Jaguar XE — aluminum sedan D-Class.
The new sports sedan Jaguar XE model year 2015-2016 presented September 8, 2014 at a special event organized in the British capital. Presentation of the new sedan Jaguar XE held at London’s Earls Court Exhibition Centre, where the novelty delivered air and water transport.
So the new Jaguar XE managed to fly over London on a special platform, move the helicopter, and go on a boat on the Thames. Broad and a public premiere of the new four-door sedan XE will be held at the beginning of October 2014 at the Paris Motor Show.
Production of the new sedan will be launched in January and February 2015 in Solihull plant (plant of Jaguar and Land Rover) alongside the Range Rover Sport and Land Rover Discovery Sport. Home sales in the UK, Europe and Russia scheduled for April-May next year, the price of 27 thousand. pounds and 35 thousand. Euro … Russian dealers the exact cost is not called, but hinted that buying a new Jaguar XE in Russia will be at an attractive price .
The new sedan Jaguar XE 2015-2016 year is the British manufacturer in the European class D, where will compete with German sedans Audi A4, BMW 3-series, Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Japanese Lexus IS.
The carrier body of the new sedan Jaguar XE to 65% of aluminum, the weight of the body without doors, hood and trunk lid just 251 kg. The aluminum engine compartment lid, the doors and the luggage cover in steel to increase body weight up to 342 kg.
Jaguar XE — aluminum sedan D-Class.
The total mass of the base modification Jaguar XE with a 2.0-liter 160-horsepower turbodiesel in the new series of diesel and gasoline engines Ingenium is 1474 kg. By the way, the diesel motor and the suspension of new items from aluminum. Representatives of Jaguar assure that the rigidity of the new XE body better than the Jaguar XF is 20%. Aluminium parts and body panels are connected together by rivets 23, 7723 species and 114 meters of adhesive joints.
With aluminum in the design of the car is widely used high-strength steel (amplifiers in the side doors, suspension subframes, the rear part of the bottom), and magnesium alloys (fixing radiators and front panel frame).
External dimensions of the body of the new sedan Jaguar XE 2015-2016 amount to 4672 mm long, 1850 mm wide, 1416 mm high, with a 2835 mm wheelbase.
The appearance of the new Jaguar XE was created under the guidance of Chief Design Jaguar Cars Ian Callum Company (Ian Callum), which tried to make a silhouette of a sedan Jaguar XE most similar to the coupe Jaguar F-Type. Thus the sedan received a long bonnet, set-back passenger compartment, and a miniature feed.
Photo and video images of the new British sedan allow to notice that the car looks really very attractive and stylish, and each line vyshtampovka on the body radiate dynamism and excitement. The picture presented by the most powerful, top-end version of the Jaguar XE S with a V6 petrol (340 hp) and the original plumage (front and rear bumpers, door sills — a desire to jump into the driver’s seat and try sedan in). We hope that the less powerful versions will not look worse. In the meantime, a short sketch of the car novelties.
The front of the sedan from Britain with neat narrowed headlamps with lens optics and boomerangs LED running lights, branded false radiator grille, the charismatic front fairing with three air vents and bright aerodynamic elements. Grille, the central and side air ducts tight mesh with stylish braided.
Profile of the body, as we said above, with a long bonnet, set-back cabin and compact stern. It only remains to add that in the presence of large radii of the wheel arches, tires capable of accommodating disk size as much as R22, heavily littered back windshield frame and a domed roof. Body Silhouette at Jaguar XE excellent, but in practice the second row passengers are not happy with the narrow opening rear doors and a low ceiling, hanging over the top of the head.
Foods with large sedan horizontal shades marker light (LED filling), neat and compact luggage cover, topped with tiny spoiler bumper with aerodynamic contours verified and integrated into it diffuser nozzles and exhaust system.
Jaguar XE — aluminum sedan D-Class.
Over the aerodynamic bodywork of the new XE sedan British experts worked long and hard, the result — drag coefficient of aerodynamic drag of 0.26 Cx. In addition to the diffuser and front side air intakes, properly distributing air flows at the bottom of the sedan special panel to simplify the movement of air are installed under the car and preventing the occurrence of turbulence.
default Salon sedan Jaguar XE five-seater, but … back sofa cushion is molded by two seats, and a high floor tunnel is clearly not conducive to planting in the center of the second row. Place over your head for at least the rear passengers, but as in the legs. Narrowness rear door openings compensates for their ability to be opened at an angle of 80 degrees.
Erednyaya of the cabin a welcome to the driver and the passenger than the back row to its residents. Places in all directions with abundant chairs comfortable and comfortable, with anatomic backrest profile and bright rollers lateral support. The driver with the multifunction steering wheel trim, stylish and informative instruments, excellent visibility.
The center console modern multimedia system with a color touch screen (friends with the iPhone and smartphones based on Android) and climate control with push-button control. High floor tunnel divides the front of the cabin for two cockpit, in the presence of a wide armrest, large cup holders, and, of course, branded puck automatic transmission, electric handbrake buttons and controls supporting the auto functions.
The interior of the Jaguar XE sedan pleased with quality materials (leather, suede, aluminum), stylish décor, original solutions parts (side air vents, door card). The standard and optional equipment in addition to an advanced multimedia system, dual-zone climate control, leather trim and an electric parking brake, the new Jaguar XE will get a panoramic electric sunroof, stereo camera capable of providing tracking of trucks in traffic, markings and road signs, objects in the blind zones mirrors, parking assistant, automatic braking system, electric front seats with heating and ventilation, and other options specific to the business class.
Trunk will take 455 liters of cargo as an option available to order servo tailgate. Also available as an option in the proportion of 40:20:40 foldable back seats, if desired, can be dropped back and increase the amount of luggage.
Specifications sedan Jaguar XE 2015-2016, with the newest platform iQ (Al) — all-aluminum suspension and mounted on a stretcher made of steel, front double wishbone, rear multi-link architecture. Tenneco’s shock absorbers, additional payments for the Bilstein adaptive, progressive spring characteristics, the electric power steering ZF company, rear-wheel drive. Available system Jaguar Drive Control with four modes and settings of the engine response, steering and adaptive shock absorbers (Dynamic, Normal, Eco, or Winter).
With the start of sales in spring 2015 under the bonnet of the new sedan Jaguar XE will be prescribed two new engine family Ingenium, equipped with a standard start -stop function.
The base four-cylinder 2.0-liter turbodiesel (160 hp 380 Nm), which provided for the 6 speed manual and automatic transmission 8, the company is satisfied with the mechanics of the motor in the combined cycle of 3.9 liters of diesel fuel.
The second powerful petrol 3.0-liter V6 with a supercharger Roots (340 hp 450 Nm), mated to a 8-speed automatic transmission ZF 8HP45 will be in the engine compartment Jaguar XE S, the tandem engine and automatic transmission provide dynamic acceleration of up to 100 mph in 5.1 seconds, top speed is electronically limited to 250 mph, the average fuel consumption is claimed at 8.3 liters.
Since 2016 Jaguar XE will get another 2.0-liter diesel engine, but more power, and two petrol four-cylinder 2.0-liter engine. All the engines, of course, new family of Ingenium. Also Jaguar XE to get rubbish time four-wheel drive, and maybe even appear wagon Jaguar XE Sportbrake.
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