NEW Details About The Upcoming Jaguar XE Come Alive On The 'Net —Sounds Pretty Innovative For A SMALL Luxury Car

I feel like a broken record because every time I write about Jaguar Land Rover, I typically start off by saying how impressed I've been with the company's turnaround. Well, what can I say? I am.

The next two vehicles we're keeping a close eye out for are the all-new Jaguar sport-utility vehicle modeled after the gorgeous C-X17 concept car and the entry-level luxury product, the XE.

The other day I was more than happy to bring you NEW photos of the recently spied XE. The camouflage is slowly coming off. But our friends at Autocar now have far more intriguing news — the technical details about what Jaguar is working on for the all-new XE.

Take, for example, the all-aluminum platform. Or how about the range of fuel efficient four-cylinder motors. That shouldn't come as much of a surprise given that Land Rover's Range Rover Evoque has a pretty good four banger in it.

There's a bit more to discuss, however, I'll let you check out the rest of the details by yourself.

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MattDarringer - 3/15/2014 10:13:22 AM

+1 Boost

What turnaround??? Jaguar sales for the ENTIRE brand in the US last year was less than 17,000 units. That is a deathbed number not a turnaround number. The XE does NOT need to be innovative. It has to be stylish, well built, no excuses reliability, and priced BELOW the 3 Series, C Class, and A4 to BUY SALES. Whenever European manufacturers say "advanced" they mean stupidly expensive for no real benefit. I still have to think that if Hyundai had follow through on buying Jaguar, sales would be a lot better. And by the way, the Genesis sold double the volume of the entire Jaguar brand and the Equus is within range of selling as well as the XJ.

M5_2010 - 3/17/2014 5:17:01 PM

+2 Boost

Why are the cars so heavy if they are made of aluminum?