Tata Motors’ Jaguar is continuing its drip-feed of XE saloon details with the latest being it will be the first car to use of a new grade of high strength aluminium called RC5754 developed specifically for the model.
The alloy uses a high level of recycled material and, the automaker said, “makes a significant contribution to its goal of using 75% recycled material by 2020”.
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The XE will be the only car in the class to use an aluminium-intensive monocoque, with the metal accounting for 75% of the structure.
The automaker has alloy form. Its XJ, XK and F-Type all have exceptionally stiff bonded and riveted aluminium structures.
The weight reduction realised ensures that the XE is the most fuel-efficient Jaguar yet with fuel consumption and CO2 emissions on the NEDC combined cycle of over 75mpg and less than 100g/km respectively.
“The Jaguar XE body uses over 75% aluminium content, which far exceeds any other car in its class. This gives us a body structure with unrivalled low weight: it’s light but also immensely strong with extremely high levels of torsional stiffness. We’ve made sure our aluminium-intensive body structure exceeds all global safety standards without compromising on vehicle design or refinement,” said body specialist Mark White.
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By GlobalDataThe XE will be the first Jaguar to be manufactured in a new purpose-built production facility at the company’s Solihull plant.
