Jaguar XE unveiled

Jonnycoupe · 9 Jun 2015 at 14:21

[TW]Fox;28141453 said:
What is the additional standard spec over a 3 Series that accounts for the extra weight then?

Not quite the weight point. XE SE has as standard over the 320ED.

Speed Limit display £220
Black Panel equivalent 5" display £140
Rear Armrest £75

I noticed you also get BluePerformance (EU6) now aswell....

[TW]Fox · 9 Jun 2015 at 14:48

3 Series has a rear armrest too. Not sure speed limit display weighs 100 kilo

Jonnycoupe · 9 Jun 2015 at 15:09

[TW]Fox;28149945 said:
3 Series has a rear armrest too. Not sure speed limit display weighs 100 kilo

Was listed as an option on the builder.... maybe thats for the 2 cup holder variant you get as standard?

The cameras for the traffic sign recognition weight -24kg on the XE SE: that's how much lighter it is than the 320 ED.

Gambisk · 9 Jun 2015 at 15:36

is it still a mondeo underneath?

Jonnycoupe · 9 Jun 2015 at 15:57

It's about as new as a car can get.

Unless Ford do a RWD Mondeo out of Europes largest aluminum body shop fitted with a UK designed and built engine fresh from a brand new engine factory in Wolverhampton?

Jonnycoupe · 9 Jun 2015 at 16:17

Double.

kai · 10 Jun 2015 at 12:07

Just about to leave for Stratstone Cardiff, to pick up my Grampa XE Prestige. I have to drop him down to collect this.

Will grab some photo's

Firestar_3x · 10 Jun 2015 at 12:28

Gambisk said:
is it still a mondeo underneath?

Hit your head recently, unsure which year it is?

Helios1234 · 10 Jun 2015 at 12:38

Jonnycoupe said:
It's about as new as a car can get.

Unless Ford do a RWD Mondeo out of Europes largest aluminum body shop fitted with a UK designed and built engine fresh from a brand new engine factory in Wolverhampton?

*Starts dreaming about a RWD Mondeo...*

panthro · 10 Jun 2015 at 12:43

Whilst I do think the XE will be a great car and many will opt for one over BMW, Merc etc, it just doesn't do it for me. I'd like to test drive one though.

Dis86 said:
I can attest to this. I spent months trying to find a 530i. The ones available were, as Fox says...crap.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...30i/channel/cars/page/1/radius/1500?logcode=p

kai · 10 Jun 2015 at 15:33

Just drove it home

straight into sports mode...

ElliottJames · 10 Jun 2015 at 15:41

kai said:
Just drove it home straight into sports mode...

Nice can you get more shots interior wise etc? Also I thought only the S came with twin exhausts? Also is that Italian Racing Red?

kai · 10 Jun 2015 at 15:44

more shots of interior. (sorry they are not fantastic, it just quickly off the phone)

That's all I have for now of the interior' and yes that's Italian Racing Red.

it's the prestige edition so i guess that's twin exhaust!!! ( ?) the 180 2.2. version he had to go for that option so he could upgrade the alloys he liked lol!

ElliottJames · 10 Jun 2015 at 15:52

kai said:
more shots of interior. (sorry they are not fantastic, it just quickly off the phone)

That's all I have for now of the interior' and yes that's Italian Racing Red.

it's the prestige edition so i guess that's twin exhaust!!! ( ?) the 180 2.2. version he had to go for that option so he could upgrade the alloys he liked lol!

Looks lovely, bet your dad is chuffed! I had an S on order but changed due to a few reasons. Yeah just double checked, the 180 bhp have twin exhausts. The prestige is lovely, sat in one not long ago, the Windsor leather seats

Jonnycoupe · 10 Jun 2015 at 19:13

Great to see. That's the first customer car I've seen

[TW]Fox · 10 Jun 2015 at 19:19

Are they playing the BMW game with the front headlights?

Come on guys a 2005 Vauxhall Corsa had projectors as standard, this really shouldn't still happen on premium cars especially when it looks crap.

kai · 10 Jun 2015 at 19:23

Jonnycoupe said:
Great to see. That's the first customer car I've seen

Yeah the sales rep said this was the first car that he was aware of that has left any UK showroom.

I have just taken this for a drive around the Brecon Beacons - wow! phenomenal. The lane departure warning system is a really nice feature. I gave this a test tonight, it determines if the vehicle will unintentionally leave its lane, whereby you receive feedback through the steering wheel.

Jonnycoupe · 10 Jun 2015 at 19:41

[TW]Fox;28156113 said:
Are they playing the BMW game with the front headlights?

Come on guys a 2005 Vauxhall Corsa had projectors as standard, this really shouldn't still happen on premium cars especially when it looks crap.

Yep. For the fifth time.... Thatcham group ratings. Don't hate the player, hate the game.

[TW]Fox · 10 Jun 2015 at 19:42

Jonnycoupe said:
Yep. For the fifth time.... Thatcham group ratings. Don't hate the player, hate the game.

Facelift should come with foam bumpers, will look crap but it'll help the Thatcham group rating even more

Akagi · 10 Jun 2015 at 19:45

Not a fan of these, I'm sure they are great, but they're not particularly striking, and the back is downright boring to look at.

I honestly think the new Mondeo looks better.