Monday, September 8, 2014

The new Jaguar XE launch at #London's Earls Court exhibition centre

The new Jaguar XE was launched at a glamorous event in London's Earls Court exhibition centre last evening. The new Jaguar XE will be priced from £27,000 and is set to go on sale after its public debut at next month's Paris Motor Show.
Fashion designer Stella McCartney, Idris Elba, models David Gandy and Jodie Kidd, ‘chosen one’ Chelsea manager José Mourinho, AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson, Sam Riley, Gary Lineker, Ruben Cortada, Example and Sienna Guillory were present at the star-studded launch event. Emeli Sande and Kaiser Chiefs made special performances.

The model unveiled was the top-of-the-range XE S version. The new car has low-speed cruise control, laser head-up display, stereo camera sensors, lane departure warnings, blind spot monitoring and semi-automated parallel and bay parking and own wi-fi hot spot with eight-inch dashboard touch screen.
Jaguar’s new 155mph XE sports saloon will be Britain's challenger to Germany’s big-selling BMW 3-series.

Other Technical Specifications:-
Engine: XE S has supercharged 3.0 litre V6 petrol 340 horse-power, as used in F-Typejaguar sports car.
Gears: 8-speed automatic with F1 style paddles for manual over-ride.
Top speed: 155mph
Acceleration: 0-60mph in 4.9 seconds
Average fuel consumptions: 33.9mpg, CO2 emissions: 194g/km
Features: Rear wheel drive.