Jaguar XE

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Jaguar XE 20t R-Sport (2015-2019)
XE
Production period:	since 2015
Class :	Middle class
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	Otto engines : 2.0–5.0 liters (147–441 kW) Diesel engines : 2.0 liters (120–177 kW)
Length:	4672-4713 mm
Width:	1850-1954 mm
Height:	1416-1436 mm
Wheelbase :	2835 mm
Empty weight :	1435-1745 kg
Previous model	Jaguar X-Type

Stars in the Euro NCAP - Crash Test (2015)

The Jaguar XE (code name X760) is a mid- range model from the British manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover , which celebrated its world premiere in September 2014 and has been available for sale in Germany since June 13, 2015. The XE follows the X-Type produced from spring 2001 to the end of 2009 in this market segment.

History and technology

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interior

Jaguar XE portfolio

Jaguar XE (since 2019)

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The XE was announced at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2014 and was shown to the public in London on September 8, 2014 . With this model, Jaguar aims to establish itself permanently in the middle class of automobiles. In the United Kingdom , automobiles are classified as compact executive cars . Jaguar's chief designer, Ian Callum, was responsible for the look .

As with the larger Jaguar XF , the XE is also available in a long version for the Chinese market. The XE L is the Chery - Jaguar Land Rover - a joint venture built and sold since November 2017th

Production and lightweight construction

The XE was initially produced at Jaguar Land Rover's plant in Solihull near Birmingham , England , which specializes in the manufacture of aluminum vehicles. The group also manufactures the Range Rover Sport there. In 2017, production was relocated to the Halewood plant in England. When XE, the manufacturer realized a modular aluminum structure, not like in the production of the previous vehicle, a modified Ford - platform is used. Today Jaguar belongs to the Indian Tata group , which took over the company from Ford. The platform allows both a rear-wheel drive variant and an all-wheel drive vehicle to be offered.

Thanks to the XE's modular aluminum architecture, the manufacturer has reduced the weight of its body-in-white to just 251 kilograms. At 75 percent, the XE has the highest proportion of aluminum in its class. For the first time, an aluminum alloy is used, which saves additional weight and contributes to the resilience of the body. Derived from the abbreviation for recycled aluminum (RC), the high-strength RC5754 alloy consists almost entirely of recycled aluminum. 615 robots with state-of-the-art camera systems help to ensure that a new Jaguar XE rolls off the production line in Solihull every 78 seconds. Thanks to the lightweight aluminum construction, the engineers were able to lower the center of gravity of the XE and at the same time achieve a weight distribution of almost 50:50. The closer the weight is to the center, the easier the vehicle can be maneuvered due to the mass moment of inertia . Since many components on the front and rear axles are made of forged or hollow-drilled aluminum, the result is a stiff and light axle . At the same time, the XE has a particularly stiff wheel suspension , which has a positive effect on the driving dynamics and on the Noise Vibration Harshness (NVH) behavior. Due to its high aluminum content, the XE has a torsional stiffness of 22 kNm / degree. Jaguar Land Rover uses die-cast aluminum for production in order to integrate small components as well as possible. On a strut dome, for example, six to ten components can be saved compared to a conventional body. Another advantage of aluminum over steel is a weight saving of up to 40 percent.

Equipment and accessories

The XE is powered by a 2.0 liter four-cylinder Jaguar Land Rover petrol engine or a diesel engine. The engine family is called Ingenium by the manufacturer . Two 3.0-liter V-engines are also available: an AJ gasoline engine as in the Jaguar F-Type and an AJD diesel engine as in the Jaguar XF. The XE will initially only be available with rear-wheel drive. The models are manufactured with an eight-speed automatic transmission from ZF ( ZF 8HP ) or with a six-speed manual transmission. The vehicle is equipped with traction control called All Surface Progress Control , which is derived from Land Rover's Terrain Response System . The interior of the automobile meets the requirements of a premium product .

The manufacturer offers a three-year guarantee including three-year inspections.

Technical specifications

model	XE E-Performance	XE 20d	XE 20d AWD	XE 25d AWD	XE 20t	XE 25t		XE 25t AWD	XE 30t AWD	XE S		XE SV Project 8	XE SV Project 8 Touring
Construction period	06 / 2015–03 / 2019	since 06/2015	since 05/2016	05/2017 - 03/2019	06 / 2015–03 / 2019	06 / 2015–05 / 2017	since 05/2017	05/2017-04/2018	since 06/2017	06 / 2015–05 / 2017	05/2017-04/2018	since 06/2017	since 06/2019
Engine type	4-cylinder in-line engine, common rail diesel with turbocharger and direct injection				4-cylinder in-line gasoline engine with turbocharger and direct injection					6-cylinder V-Otto engine with compressor and direct injection		8-cylinder V-Otto engine with compressor and direct injection
Displacement (cm³)	1999				1997					2995		5000
Power (kW / PS)	120 (163) at 4000 rpm	132 (180) at 4000 rpm		177 (240) at 4000 rpm	147 (200) at 5500 rpm	177 (240) at 5500 rpm	184 (250) at 5500 rpm		221 (300) at 5500 rpm	250 (340) at 6500 rpm	280 (380) at 6500 rpm	441 (600) at 6500 rpm
Maximum torque (Nm)	380 at 1750-2500 rpm	430 at 1750-2500 rpm		500 at 1500 rpm	280 at 1750-4000 rpm (1)	340 at 1750-4000 rpm	365 at 1200-4500 rpm		400 at 1500-4500 rpm	450 at 4500 rpm	450 at 3500-4500 rpm	700 at 3500-5000 rpm
Drive, as standard	Rear wheel drive		all wheel drive		Rear wheel drive			all wheel drive		Rear wheel drive		all wheel drive
Gearbox, as standard	6-speed manual transmission		8-speed automatic (ZF 8HP)
Gearbox, optionally	8-speed automatic (ZF 8HP45)		-
Top speed (km / h)	227 (227)	231 (228)	225	250	238	250						322	300
Acceleration 0-100 km / h (s)	8.4 (8.2)	7.8 (7.8)	7.9	6.1	7.1	6.8	6.3	6.2	5.5	5.1	5.0	3.7
Empty weight in kg	1450	1505	1615	1650	1515-1540	1520-1540	1540	1595	1620	1635	1655	1745
Combined consumption (l / 100km)	3.8 D (4.1 D)	4.2 D (4.2 D)	4.7 D	5.2 D	6.3 S.	7.5 p	6.3 S.	6.8 S.	6.9 p	8.1 p		11.0 S.
Emission standard according to EU classification	Euro 6

