, the overtrade amount will increase somewhere along the road, perhaps as early as late this year/early next year, depending on which direction the economy goes.
At the initial introductory price, the hit will be less than those who bought after the first or second round of price increases. If you need/want the car now and are prepared to take the hit, why not?
There is always a price to be paid to be seen with the latest model. When the Jaguar XF was first launched, it was priced at $200+k without COE (about $20k+/- then). Now, it can be had for about $188k+ with COE, depending on the prevailing promo.
a bit off topic but have you test driven the XF, and if so how is it compared to the f10? It's omv is about $55k.
