2018 Jaguar E-Pace

5 Interesting things about the new Jaguar E-Pace

The newest member of the Jaguar SUV family has been revealed. Here are 5 interesting things you need to know about the compact SUV.

1. It’s not electric

The newest member of the Jaguar SUV family has been revealed. Here are 5 interesting things you need to know about the compact SUV.

Despite the E suffix, the E-Pace is not an electric-powered SUV, that’s the iPace, a concept that’s due to reach production status later this year. The E-Pace is a smaller version of the F-Pace and powered by regular turbopetrol and turbodiesel engines. 2.0-litre turbopetrols have outputs of 183 kW 365 Nm and 221 kW and 400 Nm. The 2.0-litre turbodiesels are claimed at 110 kW/380 Nm, 132 kW/430 Nm and 177 kW/500 Nm.

2. It’s about the size of a BMW X1

The E-Pace is 4 395 mm long with a wheelbase of 2 681 mm. This suggests that Jag has prioritised interior space with some clever packaging as the boot is claimed to be 577-litres, some 72-litres more than the X1. The E-Pace’s chassis has been specifically developed for the compact SUV but uses a similar suspension setup to the F-Pace that also has a sporty bias.

3. It’s AWD but can also be RWD

The E-Pace is slated as a bit of a sports SUV so Jag is punting its ability to handle like a sportscar. The Active Driveline system can transfer almost all the torque to the rear wheels within a tenth of a second. Jaguar also says that on low friction surface it will allow the driver to initiate power-on oversteer to maintain a controlled drift.

4. More connected

The inControl touchscreen system when upgraded to 12-inches has more apps available. Spotify, Tile and Shell Fill Up & Go are all accessible via the screen. The E-Pace will also create a 4G Wi-Fi hotspot from your phone so that the apps on your phone are controllable through the touchscreen. Finally, there’s a remote app that allows the owner to find the E-Pace in a parking lot, check the fuel range and adjust the climate control from outside the car.

5. New safety systems

One of the new safety features available on the E-Pace is the Forward Traffic Monitor. This system scans the road ahead and detects if there are cars coming towards you at blind intersections. There’s also a camera fitted on the nose to help with similar situations. The E-Pace also comes with a pedestrian airbag that cushions the impact of the pedestrian in the event of a collision between 25 and 50 kph.

The E-Pace will be heading to South Africa in early 2018.

http://www.cars.co.za/motoring_news/5-interesting-things-about-the-new-jaguar-e-pace/43674/
 
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New Jaguar E-PACE | Behind the Scenes of the Barrel Roll

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First ride: Jaguar E-Pace prototype

Does the E-Pace show all the vital signs of ‘Jaguarness’? We ride shotgun in a prototype to find out how it copes with the unforgiving roads of North Wales

The first thing you notice, before you’ve travelled far, is how compact this new, small Jaguar SUV, the E-Pace, feels at speed.

Compactness isn’t something you instantly associate with Jaguars so some built-in agility is especially welcome on this narrow, sinuous Welsh back road that connects the thriving border town of Welshpool to Bala, about an hour away in central North Wales.

Much of that road is flanked by trees, abrupt drops, rocky banks and ancient, straggling fencing first put there when road users crawled past in Morris Minors. But the tarmac between those threatening verges describes one of the most exhilarating driving roads in Britain.

Meeting the Jaguar E-Pace prototype

Our prototype E-Pace, Cross cheerfully admits, is a bit of a mongrel. There’s a 296bhp Ingenium turbo 2.0-litre petrol engine – the most powerful available – under the bonnet, and we’re running on meaty 245/45 R20 tyres (you can get 21s, if you insist), so its sporting intent is clear. But our suspension lacks the adaptive damping buyers can choose as an option and it is also missing the gearshift paddles that are part of the sportiest R-Dynamic pack.

When I step into the cabin, two things stand out: simplicity of design and quality of manufacture, both pretty impressive for a prototype.

Practically everything from the F-Pace’s impressive equipment inventory (electronics, 12.3in central screen, Wi-Fi hotspot, unique-to-JLR array of InControl apps) is available in this new, smaller SUV whose prices start at £28,500. Not that many buyers will choose the low-powered, 2WD, manual gearbox model this money gets. JLR bean-counters will be hoping most deals will be done closer to £45,000.

Unleashing the E-Pace on the Welsh roads

Enough with the brochure-talk. We’re two-up heading for Bala, gliding smoothly up Welshpool’s picturesque high street, heading for open roads.

