Great review, probably the best images I have seen of the XE as they do look 'real world' rather than promotional.
A few comments though.
Battery in boot isn't really race technology, anyone here have an E36 6 cylinder 3 series? Had battery in the boot on my 1998 car, was possibly included on the E30 models too.
Exhaust tail pipes look very cheap especially in a 'sport' model
Buttons / gadgets on drivers door look a little clumbersome
The few remarks about controls in the review remind me of iDrive. Takes a bit of getting used to but soon becomes second nature and less of a pain, so Im hopefully fine with those items.
Touch screen positioning. Screen seems a little to prominent, I wonder if it will be affected by sunshine/light and be difficult to read/see. I have driven a Toyota Avensis which had a similar screen set up and it was a nightmare to see. My 5 series has the screen recessed a few inches to avoid this but obviously it's not touch screen.