![]() ![]() I also liked the steering responsiveness. ![]() The handling is strong and helped by the lower center of gravity thanks to the battery pack – the vehicle hugs the road. With their first EV, Jaguar managed to take advantage of the instant torque of the electric powertrain and it delivers on an exciting pedal response. That’s where the I-Pace shines the brightest. ![]() In short, it doesn’t have most of the things you would expect from an SUV today, but to be fair, it does have the “sports” aspect of an SUV…in spades. There are sedans, like the Tesla Model S, with more cargo space than that. But that’s not a bad thing at all.Īlso, the cargo space, which is 25.3 cubic feet in the trunk and 51 cubic feet with the rear seat down, is only what you would expect in a compact SUV or even sedans. When you are driving, it certainly feels more like a sedan than an SUV since you don’t really have that height advantage over other cars on the road. The design is not the only thing that differentiates the I-Pace from an SUV. It makes for quite a unique crossover CUV in my opinion. When the suspension is on “normal”, the car looks a lot more like a sedan or a wagon but not exactly. The only way this car looks and drove like an SUV is when you put the suspension on the “off-road” setting and that’s not something you should do most of the time: Why the Jaguar I-Pace is not really an SUVĪs for the form factor, Jaguar is calling it an SUV, but I can’t really get on board with that. Here’s the full video review of the Jaguar I-Pace from our Youtube channel: They didn’t make feel the need to include some “electric design accents” and instead focused on making a great looking car that just happens to be electric. Jaguar didn’t fall for the same traps that many established automakers have fallen into when making their first electric vehicles. When on our road trip, we even had someone flagging us down in traffic to tell us how beautiful it was. The design was growing on me over the few days I was driving the car and I never had so many strangers complimenting me for a car before. Let’s start with the design and form factor of the I-Pace, which is interesting for different reasons.įirst of all, it’s a beautiful vehicle. Here I give my thoughts on the I-Pace, which I think is a stunning electric vehicle and a first great EV for Jaguar, but it has some issues. How does the I-Pace work in a real world, unscripted use case? Last year we took it on a drive through Portugal but that was a heavily regulated and scripted ride by Jaguar. We got a Jaguar I-Pace for a few days last week and we were able to take the electric vehicle on a decent road trip in California. ![]()
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