Jaguar X-Type Estate (04-10) - Review

Review by Simon Harris on
Last Updated: 11 February 2009
The five-door version of the X-Type was Jaguar's first ever estate car and thanks to excellent refinement and a good-size boot, it's usefully practical. It may not have the wide range of engines alternatives like the BMW 3-Series and Mercedes C-Class offer, but does have strong diesels including the excellent 2.2-litre unit. The ride quality is superb and it's well built too, but the rather traditional Jaguar looks mean it's not always a popular choice with younger drivers. In 2008 it was revised with bolder front and rear bumpers, but while it's not a bad car, the X-Type Estate, like the saloon, fails to reach the high benchmark set by the German premium makes.
3.5 out of 5

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Running costs

The diesel models offer the lowest running costs as fuel and company car tax are quite costly on the bigger petrol units while depreciation is fairly heavy for a premium car. Servicing schedules are rather frequent too - especially compared with the variable intervals of German rivals, however you should be treated well by Jaguar dealers.

* based on most recent data

Estimated fuel cost for 10,000 miles per year

Unleaded

£2,046 - £2,360 *

Diesel

£1,335 - £1,563 *

The estimated fuel cost figure is a guide to how much this model will cost to fuel each year, so you can compare between cars. It's calculated by using the model's average mpg (calculated from both town centre and motorway driving) and the average fuel price. It's based on the following cost-per-litre: petrol 135p and diesel 141p. Prices are updated daily.

Summary Running Costs

Servicing period

12,500 miles.

Warranty

Three years/unlimited mileage.

Road tax (12 months)

£170.00 - £460.00

Vehicle excise duty (VED) varies according to the CO2 emissions and the fuel type of the vehicle. For cars registered after March 1st 2001 VED or road tax is based on the car's CO2 emissions. For cars registered before March 1st 2001 it is based on engine size.

Full running costs data

2.5 out of 5

Green credentials

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    154
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    254
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CO2 emission figure (g/km)

Fuel economy rating

The arrows indicate the best and worst CO2 bands for this model.

Emissions summary

The diesels are obviously the greenest choice in the X-Type Estate and the 2.0-litre model emits 154g/km of CO2 and averages 49mpg. That's not bad, but compared to diesel engines in other models such as the BMW 3-Series, it seems less than impressive.

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