2017 Jaguar Xe - Review

►Edited yesteryear : Shahen Tharammal

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► PRICE :

2.0L Turbocharged I-4, 240hp $34,900

2.0L Turbocharged I-4, 180hp $36,400

3.0L Supercharged V6, 340hp $41,700

Every right away together with again, an upstart luxury sport sedan comes along to challenge the status quo. But the challenge is commonly unsuccessful, but because the established High German players are then skillful at what they do. Nonetheless, nosotros scream back a happier ending is inwards store for the all-new 2017 Jaguar XE. The venerable British carmaker has taken dead aim at the segment stalwarts, together with the number is a fully competitive sedan amongst thrilling performance together with head-turning trend to boot.

The fact that the XE looks every bit good, if non better, than its rivals tin can live on seen inwards photos. Where its inner beauty lies, however, is inwards the driving experience it provides. Its superlative residue betwixt sharp, engaging treatment together with a comfortable, composed ride is amid the absolute best inwards the entry-level sport sedan segment. This is a motorcar that sets out to create a connectedness amongst the driver inwards a way that competitors own got increasingly failed to do.

Another cardinal to its success could live on its various make of compelling engines. The most pop volition probable live on the turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder (240 horsepower), but there's also a fuel-sipping turbodiesel 4 (with a whopping 318 pound-feet of torque) together with a stirring supercharged V6 (with 340 hp). The latter ii are available amongst all-wheel drive.

Inside, the XE for sure isn't lacking on the characteristic content front, but its infinite together with lineament larn out much to live on desired. In particular, the cabin's materials together with construction trail those of most competitors yesteryear a considerable margin. It feels closer to a Ford Fusion (an admittedly high-quality midsize sedan) than a Mercedes-Benz C-Class.

As such, nosotros scream back the 2017 Jaguar XE is best suited to those who want to drive an engaging motorcar together with expression slap-up doing it. It's something fun, something different, together with it stands out inwards a skillful way. However, there's no getting some the fact that its well-rounded High German competitors volition in all likelihood live on a amend jibe for to a greater extent than motorcar shoppers. These include the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes-Benz C-Class together with Audi A4. Taking a expression at the Lexus IS or the Cadillac ATS (similar to the XE inwards many ways) is also a skillful idea. Inevitably, Jaguar finally has a motorcar that competes inwards this group, together with nosotros scream back it's definitely worth a exam drive.(View Full Photos)

EXTERIOR

Design-wise, the XE is everything nosotros expected from a sports sedan aimed at the BMW 3er. It has a long hood, a brusk nurture terminate together with coupe-like roofline that is evidently inspired yesteryear the XF. Overall, the sedan’s lines are deeply sculpted, although the profile lines are rather soft. The forepart terminate is highlighted yesteryear narrow headlamps together with the large grille, piece prominent air dams — probable reserved only for the XE due south — occupy most of the bumper.

Around back, the XE borrows yet i time to a greater extent than from the XF, particularly inwards the taillight together with bumper areas. That said, it’s to a greater extent than than obvious that Brits sacrificed the XF’s elegant lines inwards favor of a sportier appearance. The brand-new blueprint comes amongst an impressive drag coefficient that sits at only 0.26.

The touchstone model rides on 17-inch wheels, but options include anything from 18- to 20-inch rollers. Various cycle designs are also available.

Just similar the relaxation of the Jaguar lineup, the XE has been developed using stiff, bonded together with riveted aluminum structures, an aerospace-inspired technology that leads to impressive weight loss. Designed some a novel modular platform, the XE’s construction is generally made of lightweight 6000-series aluminum. Specifically, 75 percentage of the unibody is crafted from the lightweight metal, which enables it to deliver extraordinary torsional stiffness.

Additionally, the sedan also makes work of a novel flat of high-strength aluminum that features a high flat of recycled material. Dubbed RC 5754, the novel cloth volition expand across the Jaguar lineup yesteryear 2020.(View Full Photos)

INTERIOR

The compact’s cabin is create clean to expression at, but inwards doesn’t appear to lack the luxury needed to compete against its High German rivals. Sure, it lacks the presence of the Mercedes Mercedes -Benz C-Class’ cockpit, but its driver-focused grapheme becomes obvious i time you lot expression at the centre console separating the forepart seats. Although sporty, the interior exudes a sense of high-quality cheers to its traditional woods veneers, aluminum together with piano-black inserts together with finishes.

The create novel XE is available amongst i of ii brand-new infotainment systems – dubbed InControl Touch together with InControl Touch Pro. InControl Touch has an eight-inch touchscreen together with supports Bluetooth, sound streaming together with Bluetooth connectivity. Navigation together with vocalism command is also touchstone on the InControl Touch system.

