Taking Home the XE for the Weekend
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Taking Home the XE for the Weekend
I was contacted this week by the marketing team promoting the new Jaguar XE for Jaguar/Rover North America. (See the ad on the top of the forum page.) Signed up for the promo via this forum and I have been selected to give it a try next weekend.
They are delivering one to me next Friday and I will have use of it thru Monday. Four weekend days with a new Jag that isn't available to the public yet is pretty cool!
I will post about the experience and take pictures of course. Can't wait to try it out. Stay tuned!
They are delivering one to me next Friday and I will have use of it thru Monday. Four weekend days with a new Jag that isn't available to the public yet is pretty cool!
I will post about the experience and take pictures of course. Can't wait to try it out. Stay tuned!
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I was contacted this week by the marketing team promoting the new Jaguar XE for Jaguar/Rover North America. (See the ad on the top of the forum page.) Signed up for the promo via this forum and I have been selected to give it a try next weekend.
They are delivering one to me next Friday and I will have use of it thru Monday. Four weekend days with a new Jag that isn't available to the public yet is pretty cool!
I will post about the experience and take pictures of course. Can't wait to try it out. Stay tuned!
They are delivering one to me next Friday and I will have use of it thru Monday. Four weekend days with a new Jag that isn't available to the public yet is pretty cool!
I will post about the experience and take pictures of course. Can't wait to try it out. Stay tuned!
Looking forward to your post on the car of course as well as the experience as a whole, clearly with plenty of pics.
+1 on Grahams comments about lacking such an experience in the UK
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Car was delivered today
Sorry about the late post, but I have been busy trying to reduce weight in the car by lowering the level in the gas tank.
Wow! What a nice car. It is certainly more modern than my blue cat in so many ways. My quick summary is that Jag has a winner in this class. I have owned Audis and driven both my daughter's 3-series BMWs, including an M-Sport model. The XE will easily hold its own in that crowd. I would prefer it over the BMW.
They loaned me the R-Sport model with the 340hp V6 turbo. That's over 40hp more than my XK8 with ~400 less lbs. to haul around. 0-60mph in 5.1 seconds according to the literature and that is believable. Still clocked about 30MPG today in mixed driving.
Car looks better in white than I expected (not my favorite car color) and the two tone interior is great. Red leather with black alcantara centers. Very supportive and it is a huge improvement over the laterally challenged XK8 seats.
Handles like a true sports sedan should, although the steering is slightly over boosted for my taste. 8-speed auto with paddle shifters, however the standard shifting works very well for all but the most spirited driving.
Car is still so new the analog speedometer shows in kilometers. I had to reset the digital display to get MPH so I could stop doing mental math while driving.
Here are some quick pictures. Will try to get better ones later this weekend. If anyone has any questions, ask away.
Wow! What a nice car. It is certainly more modern than my blue cat in so many ways. My quick summary is that Jag has a winner in this class. I have owned Audis and driven both my daughter's 3-series BMWs, including an M-Sport model. The XE will easily hold its own in that crowd. I would prefer it over the BMW.
They loaned me the R-Sport model with the 340hp V6 turbo. That's over 40hp more than my XK8 with ~400 less lbs. to haul around. 0-60mph in 5.1 seconds according to the literature and that is believable. Still clocked about 30MPG today in mixed driving.
Car looks better in white than I expected (not my favorite car color) and the two tone interior is great. Red leather with black alcantara centers. Very supportive and it is a huge improvement over the laterally challenged XK8 seats.
Handles like a true sports sedan should, although the steering is slightly over boosted for my taste. 8-speed auto with paddle shifters, however the standard shifting works very well for all but the most spirited driving.
Car is still so new the analog speedometer shows in kilometers. I had to reset the digital display to get MPH so I could stop doing mental math while driving.
Here are some quick pictures. Will try to get better ones later this weekend. If anyone has any questions, ask away.
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So is the XE in the same size class as the Honda Accord, Toyota Camery, etc?
Mike, when you have time how about some more inside shots. What's the rear seat leg room like and how big is the trunk.
I'm looking for a replacement for my wife's Accord and this looks very interesting.
Any body know what the price range will be?
Edit...never mind!
Just went to the web site and checked it out. Not for me I'm afraid. Spec'ed out the way I would want it is $58K.
Mike, when you have time how about some more inside shots. What's the rear seat leg room like and how big is the trunk.
I'm looking for a replacement for my wife's Accord and this looks very interesting.
Any body know what the price range will be?
Edit...never mind!
Just went to the web site and checked it out. Not for me I'm afraid. Spec'ed out the way I would want it is $58K.
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They followed me for a while and then pulled up alongside for a thumbs up. Who said kids don't pay attention to cars anymore?
It is Friday here and I have it thru Monday (4 days). Plans are to drive the wheels off of it while showing it off to my friends.
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Jandreu,
We had a 2008 Accord. The XE is slightly smaller I think. Comparable to my daughter's 3-series BMW.
I will be taking some more (better) pictures this weekend and will make sure I include the interior.
The rear seats are a little cramped for leg room, but very usable. The trunk is big. Probably as deep as my XK8 and certainly taller.
The base model starts at $34,900 and the R-Sport at ~$46k.
We had a 2008 Accord. The XE is slightly smaller I think. Comparable to my daughter's 3-series BMW.
I will be taking some more (better) pictures this weekend and will make sure I include the interior.
The rear seats are a little cramped for leg room, but very usable. The trunk is big. Probably as deep as my XK8 and certainly taller.
The base model starts at $34,900 and the R-Sport at ~$46k.
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OK a few more pictures. Spent the day driving. Running errands and fighting holiday traffic. Did get it up on the highway and it cruises very nicely up to (an alleged) 90 MPH. Too much traffic to test it beyond that.
Stopped by the Jag dealership and emptied the place out of sales people. Except for the GM, none had seen the car in the flesh. All of them could see they would be making their boat payments easily once these are in the showroom.
Anyway, Here's the pics.
Stopped by the Jag dealership and emptied the place out of sales people. Except for the GM, none had seen the car in the flesh. All of them could see they would be making their boat payments easily once these are in the showroom.
Anyway, Here's the pics.
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The two-tone interior is not my favorite either, but it has gotten positive comments. The trim is actually carbon fiber for the most part. Some is piano black. It looks much better than plastic, but I too would prefer wood. Two types of wood are available as options on the other models.