Discussion
I went along to the XE Unleashed driving experience today.
We went to the local one at Longcross.
A great day, a real credit to Jaguar. Knowledgeable, helpful, friendly people, no hard sell, nice food and little or no hanging around.
The XE - We drove a 180 S Manual on the road. Not sure I'd choose that spec personally, even if it was real money being spent, but the finish was very good and the chassis is pretty impressive as most of the reviews say.
Turn in was very impressive and there was a good amount of grip. Performance felt good for the power and it was a nice refined drive, with good ride and noise suppression for a 'sports saloon'.
I've not driven a recent 3-Series or a C-Klasse, but it was much nicer to drive than a standard A4.
Highlight of the day was the fast laps in the F-Type with a professional driver.
I can see the XE being a great seller, especially if they get the Lease pricing for companies right.
A few people there were clearly 'old school' Jaguar owners and found the cars a bit too performance focussed, but I guess Jaguar have variants in the XE range which are more softly sprung to keep them happy, I just hope people look past the Germans when thinking of this class of car.
M
We went to the local one at Longcross.
A great day, a real credit to Jaguar. Knowledgeable, helpful, friendly people, no hard sell, nice food and little or no hanging around.
The XE - We drove a 180 S Manual on the road. Not sure I'd choose that spec personally, even if it was real money being spent, but the finish was very good and the chassis is pretty impressive as most of the reviews say.
Turn in was very impressive and there was a good amount of grip. Performance felt good for the power and it was a nice refined drive, with good ride and noise suppression for a 'sports saloon'.
I've not driven a recent 3-Series or a C-Klasse, but it was much nicer to drive than a standard A4.
Highlight of the day was the fast laps in the F-Type with a professional driver.
I can see the XE being a great seller, especially if they get the Lease pricing for companies right.
A few people there were clearly 'old school' Jaguar owners and found the cars a bit too performance focussed, but I guess Jaguar have variants in the XE range which are more softly sprung to keep them happy, I just hope people look past the Germans when thinking of this class of car.
M
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