The development release of Xubuntu 17.04 code name Zesty Zapus is now reached second Alpha. If you want to feel the new Xubuntu 17.04, you may download and try this Xubuntu 17.04 on your computer. You can either install it on a dedicated machine or as guest machine on VirtualBox, VMWare or Proxmox.
Ubuntu 17.04 uses the new Kernel 4.9 series. Many other improvements and bug fixes have been added to this release.