Based on an all - new
aluminium rich platform, and powered by a new engine family, the XE will compete with the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes C Class.
Not exact matches
But before we get carried away it's worth noting the E-PACE it's not based on the same
aluminium -
rich platform that underpins Jaguar's F - PACE and the XE and XF sedans, and nor is it built in the UK.
Fresh from launching its first all - new mid-size sedan in 15 years late last year with the XE, Jaguar has now launched the second model to be based on its new
aluminium -
rich platform: the second - generation XF large sedan.
Now the weirdly named Velar fills the size and price gap between the latter two and — because it shares its advanced,
aluminium -
rich platform and engines with the similarly priced Jaguar F - PACE — is far more sophisticated and luxurious than the Evoke.