Selectedguests to Tech+, a technology Conference and Exhibitions will have the opportunity of test driving the new Jaguar XE, a sports saloon model.

The conference is billed to hold on July 24 and 25 at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Coscharis Group, a leading elite automobile distributor, announced that the Jaguar XE model will be unveiled at the conference and selected guests will have the pleasure of the first hand feel of the premium brand.

The General Manager, Marketing & Corporate Services, Coscharis Group Abiona Babarinde said the launch highlights the importance the company attaches to technological advancement which is what the Conference showcases.

“We operate a business that thrives on innovations. This is why we are the unique market leaders in the elite automobile sector. The Jaguar XE executive compact range is a statement on technological advancement and Tech+ Conference offers a unique platform to unveil it to the Nigerian public,” he said.

“We are offering free test drive, but for only interested individuals who register for Tech+ Conference and Exhibitions. We require anyone with interest in this activation to provide us with his or her details, which should include basically name, email, mobile line and address to enable us work out the logistics; we would equally come to Tech+ with our test drive cards for each person to fill before we arrange the drive during or after the conference.”

The Jaguar XE is most advanced, efficient and refined sports saloon car that Jaguar has ever produced. The first of a new generation of cars to be launched on Jaguar’s state-of-the-art, all new Aluminum Intensive Architecture, the lightweight aluminum construction creates an incredibly strong body, as well helping to deliver power with responsive handling and refinement with beautiful design.

Jaguar XE brings together the latest innovation, technology and design. It is packed with systems that empower the driver and enhance the driving experience. Jaguar XE rewrites the rules. Jaguar XE is a wakeup call for every other car in its class.

The Jaguar XE, which production started in April this year, is a four door saloon car, and is the first compact executive Jaguar since the 2009 model year X-Type as well as the first of several Jaguar models to be built using Jaguar’s new modular aluminum architecture. This platform allows the Jaguar XE to feature either rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive configurations, and it is the first car in its segment with an aluminum monocoque structure.

The Jaguar XE is powered by the new Jaguar Land Rover 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine range called Ingenium, as well as a Ford-sourced 2.0 litre turbocharged petrol engine and the Jaguar AJ-V6 3.0-litre supercharged V6 petrol engine used by the F-Type. The V6 engines features in higher performance variants.

The Ingenium 2.0-litre engine family will come on both petrol and diesel variants and in a range of different power outputs. The 2.0-litre diesel producing 163 PS (120 kW; 161 hp) plays a part in reducing the overall averaged fuel consumption and carbon emission figures of new Jaguars, being capable of beating the 25 km/L barrier, and producing CO2emissions of 99 g/km.

•Photo shows Jaguar XE.