2015 Jaguar XE review - Practical Motoring
THE RENAISSANCE OF JAGUAR looks set to continue with the release of its most important new model in recent times. The most immediate impression of the XE is how closely its design mimics that of the larger, recently updated XF. To some eyes, its tauter, more compact design actually works better without alienating conservative buyers. The XE is 20% stiffer than the XF and 75% aluminium, allowing engineers to achieve an almost 50:50 weight balance and specify double wishbone suspension up front and an integral link rear suspension for the rear with adaptive dampers. Despite being heavier and more complex, the set-up does indeed, on first impressions, deliver better bump absorption and improved handling over its strut front suspension and multiple link at the rear competition. In a Jaguar first, electric power steering is employed, often criticised for being dead at the straight ahead it isn’t in the XE. According to the brand, engineers dedicated considerable track and road testing time to ensure the EPAS is as near to... In another nod to the future, Jaguar has liaised with Land Rover to improve low-speed traction control in the XE, with the outcome that the rear-wheel drive car will “get you places other rear-wheel drive cars can’t go”, although defining this as... Source: practicalmotoring.com.au
