Jaguar I-Pace: 2019 Motor Trend SUV of the Year Finalist

WE LIKE Dramatic Layout, smooth performance, balanced ride and handling

WE DON’T LIKE Real-world driving array falls short

Toyota, please note: The future doesn’t have to appear nasty. Even the I-Pace’s superbly implemented exterior layout may well define Jaguar’s identity in the 21st century and the E-Type did in the 20th.

“The I-Pace might be Ian Callum’s masterpiece,” Christian Seabaugh said. “Debate all you need whether it’s a SUV, however it’s arguably the most best-looking and many first automotive design in years. ” The interior won kudos from judges for layout and materials selection, although JLR’s infotainment interface drew criticism for being slow and finicky to use.

There was no argument regarding the driveway encounter, however. “Pure enjoyment! ” Stefan Ogbac excited as he stepped from the electrical Jaguar, echoing the sentiments of lots of the judges. “It’s a lovely handling machine with instant electric torque and power. There’s adjacent to nobody roll and a good deal of composure on the works, excellent high-speed equilibrium, and terrific steering ’so accurate and exact. ”

The I-Pace was the fastest of this year’s contenders on the winding road, faster even than the mighty Mercedes-AMG G 63. Off-road, with its height-adjustable suspension and also excellent grip, the Jag handled our sand pits and steep dirt hill better than many.

Concerns over appreciate –along with the I-Pace’s property driving array falling well short of the maintained 240 miles (without access to Tesla’s Supercharger system )–would be the essential elements that stopped the I-Pace out of getting our very first all-electric SUVOTY. “Never has there been this kind of philosophical struggle for its award,” Frank Markus said as he considered the spaceship Jaguar parked next to the old-school Jeep Wrangler. That says everything. It’s the future, today.

READ ABOUT 2019 SUV OF THE YEAR CONTENDERS:

BMW X2
BMW X3
BMW X4
Cadillac XT4
Ford EcoSport
Ford Edge
Hyundai Santa Fe
Infiniti QX50
Jaguar E-Pace
Jeep Cherokee
Lexus RX L
Mercedes-Benz G-Class
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross
Nissan Kicks
Subaru Ascent
Toyota RAV4

READ ABOUT 2019 CAR OF THE YEAR CONTENDERS:

Buick Regal
Ford Mustang
Ford Transit Connect
Hyundai Accent
Hyundai Elantra
Honda Clarity
Kia Forte
Lexus ES
Lexus LS
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class
Nissan Altima
Toyota Avalon
Toyota Corolla Hatchback
Volkswagen Jetta

2019 Jaguar I-Pace EV400 AWD HSE

Base Price/As tested
$81,495/$86,895

Power (SAE net)
394 hp @ 4,250 rpm (comb)

Torque (SAE net)
512 lb-ft @ 0 rpm (comb)

Accel, 0-60 miles 4.0 sec

Quarter-mile
12.6 sec @ 110.5 miles Braking, 60-0 mph
112 feet Lateral Acceleration
0.87 grams (avg)

MT Figure Eight
25.6 sec @ 0.74 grams (avg)

EPA City/Hwy/Comb
80/72/76 mpg-e

VEHICLE LAYOUT
Front-/rear-motor, AWD, 5-pass, 4-door SUV

ENGINE/TRANSMISSION
two 147-hp/256-lb-ft electrical motors, 394 hp/512 lb-ft combined/1-speed Automobile CURB WEIGHT (F/R DIST)
4,946 pound (53/47%)

WHEELBASE
117.7 at LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT
184.3 x 74.6 x 59.4-63.2 at ENERGY CONS, CITY/HWY
42/47 kW-hrs/100 kilometers CO2 EMISSIONS, COMB
0.00 lb/mile (at car )

The article Jaguar I-Pace: 2019 Motor Trend SUV of the Year Finalist appeared initially on Motor Trend.

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