![]() ![]() Several driver-assistance systems are offered, including emergency autonomous braking, lane-departure assist, blind-spot monitoring, laser head-up display and All Surface Progress Control, the latter borrowing Land Rover expertise to, claims Jaguar, “give unrivalled all-weather capability.” Only the 180-hp 2.0-liter diesel and V6 S are confirmed for the U.S., but that makes the XE the first Jaguar to be offered Stateside with a compression ignition. Expect the engines to be upgraded as the modular Ingenium family starts to multiply. The 2.0-liter turbocharged gas engines (200 hp and 240 hp) and the 3.0-liter supercharged V6 (340 hp) carry over, the latter shared with the F-Type V6 S. Only the 2.0-liter turbodiesels (163hp and 180hp) represent the modular Ingenium family initially. They’re high-tech, with all-aluminum construction, friction-reducing technology to cut stickiness 17 percent, variable-flow oil and water pumps and much more. ![]() The headlines focus on Jaguar Land Rover’s all-new Ingenium engines. Of course, Ian Callum and his design team have taken care of the exterior design, the slick 0.26 coefficient of drag makes it the most aero-efficient Jaguar ever the design’s a little safe and derivative perhaps, with 3-series hints in the nose and Audi A5 in the rear, but it looks sharp.Īt launch, the XE fields a range of four- and six-cylinder gas and turbodiesel engines. figures are coming - exceptional comfort and refinement and new infotainment. There’s also the carrot of up to 62 mpg on the European combined cycle – U.S. It is, promises Jaguar, the driver’s car in its class you can’t aim much higher than knocking an ultimate driving machine off its pedestal. The XE adopts Jaguar’s new modular platform and becomes the only car in its segment with an aluminum-intensive monocoque - 75 percent aluminum, the remainder is high-strength steel - and double-wishbone front suspension. Jaguar knows it has to bring something unique to the party to make us go “woah!” and forget its past. The entry-level luxury sedan pitches Jaguar into the D-segment for the first time since the 2002-2010 X-type - a sedan sharing DNA with millennium-era Ford Contours and Mercury Cougars, its dress sense with WW2 British fighter pilots. This is the Jaguar XE, Britain’s answer to the all-conquering BMW 3-series, Audi A4 and Mercedes C-class. ![]()
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