Jaguar XE: 2015 Price And Features For Australia

Jaguar’s new XE sedan will be priced from $60,400 when it makes its local debut in September, the company’s local arm has revealed today.

By comparison, the price of entry into BMW’s 3 Series range begins at $53,800, and a new Mercedes-Benz C-Class can be had for just a little more than the XE at $60,900.

Buyers stepping into the cheapest 3 Series will get a 100kW/220Nm 1.6 litre petrol engine, however, while the entry C 200 sedan’s 135kW/300Nm 2.0 litre engine is a closer match to the XE 20t’s 147kW/280Nm engine.

Opting for the equivalent BMW, the 135kW/270Nm 2.0 litre 320i, will boost the cost of entry to $61,500.

On ‘bang for buck’, then, the first-ever Jaguar XE would seem well positioned.

Dimensions & Technologies

The new XE measures 4672mm in length, riding on a 2835mm wheelbase.

Its new ‘iQ[AI]’ architecture is a largely aluminium affair (over 75 percent), with kerb weights ranging from 1530 to 1565kg for the four-cylinder models, and 1665kg for the big V6-loaded hero model.

This means that, despite the debut of Jaguar’s new iQ[AI] aluminium architecture, the XE is still heavier than BMW’s 3 Series which starts at 1405kg, and the new C-Class that starts at 1465kg.

Jaguar’s new midsizer is also its first sedan to feature an aluminium double wishbone front suspension setup.

Inspired by the package introduced with the F-Type, the design promises stiffness equivalent to the performance-focused XFR sedan.