RE: Jaguar XE - full details
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Having had a chance to poke around the XE at Geneva motorshow I would agree car looks pretty nice from outside (especially in red) but interior is pretty dull and the quality of materials is poor. It does not compare with lexus/ Merc/ BMW/ Audi which is a shame. Just show's how difficult this market segment is to make a car drive well/look good and have an expensive feel to the interior and keep bean counters happy!
Dr mojo said:
Having had a chance to poke around the XE at Geneva motorshow I would agree car looks pretty nice from outside (especially in red) but interior is pretty dull and the quality of materials is poor. It does not compare with lexus/ Merc/ BMW/ Audi which is a shame. Just show's how difficult this market segment is to make a car drive well/look good and have an expensive feel to the interior and keep bean counters happy!
They put more money into the suspension so you could argue that they spent it in the right area.Pesty said:
Really? I'd it handled like s
t they would get slated. Thought it matched bmw for emissions anyway?
It matters to me. Looks matter to others and dash materials to some.
Slated in the motoring press but how many reps and family people actually read car reviews?t they would get slated. Thought it matched bmw for emissions anyway?It matters to me. Looks matter to others and dash materials to some.
Cars like these are bought by people who just want something that looks good with loads of kit so they can impress the other employees in their office and show off to the Joneses next door, they don't give a s
t about handling.F1GTRUeno said:
No you couldn't. In this segment it's all about good lease deals, C02 and then what it looks like inside and out.
How it drives isn't a concern in the slightest.
The reported lease deals are better than competitors, as are the emissions for some engine variants. Looks are subjective. How it drives isn't a concern in the slightest.
This is PH, how it drives matters. PH may have dropped the "Speed matters" tag but they haven't replaced it with "Interior plastic quality matters". (I do understand we only make up a small portion of the population though)
F1GTRUeno said:
Slated in the motoring press but how many reps and family people actually read car reviews?
Cars like these are bought by people who just want something that looks good with loads of kit so they can impress the other employees in their office and show off to the Joneses next door, they don't give a st about handling.
This is the depressing truth about the world. Ultimately, quality no longer matters just perception of superiority over strangers. Cars like these are bought by people who just want something that looks good with loads of kit so they can impress the other employees in their office and show off to the Joneses next door, they don't give a s
t about handling.F1GTRUeno said:
Slated in the motoring press but how many reps and family people actually read car reviews?
Cars like these are bought by people who just want something that looks good with loads of kit so they can impress the other employees in their office and show off to the Joneses next door, they don't give a st about handling.
I'm guessing most buyers or leasers execs, reps or middle management, mostly men from 25 to 45 - I would think a lot of them would read car reviews before making a decision, either in the Guardian, Telegraph, What Car?, even Which?. They may not go for Evo and the like, but it doesn't mean they don't read reviews.Cars like these are bought by people who just want something that looks good with loads of kit so they can impress the other employees in their office and show off to the Joneses next door, they don't give a s
t about handling.In fact, if we're stereotyping (and using your idea that they're showing off) they're more likely to be sheeple who will be heavily influenced by a review.
Edited by xRIEx on Monday 16th March 07:57
My wife picked hers up this afternoon 
Black 180 R Sport, de-chromed with privacy glass and silver / black 19" wheels and black and red leather inside. It's very pimp indeed!!
First impressions are excellent. The back of the car looks so much better in black IMO (others that I've seen in red / blue look really weird at the back, with the black plastic lower section). Inside, it's much more "grown up" than the 2014 320d Xdrive company car she's just handed back.
Black 180 R Sport, de-chromed with privacy glass and silver / black 19" wheels and black and red leather inside. It's very pimp indeed!!
First impressions are excellent. The back of the car looks so much better in black IMO (others that I've seen in red / blue look really weird at the back, with the black plastic lower section). Inside, it's much more "grown up" than the 2014 320d Xdrive company car she's just handed back.
DonkeyApple said:
F1GTRUeno said:
Slated in the motoring press but how many reps and family people actually read car reviews?
Cars like these are bought by people who just want something that looks good with loads of kit so they can impress the other employees in their office and show off to the Joneses next door, they don't give a st about handling.
This is the depressing truth about the world. Ultimately, quality no longer matters just perception of superiority over strangers. Cars like these are bought by people who just want something that looks good with loads of kit so they can impress the other employees in their office and show off to the Joneses next door, they don't give a s
t about handling.
Funny how you left Audi out of your list.schmalex said:
Black 180 R Sport, de-chromed with privacy glass and silver / black 19" wheels and black and red leather inside. It's very pimp indeed!!
Good choice. My XF is in Italian Racing Red with black wheels and the 'red zone' interior (seat faces are red and the backs/side black, with a black leather dash).Very pleased with it!
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