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A choice of five engines will be offered in the XE at first, starting with the 161bhp 2.0-litre diesel that’s part of the new, modular Ingenium engine family. Low levels of internal friction (17 per cent less than in Jaguar’s current 2.2-litre diesel) help towards a tax-friendly 99g/km CO2 figure and a claimed 75mpg.

This is likely to be the mainstay of the range, but with 380Nm of torque from just 1,750rpm, it’ll be no slouch. Jaguar has also worked hard to eliminate clatter and smooth out the natural acceleration noises in the diesels, aiming for the Jaguar engine characteristic of “mellow growl to edgy snarl”.

There’ll be a more powerful version of the same diesel, plus two petrol 2.0-litre Ingenium engines with different outputs. At the top of the range will be the XE S, with the 336bhp 3.0-litre supercharged V6 from the F-Type; in the new saloon it should give 0-60mph in just 4.9 seconds.