Ditto the rear seats, which are soft, well-bolstered and flip-fold, but which have little to work with in terms of knee room and head room, despite roof scallops. Foot room is better, though, and there are rear air vents, a ski port and two ISOFIX anchors to sweeten the deal.
The boot, opened either manually or electrically depending on spec and optioning, can hold 455 litres, which is sufficient for the golf clubs. For comparison, the C-Class houses 480L. Under the floor is a space-saver spare wheel.
Where the Jaguar XE really shines, though, is on a twisting ribbon of tarmac. Behind the chunky steering wheel is a version of Jaguar’s first electric power-assisted steering (EPAS) system, which yields fuel savings of 3 per cent and enables the fitment of systems such as active park assist.
The fitment of such a system seems, on the surface, vaguely incongruous, given Jaguar’s mission was originally to make cars feel “aliveâ€. The speed-dependent EPAS system here, though, is far from anodyne.
Instead, Jaguar has achieved what few others have managed, and managed to dial in a perfect amount of weight at nary any speed (it errs towards heavy, with ample resistance), a razor-sharp responsiveness on-centre and a good simulacrum of intuitive feel-and-feedback.
The company’s words on the matter? “Our engineers have not considered the technology sufficiently mature â€" until recentlyâ€. Box ticked.
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