► Month two with our Jaguar XE
► The XE isn’t that spacious inside
► Cramped rear cabin a problem for child seats
I’ve not been inhaling illegal emissions, but the X-type has one advantage over the XE: it came as an estate. Jag’s new baby saloon has a sloping boot floor that prevents me stowing our pram longitudinally, and it’s awkward stooping to strap the kids into baby seats in the cramped rear cabin.
It’s a case of rear three-quarter invisibility too: the slanted glasshouse, wintry condensation and kids’ heads make pulling away from home a lottery most mornings. I know, first-world problems. But they’ve made me sacrifice the XE’s razor-sharp dynamics for a Discovery Sport’s practicality.
Read the previous long-term update here
Logbook: Jaguar XE R-Sport 2.0 180PS auto
Price: £34,775
As tested: £42,220
Miles this month: 826
Total miles: 7090
Our mpg: 40.5
Official mpg: 67.3
Fuel this month: £135.75
Extra costs: £0
Read more from the March 2016 issue of CAR magazine