LUXE

ENTRY-LEVEL” AND “LUXURY” MAY BE contradictory terms, an oxymoron to make the utterer look like a complete moron. But even luxury has to start somewhere and, for the much-vaunted Indian-owned British brand Jaguar, luxe starts with the XE (rather than ending with it). So, the XE is the most economical option in Jaguar’s Indian line-up and provides the launch pad into the high-roller Jaguar-owner club.

This 2020 XE is a mid-life update and, as such, does not mark a radical departure from the model it is based on. There