About the Jaguar XE
Last updated Sep 28, 2025Jaguar has axed the two R-Dynamic variants of its XE mid-size sedan for the 2023 model year, leaving a lone 300 Sport variant.
A Jaguar Land Rover spokesperson confirmed the XE 300 Sport is arriving in Australia in the first quarter of 2023, with orders open now.
The 2023 Jaguar XE 300 Sport is priced from $79,825 before on-road costs, $3955 more expensive than the previous flagship R-Dynamic HSE.
Standard specification is largely carried over from the R-Dynamic HSE, but it gains 20-inch alloy wheels, a Black Exterior pack, adaptive suspension, and a 17-speaker Meridian surround sound system.
It misses out on the Matrix LED headlights, perforated Windsor leather upholstery, and 12-inch digital instrument cluster, among other minor tweaks.
Instead it receives premium LED headlights with auto high-beam, perforated synthetic DuoLeather upholstery, and analogue dials with a 7-inch TFT display.
Pros
- Handles like a dream
- Much improved cabin
- Simpler, smarter model range
Cons
- Rear seat space is laughable
- Technology lags behind the Germans
- Three-year warranty
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2023 Jaguar XE Price
| Configuration | Price From* |
|---|---|
| 2.0L, 8-speed auto, 4-door Sedan, Petrol, 4x4 | $79,825 |
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2023 Jaguar XE Boot Space
The boot measures at 410L.
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2023 Jaguar XE Interior
One of the biggest criticisms of the Jaguar XE was its interior. The facelift improves things drastically.
The driver and passenger sit in lovely sports seats, which walk the line between sporty and comfortable perfectly. The fact they’re heated is a bonus, especially coming into winter.
Jaguar has done a great job with the driving position, which is accommodating for people great and small. And the steering wheel, as we said earlier, is an absolute delight.
Those paddles are actually made of metal, and have a lovely action to boot. They’re just nice to use.
Sure, the touch buttons are a bit fiddly and the scroll wheels lack the tactility of an Audi, but just look at it.
2023 Jaguar XE Infotainment
With a 10-inch display, the touchscreen infotainment system has the screen real estate to take on the best from Germany, but its software lags behind. The graphics on the tile-based home screen look toy-like compared to the sophisticated, clean designs of MBUX and BMW OS7.0, and the reversing camera is frustratingly grainy.
At least it has Apple CarPlay, which works in widescreen. We leaned on it at every opportunity – both for Google Maps, and for the fact it’s much easier to use than the inbuilt software.
There is something to be said for the simplicity of Jaguar’s dials. They aren’t nearly as flashy as what’s on offer in Germany’s best, but they don’t sacrifice function at the altar of style like BMW OS7.0 and its backhanded rev counter.
Gone is the fussy rotary gear selector, replaced with a simpler pistol-grip unit, while the air-conditioning system is now controlled by an adapted version of the touch-based system from the I-Pace.
2023 Jaguar XE Safety Rating
The 2023 Jaguar XE has a five-star ANCAP safety rating, based on testing conducted by EuroNCAP in 2015.
It scored 92 per cent for adult occupant protection, 82 per cent for child occupant protection, 81 per cent for pedestrian protection, and 82 per cent for safety assist.
The 2023 Jaguar XE 300 Sport comes standard with the following safety equipment:
- Front, front-side and curtain airbags
- Autonomous emergency braking (AEB) with low-speed manoeuvre assist, and vehicle and pedestrian detection
- Blind-spot assist
- Lane-keep assist
- Lane-departure warning
- Rear cross-traffic alert
- Adaptive cruise control
- Traffic sign recognition
- Adaptive speed limiter
- Driver attention monitoring
- Reversing camera
- Front and rear parking sensors
- Tyre pressure monitoring
2023 Jaguar XE Fuel Economy
Official fuel consumption is 6.7L/100km on the combined cycle, but we saw around 10L/100km in a week skewed towards city driving.
| Jaguar XE | Fuel Type | Combined |
|---|---|---|
| 2.0L, 8-speed auto, 4-door Sedan, Petrol, 4x4 | Unleaded | 6.9 L/100km |
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How does the 2023 Jaguar XE drive?
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Power in the XE comes from a four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine making 221kW of power and 400Nm of torque. It’s dubbed P300, because 221kW is 300hp – naturally.
Power is put to the rear wheels through an eight-speed ZF automatic transmission.
The XE has always had an ace up its sleeve. Jaguar spared no expense developing its chassis, from its aluminium-intensive architecture to the complex rear suspension.
Nothing has changed in the facelift. The Jaguar XE is still an absolute honey.
Motoring writers love to wax lyrical about balanced rear-wheel drive sports sedans, the sort BMW used to make. A comparison with the Alfa Romeo Giulia is required to confirm, but it wouldn’t be a stretch to say the XE is the driver’s choice in the mid-sized sedan world.
That’s not to say it’s a sports sedan first, commuter second. The ride is well-judged in town, isolating the driver from both big and small imperfections. Body control is tight, so it doesn’t wobble around over speed bumps, and roll is well contained.
Give it a healthy dose of throttle coming out of a roundabout or tight corner and the rear will come gracefully into play, while the well-weighted steering makes correcting these little slides effortless. Or so we’ve heard.
2023 Jaguar XE Colours
What colours are available for the Jaguar XE
The 2023 Jaguar XE 300 Sport is available in the following exterior paint colours:
- Fuji White
- Caldera Red
- Santorini Black metallic
- Firenze Red metallic
- Bluefire Blue metallic
- Eiger Grey metallic
- Portofino Blue metallic
- Hakuba Silver metallic
- Ostuni Pearl White metallic
- Carpathian Grey premium metallic (+$1300)
- Silicon Silver premium metallic (+$1300)
2023 Jaguar XE Warranty
Should you buy the 2023 Jaguar XE
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The Jaguar XE is a real grower, no doubt about it.
It drives brilliantly, the updated interior is finally up to scratch, and the four-cylinder engine packs more than enough punch.
There’s no getting around the tiny rear seats, nor the small boot. But for the most part, the XE finally has the tools to take on the BMW 3 Series.
Would I buy one? Yes, although I’d make sure it was optioned with the fancy dual-screen Touch Pro Duo climate control system as well.
It’s hard to look past the 3 Series, Audi A4, and Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Each is crushingly competent, and the Jaguar can’t match them for practicality. It also doesn’t come close on the technology front.
But the XE makes you feel good in a way the Germans arguably can’t – and I’d have one over a non-QV Alfa Romeo Giulia in a heartbeat.
Good job Jaguar. Now it’s time to apply some of that magic to the E-Pace.
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Jaguar XE FAQs
The cheapest Jaguar XE is the 300 Sport that starts from $79,825.
The most expensive Jaguar XE is the 300 Sport that starts from $79,825.
The best towing capacity of a Jaguar XE is offered by the 300 Sport which can tow 1800 kg
The largest Jaguar XE is the 300 Sport which measures 1850mm wide, 4672mm in length and sits 1416mm tall.
The most powerful Jaguar XE is the 300 Sport which has 221kW of power from its 2.0L Turbo Petrol Direct Injection engine.
The Jaguar XE is built in Great Britain and shipped to Australia.
The heaviest Jaguar XE is the 300 Sport which weighs 2210 kg (kerb weight).
The Jaguar XE uses Unleaded.