There are plenty of things you can assess from the security of a passenger’s seat. The first, as I said, is agility. This car is shorter and narrower, and slips through the town throng with an ease not possible in a model 20cm wider, which is what the class above adds to width.

Next, you notice low-speed refinement. For me, the higher-speed capabilities of vehicles like this have to be built on a solid bedrock of suburban ability, and the E-Pace has it.

Our (non-adaptive) suspension and our 20in wheels definitely ‘feel’ drain-hole covers and suburban ruts, but the car stays flat, poised and well-damped. So far, so good.

However, as Jaguar’s own breathless blurb makes clear, this highest-power version of the car can lay down a 0-60mph acceleration time of just 5.9sec, which puts it very close to the top of its class.

Small wonder master designer Ian Callum describes this as “a Jaguar sports car designed for daily lives”. The matter is further proved as we get going in earnest. Clearly revealed as a partner for the E-Pace’s low-speed poke is an impressive helping of traction.

Under us is the racier of two 4x4 systems on offer, labelled Active Driveline. Whereas the standard system does its best to behave like a transverse front-drive system until severely provoked by slipping front wheels, the Active system directs torque much more readily to the rear wheels and uses clutches either side of the rear diff to allow torque-vectoring from the rear wheels.

This greatly enhances the driving sensation of rear-wheel drive, and one of Jaguar’s priorities is that we should keep thinking of it as a company that makes rear-drive cars.

As with other Jags, the nine-speed ZF ’box comes with two auto shift regimes (leaving aside a non-spin ‘winter’ setting) and we stick mostly with the racier of these, selectable via ‘S’ mode on the gear lever.

You can also change gears yourself and it will hold intermediate gears to the 6500rpm redline at which crank speed (and we test this quite a few times), the engine sound has a controlled but very satisfying sporty rasp, just like the best powerful four-cylinder cars.

Recent tests of Ingenium engines in other applications have returned variable results: some have sounded noisy and others a mite downmarket but, in this performance, Jaguar seems to have the application cracked.

Dawdle and it’s barely audible. Give it the beans and it will make you happy. In performance terms, it seems to pull strongly from the ground floor and rev freely to the redline; and, in the sportier self-shifting mode, it goes like a missile if you just let it shift through its nine ratios at around 5000rpm.

Our one-hour road route is so variable in surface, width and gradient that it’s fairly easy to suss strengths and weaknesses in ride terms. The E-Pace seems to suffer little from road noise despite its big diameter wheels – a major plus. As for stability and grip, it’s very impressive in the mid-ranges, resisting body roll until the most extreme on-limit provocation, controlling the body well yet meeting bumps with surprising suppleness.

At the bottom end of the scale, we detect bump-thump and a bit of tyre noise; where the road gets bouncy at high speed, it’s clear a perfectionist would call for some more body control.

“That’s why we offer adaptive dampers,” explains Cross. “The ordinary ones are good, but adaptives extend the performance envelope.”

Steering the E-Pace in the right direction

My opinion from the passenger’s seat now is that if I were configuring an E-Pace, I’d certainly need the adaptive dampers and Active Driveline to make the best of this car’s highest power option, and I wouldn’t be too happy without shift paddles, either.

We talk steering, an esoteric subject given that this is a ride, not a drive. But I’ve been impressed by the way this car seems to need a minimum of fiddling at the wheel-rim and also requires little effort, even in tight corners taken hard. Cross says he and his team tend to configure their cars with the light-ish effort that suits their own style, then add effort for the overtly sportier setting some drivers prefer. Nothing wrong with low-effort steering, Cross insists, as long as it’s informative, uncorrupted and accurate.

These things come together in a succession of hard corners – the compact exterior, the short body overhangs, the side-support of the seats, the well-damped suspension, the all-wheel drive grip and traction and the rear-drive tendencies enhanced near the limit by torque vectoring.

This car feels neat, fast, safe, dependable. It’s one of those ‘complete’ modern cars whose high performance can be deployed in all conditions – which goes back to Callum’s observation about this being a sports car for people with other things going on in their lives.

Jaguar will be selling this car soon but, despite its relationship with the Evoque and Discovery Sport, it can’t be made in Halewood because its siblings continue to use up all the capacity. This Jaguar will come from that jack-of-all-trades manufacturer Magna Steyr in Graz (which has also built Mercs, Minis and Astons in its time) and will also be made in China.

In the olden days when car companies were regarded as national emblems, this might have been a concern to some of the old school. It should not be. Wherever this E-Pace is made, it’s a British car and a proper Jaguar. We’ve just proved it.

