捷豹正准备对XE轿车进行升级，最近谍照记者首次拍到了这款车。不过，该车除了车顶几乎全部都进行了伪装，显然，捷豹并不希望人们能看到新车设计。虽然如此，但仍能看出新车进行了大幅改款。该车前大灯只是留了一条细缝，透过这个唯一可见的细窄大灯，可以发现该车采用了投射大灯。车尾的情况一样，捷豹团队把所有能遮盖的全部遮盖。不过，车尾设计看上去与现行版一样。尾部双排气尾管全部都集中在后保险杠左侧的切口内，而右侧的切口则是空的，或许这只是临时的安排。这次还拍到了车辆内装，但车内平板电脑却遮住了内装布局。不过，仍能看出，某些版本仪表群采用了模拟仪表，另有一些版本采用数字仪表群。该车动力系统升级还是完全保密状态。不过，该车去年刚刚升级，美版车搭载了一台2.0升四缸涡轮增压引擎，功率222千瓦/296马力，扭矩400牛米。这台引擎可以搭配全轮驱动，车辆百公里加速时间5.5秒，高速路油耗28英里/加仑（百公里油耗约合8.4升）。而在美国以外市场，该引擎功率为149千瓦/200马力。另外，该车发布时间目前也不清楚。不过，捷豹路虎计划在未来六年将旗下所有车型全部更新。从照片判断这辆轿车目前的状态，预计不用等很久就能看到这辆改款XE。

 

Updated Jaguar XE Spied Testing Under Heavy Camouflage

Jaguar's engineers are preparing some upgrades for its XE sedan, and these photos are our first look at it. The company doesn't appear too keen about revealing much of the design because this car wears camouflage across the entire body, except for the roof.

 

Despite the significant concealment, it doesn't appear that the design actually changes significantly. There are slight changes to the front fascia like slightly smaller intakes in the corners. The company even covers all but a tiny slit of the headlights with camouflage. From the little bit that's visible, there appears a new look for the projectors. The situation is similar at the rear where Jaguar's team covers everything in camouflage. The design looks identical to the current model. The twin exhausts only fill one of the two cuts in the rear bumper, which suggests this might only be a placeholder piece.

 

These photos also get a glimpse at the interior, but the engineers' laptop does an admirable job of concealing the changes to the layout. There's a peek at the instrument cluster that tells us the XE would continue to offer analog gauges on some trims, in addition to the digital version that some versions get. Powertrain changes for the updated XE are a complete mystery at this point. However, Jaguar just updated the offerings last year with the introduction of its 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder with 296 horsepower (222 kilowatts) and 295 pound-feet (400 Newton-meters). The engine allowed the all-wheel-drive-version of the sedan to reach 62 miles per hour (100 kilometers per hour) in 5.5 seconds while providing highway fuel economy of 28 miles per gallon. Outside the U.S, Jag also launched a 200-hp (149-kW) variant of this powerplant.

It's also not clear yet when the updated XE might debut. However, Jaguar Land Rover has plans to refresh its entire product line over the next six years. Given the state of the sedan in these photos, don't expect to wait that long to see the revised XE.