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.

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.

Occasional imperfections have been reported but dealers are quick to provide a solution. Jaguar continues to score well in customer satisfaction surveys both in the UK and in the US.