Jaguar Developing 3 Series-Like Midsize Sedan

JaguarJaguarUnited Kingdom, 1922 > present53 models
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is developing a mid-size luxury sedan to take on cars like the 3 SeriesBMW BMW 3 Series Gen.6 [F30/F31]Germany, 2012 > present115 versions
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, A4Audi A4 Gen.4Germany, 2008 > present393 versions
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and C-ClassMercedes-Benz C-Class Gen.4Germany, 2007 > 2013188 versions
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, and it had better be more successful than the X-TypeJaguar X-TypeUnited Kingdom, 2001 > present35 versions
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. 

The new luxury sedan will be rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. It will be offered as both a sedan and wagon. 

The car will be offered with the 2.2-liter diesel and 2.0-liter turbocharged petrol engine. 

The company is also working on a nine-speed automatic transmission for the future as well. 

The X-Type was offered from 2001 to 2009 as a sedan and from 2004 as a wagon. Critics constantly complained that the car was too similar to the Ford MondeoFord Mondeo Gen.3United Kingdom, 2001 > 200723 versions
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on which it was based. The only engine option in the US was Ford's 3.0-liter V6, but the rest of the world got a variety of V6 petrol engines and four-cylinder diesels. American cars only ever came with all-wheel drive, but Europe also received front-wheel drive models. 

Source: Auto Express