¹ Changed torque from 09 / 2015–02 / 2017 320 Nm at 1750–4500 / min and since 02/2017 320 Nm at 1200–4500 / min

Infotainment and connectivity

Jaguar's InControl technologies, consisting of In Control Apps, InControl Remote, InControl Secure and InControl Wi-Fi , networks the XE with the driver and the environment. InControl Apps enables the integration of smartphones with both iOS and Android -based operating systems in the vehicle environment. Apps can be transmitted on an optional 8-inch touchscreen .

The InControl Remote app enables remote access to vehicle data and applications . A reminder SMS when the car doors are unlocked or a quick location of the parked vehicle is also possible, as is an automatic emergency call ( ECall ). InControl Secure informs the owner if his vehicle moves unauthorized and reports the location data to the responsible authorities when released. The vehicle's own 3G hotspot InControl-WiFi offers internet access for up to eight different devices such as smartphones, tablets or laptops .

An optional digital stereo camera system with traffic sign recognition monitors the traffic around the vehicle and shows the driver information on a laser-assisted head-up display . An autonomous emergency brake assistant detects impending rear-end collisions and warns the driver by means of acoustic and visual cues before it automatically initiates emergency braking.

XE SV Project 8

Jaguar XE SV Project 8

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At the Goodwood Festival of Speed at the end of June 2017, Jaguar presented the XE SV Project 8, the automaker's most powerful model ever to be built in series. After the F-Type Project 7 , this is the second vehicle developed by the Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) department . The special model limited to 300 copies also takes over the drive from the F-Type Project 7. The Fünfliter- V8 - petrol engine makes over the Roadster with a new engine software, a better air flow and a new exhaust system further 18 kW (25 hp) more and reaches a peak power of 441 kW (600 hp). This accelerates the 1745 kg XE SV Project 8, which will only be available as a left-hand drive and with all-wheel drive , in 3.7 seconds to 100 km / h and reaches a top speed of over 320 km / h.

In autumn 2017, the XE SV Project 8 lapped the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring in 7:21:23 minutes. The vehicle thus replaced the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio as the fastest four-door series sedan on the racetrack.

Touring

A more roadworthy version of the XE SV Project 8 was presented in early June 2019 with the Touring . It uses the same drive train, but has a smaller rear spoiler and two seats in the rear. The maximum speed of the model, which is limited to 15 units, is electronically limited to 300 km / h.

Registration numbers

Since the market launch up to and including December 2019, a total of 8,211 Jaguar XEs have been newly registered in the Federal Republic of Germany. 2016 was the most successful sales year with 2,764 units.

Source: Federal Motor Transport Authority

Web links

Commons : Jaguar XE  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official information about the Jaguar XE
• Jaguar's mid-range strategy
• Technical details
• Connectivity information

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Result of the Jaguar XE in the Euro NCAP crash test (2015)
2. ^ Ray Massey: Revealed: The 'baby' Jaguar XE which the UK manufacturer hopes will win over the world's middle classes from the BMW 3-Series . In: This Is Money . March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
3. ↑ auto motor und sport: Everything about Jaguar XE from October 1, 2014
4. ^ Information from the Jaguar Media Center from June 5, 2015
5. ^ Joey Wang: First Official Image Of The Jaguar XEL For China . In: carnewschina.com . October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
6. ↑ Jaguar.com ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 13, 2015  
7. ^ Kurier.at, Jaguar XE: First look under the sheet metal, accessed on March 13, 2015
8. ↑ Auto.de, Interview: Jaguar Land Rover also sees aluminum before carbon in the future , accessed on March 13, 2015
9. ↑ Die Welt.de, This aluminum car is a technical revolution , accessed on March 13, 2015
10. ↑ Chris Ebbs: New Jaguar saloon to be called XE . In: Auto Express . March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
11. ↑ Auto.de: Jaguar XE will be released on January 28, 2015
12. ↑ Klaus-Dieter Flörecke: Automobilwoche Kongress 2014: "The car will work like a smartphone". from November 13, 2014
13. ↑ Roman Domes: With 600 hp, the most powerful Jaguar of all time . In: auto motor und sport . June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
14. ↑ Jaguar's Project 8, the fastest production sedan. November 29, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017 . 
15. ↑ Uli Baumann: Jaguar XE SV Project 8 Touring: 600 PS sedan is suitable for families. In: auto-motor-und-sport.de. June 6, 2019, accessed June 7, 2019 .