The interior is nicely done and I like the instrumentation. But, with the sun shining from behind the instruments get a bad reflection that renders them useless for the moment. I noted that when you want to move a lot of air, the fan is very noisy for a luxury car.
Driving is what I call sporty elegant. It is like the X-Type is haughty when it comes to escorting your about. Each road imperfection is merely tolerated, not removed from the driver or thrust through the leather-covered steering wheel. When asked to move her occupants she does so with pleasure. Call it irrational, but the X-Type is to me a stepping-stone in life. It rewards you, but leaves you wanting more. Jaguar knows this and holds the roomier and stronger S-Type just beyond your grasp for the present and the dignified XJ for those with the reach. It is a well-designed motivational plan.
Family conference: A good car with a great name, the X-Type is desirable for those who desire all wheel drive on an entry level luxury car. We would prefer more pep, but if you watch your options this is an easy move up from the marques of the masses. Especially nice is the availability of a manual transmission on the 3.0 model for those of you who want to maximize the handling potential of this sedan. Jaguar has noted weakness in the resale value of the X-Type and has reduced the price 10 percent while adding a great many standard features. A final caveat about the X-Type and that is if you do not watch your options you are going to push it into the S-Type price range and that Jaguar is a whole new type of animal.