InControl Touch Pro is far to a greater extent than advanced than the basic system, featuring a quad-core processor together with high-speed solid patch drive. Added to that, the organization is connected to the vehicle amongst ultra-fast Ethernet networking cable. According to Jaguar the organization is upward to 5 times faster technology inwards competing models. The organization is controlled yesteryear a 10.2-inch touchscreen that tin can live on customized amongst widgets together with custom dwelling screens. It is also capable of multi-tasking similar most smartphones, which agency media tin can live on streamed on one-half of the covert together with navigation on the other half. The organization is also equipped amongst dead-reckoning functionality that tin can analyze sensor information together with accurately render directions, fifty-fifty if GPS scream for is lost during a commute.(View Full Photos)

SPECIFICATION

► Year:2017

► Make:Jaguar

► Model:XE

► Price:$ 34900

► Engine:V6

► Transmission:ZF 8HP45 8-speed automatic

► Horsepower @ RPM:340 @ 6500

► Torque @ RPM:332 @ 4500

► Displacement:3.0 L

► 0-60 time:4.9 sec.

► Top Speed:155 mph (Est.)

FEATURES

Jaguar sells the XE inwards cut packages based on powertrain choice—so first, you'll pick betwixt gas together with diesel, 4-cylinder together with 6-cylinder, rear- together with all-wheel drive.

We give the Jaguar XE an 8 out of 10, for its skillful options list, infotainment, together with its warranty together with service plan.

The gas-powered turbo-4 only comes inwards base, Premium, together with Prestige trim, amongst rear-wheel drive. Diesel XEs come upward inwards either drivetrain configuration, together with inwards all cut levels: base, Premium, Prestige, together with R-Sport. V-6 models cannot live on ordered inwards base of operations trim.

Base prices start from $35,895 on a base of operations gas-powered XE, to $37,395 for the diesel fuel sedan, to $42,695 for the XE 35t; to a gulpworthy $52,695 for XE 35t R-Sport amongst all-wheel drive.

Base cars larn 17-inch wheels; powerfulness features; cruise control; automatic climate control; eight-way powerfulness forepart seats; fixed nurture seat; paddle shift controls; synthetic leather; sunroof; LED taillights; together with keyless ignition. At this level, there's no rearview camera, no leather, no split-folding nurture seat—but all cars come upward amongst Jaguar EliteCare, which offers bumper-to-bumper warranty together with maintenance for 5 years or 60,000 miles. It's a serious argue to consider Jaguar inwards a higher house its luxury rivals.

► Jaguar XE alternative packages

Other features are bundled into those cut packages. Premium models larn a folding nurture seat; rearview camera; a 380-watt sound organization amongst eleven speakers; together with either 17- or 18-inch wheels, depending on whether they're fitted amongst or 4-cylinder or the 6-cylinder.

The Prestige parcel is the i we'd start with. It adds navigation amongst vocalism control; metallic element trim; leather; powerfulness forepart seats; heated steering wheel; keyless entry; 18-inch wheels (4-cylinders); 19-inch wheels (V-6); together with heated forepart seats.

The spicier R-Sport adds blind-spot monitors; parking sensors; forward-collision warnings amongst automatic emergency braking; lane-departure warnings amongst active lane control; satellite radio; automatic high beams; LED daytime running lights; sport seats; an R-Sport forepart together with nurture bumpers together with side sills.

Notable options inwards packages include heated seats, steering wheel, together with windshield (base together with Premium); blind-spot monitors together with parking sensors (Premium together with Prestige); cooled forepart together with heated nurture seats together with a powerfulness trunklid (Prestige together with R-Sport); surround-view cameras, adaptive cruise, together with parking aid (R-Sport); together with InControl Touch Pro amongst 825-watt sound (Prestige together with R-Sport).

Stand-alone options include that rearview camera; satellite radio; InControl Touch navigation; a head-up display; together with adaptive driving modes.

► Jaguar XE infotainment together with audio

Jaguar brings its latest InControl infotainment organization to the XE inwards ii flavors. There's a touchstone version amongst an 8.0-inch touchscreen together with Bluetooth amongst sound streaming, together with USB connectivity. InControl Pro ups the covert size to 10.2 inches together with adds SD carte navigation, mobile hotspot capability, together with access via a remote app that lets drivers perform some functions from their smartphone, such every bit remote starting together with locking or unlocking the vehicle.

InControl Pro is also able to current sound direct from apps on a connected Android or Apple smartphone; Spotify is a novel improver to the roster. Android Auto together with Apple CarPlay are non yet a component of the firmware, however.

