Jaguar XE AWD confirmed at LA
The inevitable XE range expansion begins with F-Type derived all-wheel drive now available
Now its case has been strengthened with the introduction of all-wheel drive to the 180hp diesel XE. You didn't think Jaguar was going to let there be a 320d xDrive without a rival? Of course Audi places a strong emphasis on the benefits of all-wheel drive tech too and it would appear sales of Quattro A4s, combined with the 3 Series, are deemed sufficient to add AWD to the XE range.
It uses the Intelligent Driveline Dynamics seen in the F-Type, a torque on demand system that aims to preserve a rear-wheel drive feel to the XE's dynamics. This is combined with Adaptive Surface Response (ASR) which can identify different surfaces "for even more assured traction in all conditions."
The all-wheel drive is the most significant addition in a 2017 Model Year update for the XE. Yes, we are on to that already. Other tweaks include Apple Watch functionality, the introduction of InControl Touch Pro with a 10.2-inch touchscreen and a further uprated Meridian sound system. 17 speakers and 825W should make the A14 more interesting...
Oddly Jaguar hasn't yet released a price for the AWD XE. The 180hp diesel costs from £30,275 and we would expect a premium of a few hundred pounds for the all-wheel drive car. For reference a 320d xDrive SE is £31,285. Confirmation as soon as it's available, which you will surely all be desperate for...
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As with Volvo in particular (but also Audi and BMW to some extent), the AWD option will represent a notable percentage of Jaguar sales in this geographical region.
Coincidentally, the shape of that region is not too different to the shape of the UK. However, it is almost twice the land area. But with only about 80 percent of the population.
Coincidentally, the shape of that region is not too different to the shape of the UK. However, it is almost twice the land area. But with only about 80 percent of the population.
As long as it is good, however, this doesn't really matter!
Coincidentally, the shape of that region is not too different to the shape of the UK. However, it is almost twice the land area. But with only about 80 percent of the population.
Curiously enough, there is also a cultural difference that comes into play. And this will tend to make any Jaguar AWD vehicle more popular in the New England states than in, say, the equally snow-beleaguered states of the Midwest.
Folks in New England are, in some ways, not too different from folks in the old England. That is: they are more likely to be attuned to the social expectations of what "one does" or what "one doesn't" do.
For some ambitious 30-somethings in Connecticut or Massachusetts, it is understood that "one does" buy a Jaguar, and that "one doesn't" consider the AWD Hyundai or the AWD Cadillac.
Midwestern states have few social expectations like this. Oh, and the Midwestern resident may have a lower household income. That's another factor.
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