Jaguar XE unveiled

Spec of mine came to:

Base cost £44,870.00
Configured options: £6,550.00*
Final price £51,420.00*

Out of interest with 10k down and say 4 year car finance what would the monthly cost be as a rough guide?
 
Why is it only BMW that seem to be able to make an auto gearbox that doesn't make emissions worse? The 99g goes up to 104g if you add auto, moving it just 1 band below 320d ED. New BMW engines this year will probably beat it. Prices on anything above SE are higher than I expected too.

Edit: Having said that, this doesn't seem to apply to the 180PS automatic, so that will be pretty good in comparison to the ED if it comes in at 109g
 
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Indeed... It's 99g thanks to a number of factors. I'm imformed that the NEDC cal isn't quite as 'optimised' for the test which should give excellent real world and an actual drop when you put auto in. Primarily the mass walk doesn't help either.
 
GinG said:
Spec of mine came to:

Base cost £44,870.00
Configured options: £6,550.00*
Final price £51,420.00*

Out of interest with 10k down and say 4 year car finance what would the monthly cost be as a rough guide?
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Why would you even consider spending 51k on a car in this segment?
 
MattU said:
Why is it only BMW that seem to be able to make an auto gearbox that doesn't make emissions worse? The 99g goes up to 104g if you add auto, moving it just 1 band below 320d ED. New BMW engines this year will probably beat it. Prices on anything above SE are higher than I expected too.

Edit: Having said that, this doesn't seem to apply to the 180PS automatic, so that will be pretty good in comparison to the ED if it comes in at 109g
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Don't they both use the same ZF auto gearbox :confused:
 
Mine came to £43k with the 2L 240ps engine. An extra £8k for the 3.0 V6S, beautiful though it would be, just wouldn't be worth it.
The pick of the bunch is either the 163ps diesel or the 240ps petrol - however that diesel is out because it only comes with a 47L fuel tank :eek:
Is the weight saving that necessary to fit it into the lower CO2 bracket? It's a ridiculous size, my Peugeot 106 had a 45L tank and my Golf a 62L. Probably do more miles to a tank than the Golf mind.
 
Petrol manuals will be on the way, just bare in mind the petrols are the same as the Evoque units.... Ford units. The new UK built Ingenium engines kick off with diesel.
 
[TW]Fox;26988476 said:
Why would you even consider spending 51k on a car in this segment?
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Just out of interest more than anything, The diesel looks quite appealing as an eventual replacement for the A4.
 
GinG said:
Just out of interest more than anything, The diesel looks quite appealing as an eventual replacement for the A4.
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Hmm it doesnt look that appealing at all really, just a choice of two CO2 chasing 4 pots. Hopefully there will be a 6 cylinder option at some point.
 
The XE S looks excellent though - the only good engine option in the range for anyone other than a company car driver.

4 cylinder engines in this segment only really work for those for whom tax is the biggest consideration, ie company car drivers. For people who actually want to buy and own these cars themselves you'd really want a 6 or better. I get why there is this push for downsizing but IMHO the cars lose something more than just 2 cylinders when they do it - I just did 2500 miles in a 4 cylinder 2 litre turbo petrol in this segment and despite offering fantastic levels of performance the 4 cylinder experience subtracted rather than added to the car.
 
In all honesty, apart from a fairly niche segment of the market, most people buying compact exec segment cars like these are more interested in badge, MPG and tax than whether the car has 4 or 6 cylinders. Company car or not everyone seems obsessed with getting 75mpg on their 2 mile journey to Tesco.

I'd expect most wouldn't even know what they have under the bonnet in terms of cylinders or layout.
 
Obviously the 4 cylinders are very important for volume sales and thus Jaguars continued success. It's just nice to have options other than those which cater to the lowest common denominator - it seems premium cars these days are more about monthly payment and lowest possible running costs and less about drivetrain and quality. Which means the options available for those who want a really great car oddly diminish as we progress rather than increase.

That said I'm sure we'll see a 3 litre diesel soon - with the ZF 8 speed box it could be a real match for the 330d, a car blessed with a stunning drivetrain and a fairly naff interior.
 
I'm I the only one seeing owners of a xe-s parking it with a mirror behing and badges moved so they see the mirror image of the badge ?
 
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