In our experience, the InControl systems are pretty together with own got a lovely touch-and-swipe functionality, amongst smart ideas similar star-based favorites accessible across the system. We've also experienced glitchy Bluetooth streaming, rigid radio toggles on the steering wheel, together with sparse together with reedy sound from the Meridian sound systems. In the end, nosotros give it credit for large displays together with lots of functions; just double-step the smartphone systems together with we'll live on happy.(View Full Photos)

STYLING

The 2017 Jaguar XE is a modest luxury sedan offered inwards 4 principal cut levels: base, Premium, Prestige together with R-Sport. Each tin can live on paired amongst multiple engines, denoted inwards the model cite yesteryear 25t (gasoline four-cylinder), 20d (diesel four-cylinder) or 35t (gasoline six-cylinder). Specifically, the base of operations XE comes inwards 25t or 20d specification, piece the Premium together with Prestige are offered amongst all 3 engines, together with the R-Sport comes inwards 20d or 35t form. Note likewise that every XE amongst the 35t engine includes a sport-tuned suspension, which is also included amongst the XE 20d R-Sport (rear-wheel-drive only).

The base of operations XE starts amongst 17-inch wheels, 3 selectable drive modes (Normal, Eco together with Dynamic), automatic wipers, automatic engine stop-start for conserving fuel at rest, an electronic parking brake, remote keyless entry, push-button start, a dual-zone automatic climate control, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, eight-way powerfulness forepart seats, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, Bluetooth, the 8-inch InControl touchscreen, together with a six-speaker sound organization amongst hard disk radio, a USB media port together with an auxiliary sound jack. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 navigation organization amongst InControl Apps is optional.

The Premium adds dissimilar 17-inch wheels (or 18-inch wheels if you lot larn the XE 35t), power-folding together with auto-dimming side mirrors, driver retentivity settings, a rearview camera, a 40/20/40-split folding nurture seatback together with an 11-speaker Meridian sound organization amongst a subwoofer.

Going amongst the Prestige farther equips the XE amongst 18-inch wheels (19-inchers for the XE 35t), metallic element doorsill inserts, keyless entry together with ignition, ambient interior lighting, a power-adjustable together with heated steering wheel, heated forepart seats amongst four-way powerfulness lumbar adjustment, upgraded leather upholstery together with the navigation organization amongst InControl Apps.

Finally, there's the R-Sport amongst its ain cycle designs (18-inch wheels for the XE 20d, 19s for the XE 35t), adaptive xenon headlights amongst washers, LED running lights, automatic high beams, a nurture spoiler, distinctive outside cut details, sport forepart seats, an imitation-leather-wrapped musical instrument panel, satellite radio together with a number of security technologies (see Safety department for details).

Some of the higher trims' touchstone features are offered on lower trims every bit options. Additionally, the Prestige together with R-Sport trims offering Jaguar's Adaptive Dynamics (adaptive interruption dampers together with adjustable drive settings), a Black Design parcel (gloss-black outside trim), a Comfort together with Convenience parcel (ventilated forepart seats, heated nurture seats, powerfulness nurture sunshade, powerfulness trunklid), a Driver Assistance parcel (adaptive cruise control, frontwards collision alert amongst advanced automatic emergency braking, surround-view parking camera, automated parking system, traffic sign recognition) together with a Technology Pack (mobile 3G Wi-Fi hot spot, CD/DVD player, the 10.2-inch InControl Pro touchscreen together with a 17-speaker Meridian sound system).

Further standalone options include some of the items from the inwards a higher house packages plus 20-inch wheels, a head-up display, together with a handful of special interior cut together with veneer selections.(View Full Photos)

SUSPENSION

To enable the XE to travel a suitable competitor for the BMW 3 Series together with Mercedes C-Class, Jaguar has developed a brand-new interruption for the sedan. On the rear, the XE is fitted amongst an integral-link interruption organization that brings major improvements over the conventional, multi-link design, according to Jaguar Jaguar . Specifically, the organization is tuned to render amend lateral together with longitudinal stiffness, which volition interpret into sharper reply together with handling, together with a to a greater extent than comfortable ride. With many of its components forged or hollow-cast inwards aluminum, the integral-link interruption is also lighter than a multi-link unit.

Up front, the XE gains a double-wishbone interruption based on the blueprint implemented on the F-Type sports car. The unit of measurement is mounted to a subframe amongst aluminum towers together with includes many components found inwards both the F-Type together with the XFR sedan. Also made from cast together with forged aluminum, the forepart interruption provides the XE amongst additional stiffness together with XFR-like agility, piece reducing overall weight.

