Car review: 2015 Jaguar XE 2.0i240PS - Liverpool Echo
Here’s an odd fact about the Jaguar’s new XE executive car. That’s twice the rate of non-diesel takeup that Jaguar predicted. To try and uncover why this should be, we decided to take a look at one of the two four-cylinder 2. 0-litre petrol options, both of which are built by Ford in Valencia while we wait a year or so for the petrol versions of the advanced new Ingenium... The understandable upshot of this is that almost all fleet XE users will tick the diesel box, and in one respect that’s a shame because they will never enjoy the superb refinement of the 2. 0 petrol. There’s no manual gearbox available with either petrol unit, which will be a sticking point for some, but as far as the more powerful engine goes at least the 8-speed ZF automatic gearbox makes for a terrific partner. You can immerse yourself more in the driving experience by triggering quick and positive shifts through the wheel paddles, but left to its own devices, odd slow kickdown apart, the transmission does a fine job of maximising the engine’s torque... This petrol XE is a smooth, lithe and fast executive. Source: www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
