RE: Jaguar XE S: Driven

[8bit]

Wills2 said:

45K! That's crazy money, you can get a 335i for 30k after discount, so Jaguar need to well ahead or offer some huge discounts.

Is that base price of £30k or is that including sensible options? Either way, based on the reviews of both it sounds like the XE is the superior car.

[GTEYE]

8bit said:

GTEYE said:

Why would you do that though?

Just as a for example - you could have:

306hp 535i M Sport Auto for £45k (list)...or

449hp 550i M Sport Auto (£58k list) wouldn't be far away from £50k after discount..

Only saying....

You'd do it if you didn't want something as large/heavy as the 5-series though. XE is in the same segment as the 3-series. XF is in the same segment as 5-series. They're different beasts.

You're taking the comments out of context. The point was that for £45k you could buy something similarly powerful/equipped from the class above. £45k is pushing well in to the higher end of the 5 Series/E Class/XF sector.

£45k is just too much for this particular XE unless they discount them heavily from the start.

[8bit]

GTEYE said:

8bit said:

GTEYE said:

Why would you do that though?

Just as a for example - you could have:

306hp 535i M Sport Auto for £45k (list)...or

449hp 550i M Sport Auto (£58k list) wouldn't be far away from £50k after discount..

Only saying....

You'd do it if you didn't want something as large/heavy as the 5-series though. XE is in the same segment as the 3-series. XF is in the same segment as 5-series. They're different beasts.

You're taking the comments out of context. The point was that for £45k you could buy something similarly powerful/equipped from the class above. £45k is pushing well in to the higher end of the 5 Series/E Class/XF sector.

£45k is just too much for this particular XE unless they discount them heavily from the start.

Yes I understood the context, the point I was trying to make was that not everyone wants something as big/heavy as a 5-series. Also, a 306bhp 535i isn't likely to be as quick as a 360bhp XE, if that's what you're looking for. There are plenty of reasons someone may rule out something like a 5/A6/XF/E-class segment and want something in this one instead.

[Cobnapint]

If I were to be offered a company car, I'd have this over all three German challengers, purely because it's a damn sight more interesting.

It's in the zone dynamically enough as to not make any difference in day to day driving, and you won't be anonymous.

[jamieduff1981]

GTEYE said:

8bit said:

GTEYE said:

Why would you do that though?

Just as a for example - you could have:

306hp 535i M Sport Auto for £45k (list)...or

449hp 550i M Sport Auto (£58k list) wouldn't be far away from £50k after discount..

Only saying....

You'd do it if you didn't want something as large/heavy as the 5-series though. XE is in the same segment as the 3-series. XF is in the same segment as 5-series. They're different beasts.

You're taking the comments out of context. The point was that for £45k you could buy something similarly powerful/equipped from the class above. £45k is pushing well in to the higher end of the 5 Series/E Class/XF sector.

£45k is just too much for this particular XE unless they discount them heavily from the start.

By that logic who would be dumb enough to buy a 335i? Afterall they could have a 52whatever instead.

[Cotic]

Cobnapint said:

If I were to be offered a company car, I'd have this over all three German challengers, purely because it's a damn sight more interesting.

It's in the zone dynamically enough as to not make any difference in day to day driving, and you won't be anonymous.

On my company car list, they're already cheaper than a 318d.

[ant leigh]

Went to the local dealer XE presentation day a month ago.
I thought it looked pretty good.
The most interesting model the salesman described was manual 2litre petrol with 240bhp.
Seemed a decent performance option for reasonable money and manual to.
Just checked on the configurator and the only manual option seems to be on the diesel not the petrol, and the 240ps is only available with lots of trim extras.
Did the salesman get it wrong or am I missing something?

[RobGT81]

Salesman got it wrong. You can only get the 240 with an auto and only in R-Sport or Portfolio trim.

[aeropilot]

8bit said:

Wills2 said:

45K! That's crazy money, you can get a 335i for 30k after discount, so Jaguar need to well ahead or offer some huge discounts.

Is that base price of £30k or is that including sensible options?

Would have to be discount on base price with no options....and I'm not convinced you'd still get a base model 335i for 30k!

[Cotic]

aeropilot said:

Would have to be discount on base price with no options....and I'm not convinced you'd still get a base model 335i for 30k!

Coast2coast cars are offering the 335i M Sport with business media for £30,946.

[James_G]

Cotic said:

Coast2coast cars are offering the 335i M Sport with business media for £30,946.

That would be a manual presumably. Nothing wrong with that of course, but makes it nearly £33k with the auto, which I how "most" people would expect it.

[Alex P]

On that website most of the 335 models (there are lots) have discounts of around £7,000. Now presuming that these are genuine reductions on a UK dealer supplied factory order, not some formula based on an over-aged stock unit that has been misapplied to the rest, it does make you wonder why BMW dealers are offering such big discounts?

On the subject of discounts, if you purchase an XE S through the low rate PCP scheme, you receive a 'deposit contribution' of around £2,500; some of this from Jaguar, some from the dealer margin. I presume there may be other discounts / deals to be had?

[dinkel]

When Lieberman says this tops a 335i ... I believe him. Besides that its a pretty thing.

[edinph]

It's now September 13th and this week I've seen two XE's on the road and I must say it sits on the road beautifully.

[Matt UK]

Not sure I've seen one in the wild yet...