Jaguar XE
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Production period: |
since 2015 |
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Class : |
Motor car |
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Body versions : |
saloon |
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Engines: |
Petrol : 2.0–5.0 liters(147–441 kW) |
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Length: |
4672-4713 mm |
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Broad: |
1850-1954 mm |
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Height: |
1410-1436 mm |
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Wheelbase : |
2835 mm |
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Empty weight : |
1435-1779 kg |
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.
History
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.
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 2017.
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 Castle Bromwich plant in the UK near Birmingham. The manufacturer of the car now has a modular aluminum structure, not as in the production of the previous vehicle,this was a modified Ford - platform. Today Jaguar belongs to the Indian Tata group , which took over the company from Ford. The platform allows both a rear wheel drive plus a variant as well as all-wheel drive .
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. In Solihull, 615 robots with state-of-the-art camera systems help ensure that a new Jaguar XE rolls off the production line every 78 seconds. Due to the lightweight aluminum, the engineers at the same time achieve a weight distribution of almost 50:50. The closer the weight is to the center, the easier it is to maneuver the vehicle 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 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 stiffnessof 22 kNm / degree. Jaguar Land Rover uses die-cast aluminum for production in order to integrate small components in the best possible way. 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.
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 comes with a traction control called All Surface Progress Controlwhich 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.
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 smartphones with both iOS and Android -based operating systems to be integrated into 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 it is 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
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 that has ever been 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 V8 - petrol engine Compared to the Roadster, thanks to new engine software, better air flow and a new exhaust system, it delivers another 18 kW (25 PS) more and thus achieves a peak output of 441 kW (600 PS). 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.
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 top speed of the model, which is limited to 15 units, is electronically limited to 300 km / h.