CHALLENGING WHAT A JAGUAR SHOULD BE

“No, I didn’t…” says Jaguar design boss Ian Callum when asked if he ever thought Jaguar would be in a position where it could soon be selling more SUVs than saloons.

Like the F-Pace before it, the E-Pace challenges the idea of what a Jaguar can be – the upcoming electric I-Pace even more so. But they all still feel right, something Callum describes as coming about “from the transition from sports car to SUV”.

To that end, he points to the role of the F-Type in giving Jaguar the licence to go out and make SUVs. As long as it has a sports car in its range, it can claim to credibly be a sports car company, no matter how many SUVs it sells.

Much like Porsche with the Cayenne and Macan, it’s the 911 that gives those cars the credibility and the licence for Porsche to go out and make them.

Callum says: “When I first came to Jaguar, which was before even the first Porsche Cayenne, I was asked if I would do an SUV. I said no, it was not in our DNA, as it wasn’t in the purity of being a sports car company.

“I said we needed to fix the ground rules first,” he adds, saying that sports saloons and sports cars needed to be made before an SUV. Once the likes of the XE, XF, XJ and, crucially, F-Type then appeared, “it felt very natural to do it after”.

He continues: “I didn’t then take much persuading. It was about what other people wanted as well – in clinics, people said they’d buy it. The F-Pace is now the most successful new Jaguar ever.”

What would founder Sir William Lyons make of the E-Pace, then? “William Lyons would approve, totally,” says Callum. “He’d have got to it, and before us. He said the car and lorry are the closest thing to creating something that lives. Not many people know that.”

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/first-ride-jaguar-e-pace-prototype

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10 SA-bound compact SUVs worth waiting for

Jaguar E-Pace

Due in SA: Early 2018

Jaguar will soon offer South Africans a more wallet-friendly SUV option when the E-Pace arrives in early 2018 to do battle with the BMW X1 and Audi Q3.

Although no one's expecting it to be cheap by any stretch of the imagination, the E-Pace will still be more affordable than the F-Pace, by virtue of it sharing its steel-bodied architecture with the Land Rover Discover Sport rather than making use of the more expensive aluminium-intensive platform like most other Jaguars. It will also be the first Jaguar since the X-Type to offer front-wheel-drive, although most versions are expected to have all-wheel-drive.

Jaguar reckons the E-Pace is the “hot hatch” of the compact SUV segment, with the flagship powered by a 221kW version of JLR’s 2-litre turbopetrol, but there will also be many other 2-litre turbocharged petrol and diesel engine options.

https://www.iol.co.za/motoring/latest-launches/10-sa-bound-compact-suvs-worth-waiting-for-11876154
 
Jaguar E-Pace D180 AWD R-Dynamic 2017 review

Should I buy one?

If you’re pondering the four-star rating, bear in mind we judge according to where we think a car stands in its class - and in this class of high and heavy cars it does well. Indeed for most people most of the time the looks, interior ambience and image of the E-Pace will trump its modest performance and flawed low-speed ride.

The truth is that while this E-Pace may not be a particularly great Jaguar, by the rather less demanding standards of the compact premium SUV class, it does just fine.

Jaguar E-Pace D180 AWD R-Dynamic Auto

Where Brighton On sale Now Price £34,800 Engine 4 cyls, 1999cc, turbocharged diesel Power 177bhp at 4000rpm Torque 317lb ft at 1750rpm Gearbox 9-spd automatic Kerbweight 1843kg Top speed 127mph 0-62mph 9.3sec Fuel economy 50.4mpg CO2/BIK 147g/km, 28% Rivals BMW X1 120d xDrive M Sport, Mercedes-Benz GLA 220d 4Matic Sport

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-revie.../jaguar-e-pace-d180-awd-r-dynamic-2017-review

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Jaguar E-Pace P300 HSE 2017 review

Should I buy one?

After a day’s driving the E-Pace, I climbed back into a Skoda Superb estate, which had four-wheel drive, a 276bhp petrol engine and a terrific auto gearbox. It rode better, steered nicely, was vast and felt pretty much as nice inside yet cost less than £36,000.

So although I’m sure there’s a four-star car in this E-Pace, I can only test the version in front of me and, at nearly £50,000, if I recommended you should buy one, you’d suggest part of its price would make its way into my bank account.

So, for now, 3.5 stars it is. It’s a good car, though. Not one you’d pick if you prioritised dynamics, but then you probably knew that anyway.