Helping the brand-new interruption render the necessary handgrip on slippery surfaces is Jaguar’s all-new All Surface Progress Control feature. Brand-new inwards its course of teaching according to the Brits, the technology works similar a low-speed, cruise-control organization together with prevents the vehicle from skidding inwards slippery route conditions.(View Full Photos)

POWERTRAIN & EFFICIENCY

Power for the range-topping XE due south comes from the 3.0-liter supercharged V-6 used throughout the Jaguar range. It excels inwards delivering its power, together with it’s instantaneous, seamless, together with rigid all the way to the 7000-rpm redline. Given its 340 horsepower together with 332 lb-ft of torque, nosotros predict a zero-to-60-mph run nigh the caput of the pack at 4.7 seconds. The splendid ZF eight-speed automatic—also used yesteryear BMW together with Audi—is some other reminder that no automaker should waste matter the fourth dimension or coin trying to develop something quicker, smoother, or smarter, because it’s probable an impossible task.

The V-6 engine is neither every bit honeyed nor every bit musical every bit the Audi S4’s engine of similar configuration, displacement, together with output. But fifty-fifty if the Jag engine doesn’t attain the same flat of polish, the NVH squad has done an admirable task of burying the unpleasant sounds together with noise behind insulation together with bushings. At amount throttle, the supercharger is barely audible together with the engine plays a subtler variation of the six-cylinder F-type’s rasp.

The 2.0-liter turbo-diesel four-cylinder is our start sense of savor of Jaguar’s novel Ingenium engine family, which volition sever the in conclusion ties amongst Ford Motor Company i time it’s been fully adopted. The characteristic diesel fuel clatter is suppressed then good that the compression-ignition engine mightiness live on to a greater extent than refined than the V-6—at to the lowest degree relative to its peers. In the diesel, the viii frontwards gears practise a fine task of keeping the engine parked inwards the window betwixt the 317-lb-ft torque peak at 1750 rpm together with the maximum powerfulness output of 180 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Pirelli P7 Cinturato tires—which own got compromised several BMW 3-series inwards our tests—dampen that wonderful steering experience found inwards the XE S, but the chassis motions are otherwise every flake every bit competent. Besides, the diesel fuel has its ain noble purpose. The EPA highway number should easily top forty mpg, counteracting the thirst of an M3-fighting XE R-S performance model—not yet officially confirmed but we’ve heard it’s a go—for the purposes of corporate fuel-economy accounting.

The diesel’s aluminum block also volition cast the foundation for a gas-burning Ingenium four-cylinder. That turbocharged 2.0-liter volition ultimately create upward the volume of U.S. sales, but we’ll own got to hold off virtually vi months after the XE’s jump 2016 launch for its arrival. All-wheel drive volition live on optional amongst whatever engine, together with we’re promised a six-speed manual for either of the four-cylinder engines, albeit only amongst rear-wheel drive.(View Full Photos)

ENGINE

Three engines are available for the 2017 Jaguar. The base of operations powerplant is a 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline 4-cylinder that makes 240 horsepower together with is offered inwards RWD. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 2.0-liter 4-cylinder diesel fuel engine is optional, together with tin can live on had amongst traction-enhancing AWD. It makes lx less horsepower but generates tremendous torque: 318 lb-ft. The top performer for the 2017 model yr is the XE 35t, which features a supercharged 3.0-liter V6 of 340 horsepower. Like the diesel, it tin can live on had amongst RWD or AWD. Interestingly, a RWD V6 Jaguar XE has the same fuel economic scheme ratings every bit a 4-cylinder gasoline model, but nosotros found that the to a greater extent than powerful engine encouraged vigorous driving -- together with therefore diminished fuel economy. All engines are linked to an 8-speed automatic transmission.

► 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4

240 horsepower @ 5,500 rpm

251 lb-ft of torque @ 1,750-4,000 rpm

EPA city/highway fuel economy: 21/30 mpg (automatic)

► 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4 diesel

180 horsepower @ 4,000 rpm

318 lb-ft of torque @ 1,750-2,500 rpm

EPA city/highway fuel economy: N/A

► 3.0-liter supercharged V6

340 horsepower @ 6,500 rpm

332 lb-ft of torque @ 4,500 rpm

EPA city/highway fuel economy: 21/30 mpg (RWD), 20/29 mpg (AWD)

SAFETY

Since neither the NHTSA nor the IIHS has crash-tested the Jaguar XE, we're belongings off on assigning it a security score.

All XE sedans larn the common airbags together with stability control.

The XE also offers a passel of active security equipment inwards the cite of accident prevention. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 traction-control organization uses sensors to apply powerfulness gently together with exactly below nineteen mph for smoother launches.

Other security features volition include adaptive cruise, blind-spot monitors, parking assist, a laser-projected head-up display, together with an autonomous braking organization that uses stereo cameras for obstruction detection. Most of these are only available on the most expensive XE R-Sport model.

However, the XE does non own got a rearview photographic boob tube camera inwards base of operations cut cars. Outward vision is an issue: the persuasion over the driver's shoulder is almost completely blocked yesteryear the broad B-pillar, together with the nurture drinking glass is slim.

We'll update this page when to a greater extent than information is available.(View Full Photos)

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