XE is Jaguar's smallest sedan on sale, the main selling point is sporty and luxury, the combination of the two is very balanced, in the handling of the benchmark Cadillac ATS, Alfa Romeo Giulia, and luxury is BBA as the opponent, but after Chery localization, due to the lengthened wheelbase, the tuning style has also changed a lot, resulting in the handling of this feature is completely buried.
 
XE adopts JLR's D7a platform, all-aluminum alloy body, and a large number of aluminum alloy parts for suspension, while the wheelbase of the domestically produced XE L has been lengthened by 100mm, and the body weight has reached 1730kg, which is heavier than the four-wheel drive model after BBA lengthening, and the lightweight advantage of the aluminum alloy body is gone.
 
The powertrain is JLR's 2.0T Ingenium engine, which is available in a 250 hp high-power version and a 200 hp low-power version, mated to a ZF 8HP45 8-speed automatic transmission. This powertrain is not fast, the high-power version of the 0-100 acceleration time reached 7.7 seconds, and the low-power version of the standard axle 0-62 MPH only takes 7.2 seconds, and the added weight of the long-axle version obviously drags down the power.
 
The hardware foundation of the ZF 8AT gearbox is relatively good, and it shows good shift logic and smooth gear shift action in driving. As for the engine itself, the obvious lack of price comes from the engine noise, which is not pleasant in itself, and the sound often transmits to the cabin, which is not quite like the performance of this class.
 
Among the many long-axle models of the same level, other models have a more mature tuning style, which can not only ensure the unity of the style of the standard axle version, but also adapt to China's road conditions to varying degrees, but XE L has taken a completely opposite road to the standard axle version, the front section of the suspension is relatively hard, the daily road sense is obvious, when passing the speed bump, it is softer than many traditional American cars, there will be a lot of aftershocks, and the body will also show obvious roll when cornering, and the body after the B-pillar has a strong sense of presence. It not only erases the original driving pleasure of the standard axle version, but also is very unsuitable for domestic road conditions.
 
The interior behaves normally, the center console is neatly laid out, and knob-style shifting is not unusual, but it is interesting to note that it automatically rises up when it starts. The materials used in the interior are in line with the performance of this level, the style is sporty, there is not much luxury, the main problem is the workmanship, after the domestic production, Chery's workmanship is difficult to be satisfied, many places lack a sense of refinement, and even in some seams there is still a little rough. The difficulty of getting started with multimedia is very low, but the response of this touch screen is average, which leads to more attention to the operation while driving, and it cannot be operated in other ways, which is not too convenient.
 
The standard axle version of the XE basically has no rear space at all, but after the wheelbase is lengthened by 100mm, the rear space of the XE L is quite abundant, which is also one of the few advantages of the long axle version, even so, its rear space has no bright spots in its class, plus the central towering platform, it is only suitable for four people.
 
The reliability of Jaguar has always been worrying, the United States "Consumer Reports" on XE to give 2 points of reliability expectations (out of 5 points), XE in the domestic production of this phenomenon has not improved, the three major pieces do not have a high incidence of failure, the problem mainly appears in the workmanship, such as paint off, interior parts abnormal noise and other small problems.
 
The Jaguar XE did not participate in the IIHS crash test, but in 2015 it received a 5-star rating from E-NCAP and A-NCAP, ensuring passive safety.