GM fans are not happy. The Cadillac CTS-V used to hold the record for the fastest 4 door sedan around Laguna Seca. Then suddenly Jaguar decided to agree with us in that the XE was in fact mind-numbingly dull, and set out to do something about it. Oh boy, did they do something about it. To prove how much they really meant it, they first drove it around the Nürburgring in anger, then tore up Laguna Seca.
You can see the results here: https://forums.jag-lovers.com/t/the-not-so-boring-xe-takes-on-laguna-seca/367762