2015 Jaguar XE R face revealed

Singer Emeli Sandé wants you to inspire her to write a song about the new 3-series rival from Jag

By Shahzad Sheikh

Jaguar XE teaser Emeli Sandé

This is the first official picture of Jaguar’s new baby, its lightweight rival to the BMW 3-Series, Audi A4, Mercedes C-Class, Lexus IS and Cadillac ATS.

The picture has been released featuring British singer songwriter Emeli Sandé who is one of three celebrities being employed as part of the car’s build-up and launch campaign, with a grand reveal to be held on 8 September on the River Thames in London.

Emeli will be performing a song there that she hasn’t written yet, allegedly, so Jaguar’s FEEL XE campaign asks people to submit what makes them feel ‘Exhilarated’.

Jaguar will also be collaborating with fashion designer Stella McCartney and actor Idris Elba.

So what do we know about the 2015 Jaguar XE itself? Not much at the moment. It’s a mid-sized premium sports saloon that will be badged XE and keep its weight down by largely using aluminium in its construction – 75% of the bodyshell in fact.

It will use a new family of engines dubbed Ingenium, and will share its chassis with the 2016 Jaguar SUV. Performance ‘R’ versions, as apparently depicted in this picture will hit over 300kph.

The XE will take its front suspension from the F-Type and will have multi-link ‘Integral Link’ rear suspension. There’s also a new ‘All Surface Progress Control’ system, a sort of e-diff that improve traction on low grip surfaces although the car will be offered in both rear and all-wheel drive in some markets.

Stay tuned for more info as we get it!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.