The war in Europe
There is a war brewing in Europe as a new rivalry emerges between a long standing leaderand an unlikely returning name. The Italians have been cursed with reliability issues and an arthritic dullness in anything other than the machines from Maranello, and Alfa Romeo was the leading disapointment. No longer. Alfa is back with a stonking new performance sedan, charging at the Germans and their chief contender.
The British: Jaguar XE-S
Entering on the British side of the field is the Jaguar XE-S, Jag's latest weapon in taking the fight to the Germans. While the XE-S isn't as powerful or quick on paper as the M3 sedan or the Guilia, it still offers a surprising amount of grunt from its 3.0 liter supercharged V6: 335 HP, 332 lb-ft of torque, with a 0-60 MPH sprint time of 4.9 seconds. Those figures make more sense when considering that XE-S is the warmed up version of the XE and is a way of holding fort till the V8 powered XE-R makes its way to the market in 2017-18. For now, the XE-S offers incredible levels of refinement with performance to match. Except XE-R to deliver the full throttle punches.
The Jaguar XE will be coming to Bangladesh in affordable trim sometime this year. We'll try it out when it does.
The other German: Mercedes Benz C63 AMG
The C63 AMG now offers a greater degree of optimisation, with three versions of the C63 itself. The range topper, the C63S AMG, comes with a bi-turbo 4.0 liter V8 engine putting out 510 HP and infinite torque, helping it do the 0-60 MPH sprint in 4 seconds flat. Its clear that the C63S is just as breathtaking on paper and in pictures as the machines above, but how will it fare in an economy obsessed Europe with its big, bulking V8? Well, Benz is pretty confident, quoting decent fuel economy figures despite the two extra cylinders over its rivals. However, because the BMW M3 has the pedigree and past generations always found an edge over the C-class AMGs, we'll refer to the Benz as the "Other German" here. Trust us though, we want one. Badly. Its better looking, for one.
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