At last. At long last. Jaguar has bravely stepped out of its den for a second chance in the ultra-competitive compact exec world. You remember the a-Ford-able, front-wheel drive X-Type, don't you – yup, the one that turned poor old Lyons in his grave. Well, that went south in 2009, leaving the Mercedes C-Class, Audi A4, Lexus IS, Infiniti Q50 and the almighty BMW 3 Series without a feline foe for five long years.
For good reason – Coventry knew they had to get it absolutely right this time, and once bitten, twice shy, as the saying goes. So, over two billion pounds and what has seemed like an eternity later, in creeps the Jaguar XE, packing an all-new aluminium-intensive modular architecture, a new family of engines, up-to-date technology and sports car-inspired styling.
Completely ignoring what they say about curiosity and cats, we eagerly hopped over to Navarre in northern Spain to meet the XE in its new 180 PS 2.0 litre Ingenium diesel, 240 PS 2.0 litre petrol and 340 PS 3.0 litre supercharged V6 forms. We even used the V6 as a weapon against the challenging Circuito de Navarra.
Claws sharpened, whiskers preened - here we go!
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