捷豹近日在国内发布了XEL，该车的轴距进一步增加。作为填补标致版XE紧凑型轿车和XF中级轿车之间的空白的车型，新款XEL的外观设计与标准版一样。该车轴距增加了10厘米至2.93米，略短与XF的2.96米。该车将在国内由奇瑞捷豹路虎负责组装，搭载一台2.0升涡轮汽油引擎，功率有200和250马力两种。为了进一步提升车内的空间感，该车还提供了全景天窗，此外还有后排座椅娱乐系统，一对小桌板和其他高端配置以提升XEL与XE标准版之间的距离。预计捷豹将在11月17日-26日开幕的第15届广州车展向公众展示XEL。
Jaguar XEL Unveiled In China With Stretched Wheelbase
Ample legroom for passengers sitting in the back is still a huge deal in China where a multitude of sedans are being offered with an extended wheelbase. Other body styles have received the LWB treatment as BMW is selling a stretched X1 crossover while Volkswagen has an elongated Touran minivan. Not to be outdone by its rivals, Jaguar launched last year the XFL and now it has taken the virtual wraps off the smaller XEL.
Created to bridge the gap between the standard XE compact sedan and the midsize XF, the new XEL carries over the design of regular version. You can tell it has been stretched by checking out the bigger rear doors as a result of a extending the wheelbase by 10 centimeters (3.9 inches), which now measures a generous 2.93 meters (115.3 in.) or slightly shorter than the XF’s 2.96 meters (116.5 in.)
The new Jaguar XEL will be produced in China to cater the local market. The Chery Jaguar Land Rover joint venture will be in charge of assembly and will fit inside the engine bay a turbocharged 2.0-liter gasoline engine offered with 200 and 250 horsepower.
To make the most of the longer body, the XEL tailored to the People’s Republic will feature a large panoramic roof. Additional details are not available at this point, but the roomier sedan might receive a rear-seat entertainment system with a pair of tablets as well as other goodies to further distance itself from the standard XE without stepping on the XF’s toes.
Jaguar could bring the new XEL to the 15th Guangzhou Motor Show scheduled to take place beginning with November 17th until the 26th.