Jaguar names its 3 Series-fighter XE, packs it with Ingenium engines
 

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Jaguar is committed to emerging from the fringes of the luxury car market and into the mainstream. Just take a look at where it was a couple of decades ago and where it is now: In the 1980s, it had essentially two product lines, the XJ sedan and XJ-S coupe/convertible), and now it's got the XK coupe and convertible, the XJ sedan, the XF sedan and wagon and the F-Type coupe and roadster. But it's not about to stop there.

Coventry knows that if it's going to take on the German and Japanese heavyweights, it's going to need a compact sports sedan, and it's not about to repeat the mistake that was the X-Type. To that end, it's long been rumored to be developing a rival to the likes of the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class - it just hasn't given us much to go on. But that changes right here and now.

At the Geneva Motor Show, Jaguar has confirmed the imminent arrival of its new sports sedan, and along with the teaser image above, has given us some juicy details. For one, it'll be called the XE - fitting nicely alongside its big brothers the XF and XJ in Jaguar's growing sedan lineup. For another, it'll hit markets overseas in 2015 and arrive here in the United States in 2016.

The XE is being built around the new aluminum architecture that debuted underneath the C-X17 crossover concept last year, and it will - as Jaguar has now confirmed - be powered by a new generation of engines. The 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine is being called Ingenium, and will be configurable for use in both transverse and in-line orientations, driving either the rear wheels or all four, and burning either gasoline or diesel.

It all sounds rather promising, and we're looking forward to seeing Jaguar do its best to deliver on that promise. If the new F-Type is anything to go on, it should deliver in spades. In the meantime, you can scope out the details in the press release below.Continue reading Jaguar names its 3 Series-fighter XE, packs it with Ingenium engines

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