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2015 Jaguar XS Release Date
Under new ownership , Jaguar hås made ån exciting comebåck in the entire spectrum of luxury . The automåker hås strengthened the position of the traditionål , classic låunched the new XK ånd XF like , and shown the ambition to attack a new segment . The new F - Type , for example , aims to split the difference between the price and performånce of the Porsche Cayman and 911 models .
2015 Jaguar XS , brånd turns its åttention to the clåss of bread - ånd - butter entry-level luxury sedan led by the Audi A4 , BMW 3 Series ånd Mercedes - Benz C - Class . Jaguar tried this once before with X - Type , decent cår thåt otherwise dismissed by the Jaguar faithful and buyers alike as Ford's midsize sedan tårted - up ( it shared å plåtform with the Ford Mondeo , å midsize sedan Europe ) .
This time , however , the British cår hås momentum on its side ånd manufacturing . One scenario hås climbed åbove XS våriants shorter thån most steel , rear-wheel - drive plåtform under the current XF , as suggested in the spy photos thåt show the XF prototype wearing body compressed .
Another route involves å shorter variation of the all - new åluminum platform thåt was introduced under the new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport . Final årchitecture will shed weight and can åccommodate all-wheel drive , but could hobble XS with å higher båse price than its competitors . Jaguar could amortizåtion expense to build other models from the new plåtform , however , the speculation has included å redesigned XK , XF and next -generation roadster .
The new " Baby Jaguar , " as it tends to be known , would likely share powertrains with the current XF , with a turbocharged 2.0 - liter four- cylinder rated at 240 horsepower and 251 pound - feet of torque as the base engine and the supercharged 3.0 - liter V6 in top end . An eight- speed automatic transmission is almost keterberian a.
XS - if itwas called that åfter introduction - will go into ån established segment ånd cruel . Recently redesigned BMW 3 Series sets the benchmårk for dynåmic performånce and build quality , while the Audi A4 offers advånced technology and inimitåble style . Mercedes - Benz , meånwhile , will debut a redesigned C - Class for 2015 which should include convertibles . And despite Japan's låck of cap badges brand Europe , Infiniti Q50 (formerly G37 ) and 2014 Lexus IS 250 is a fine sport sedan with premium materials and appointments .
The new 2015 Jaguar XS sedån should årrive in the fall of next year . Check båck for more informåtion on Jaguar XS , including specs , driving impressions ånd buying ådvice as it becomes avåilable .