Jaguar E-Pace P300 HSE AWD Auto

Where Brighton On sale Now Price £48,410 Engine 4cyls, 1998cc, turbocharged petrol Power 296bhp at 5500rpm Torque 295lb ft at 1500rpm Gearbox 9-spd automatic Kerbweight 1894kg Top speed 151mph 0-62mph 6.4sec Fuel economy 35.5mpg CO2/BIK 181g/km, 35% Rivals Audi Q3, BMW X1, Mercedes-Benz GLA

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/jaguar/e-pace/first-drives/jaguar-e-pace-p300-hse-2017-review

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5 Cool Crossovers Coming to SA in 2018

Take a look at 5 eagerly-awaited crossovers that are bound to shake up the South African new vehicle market in 2018!

The market demand for crossovers has risen substantially in recent years and manufacturers are responding with the rollout of exciting new products that will arrive on local shores in 2018. Consumers shopping in this segment have much to look forward to as a number of attractive crossovers are headed for our market. Here are 5 you should look out for next year.

BMW X2

BMW will introduce the new X2 in March 2018 and given its daring styling and brand appeal, it will likely be well-received by buyers in South Africa. From launch, a choice of 2 derivatives equipped with automatic transmissions will be offered.

A front-wheel drive X2 sDrive20i with a 2.0-litre turbopetrol engine with 141 kW / 280 Nm and mated to a 7-speed Steptronic dual-clutch transmission will be available. A 2.0-litre turbodiesel in the form of the all-wheel drive X2 xDrive20d will develop 140 kW / 400 Nm and will use a 8-speed Steptronic transmission.

Exact pricing and specification will be announced closer to launch.


Jaguar E-Pace

The E-Pace compact crossover/SUV will join the successful F-Pace in Jaguar’s growing SUV stable and can be expected to arrive in the first half of 2018. A range of turbopetrol and turbodiesel engines with varying outputs will be offered along with all-wheel drive capability.

A 2.0-litre turbopetrol engine will develop outputs of 183 kW / 365 Nm and 221 kW / 400 Nm. The 2.0-litre turbodiesel derivatives will offer 110 kW / 380 Nm, 132 kW / 430 Nm and 177 kW / 500 Nm. A 9-speed automatic transmission will be offered on all derivatives.

Exact pricing and specification will be announced closer to launch.


Opel Grandland X

Following on from the recent introduction of the Opel Crossland in South Africa, Opel is set to introduce the larger Grandland X to market in the first half of 2018. In terms of engines, the Grandland X is expected to feature the same 1.6-litre turbopetrol engine found in the Peugeot 3008 with 121 kW and 240 Nm of torque as well as the possibility of a 1.2-litre turbopetrol engine (currently powering the new Crossland X) with 81 kW and 205 Nm of torque. A 2.0-litre turbodiesel is also a possibility for our market. A choice of a 6-speed manual or automatic transmission will be offered.

Exact pricing and specification will be announced closer to launch.


Renault Duster

A new and improved version of Renault’s popular Duster will make landfall in the third quarter of 2018. The new Duster will continue to offer a combination of value-for-money, capability and practicality which has made it so popular locally.

Engines will likely carry over from the current Duster range, which means you can expect the 77 kW / 148 Nm naturally-aspirated 1.6-litre petrol engine and the 80 kW / 250 Nm 1.5-litre turbodiesel engine to be offered in both 4x2 and 4x4 guise with either a 5-speed manual or 6-speed automatic transmission.

Exact pricing and specification will be announced closer to launch.


Volvo XC40

Volvo’s highly-anticipated XC40 will arrive in South Africa in the second quarter of 2018 and will look to profit from the acclaim of the larger XC90 sibling. Both 2.0-litre diesel and petrol engines will be offered in D5 and T5 guise with expected outputs of 140 kW / 400 Nm and 187 kW / 350 Nm respectively in both front-wheel and all-wheel drive. The range will be offered with both manual and automatic transmissions. Hybrid and an electric version are also expected at a later stage and Volvo may also introduce a new 3-cylinder petrol engine to the range.

Exact pricing and specification will be announced closer to launch.

https://www.cars.co.za/motoring_news/5-cool-crossovers-coming-to-sa-in-2018/44298/
 
Jaguar E-Pace D240 R-Dynamic S AWD 2018 review

Should I buy one?

The D240 costs roughly £4000 more than the D180, and yet all those things that would make you want to own an E-Pace – the well-appointed interior, strong ergonomics, a prettiness rare among its peers and, by the standards of the segment, superb steering – all come as part of the less powerful package.

Consider also that in popular R-Dynamic trim, the principle benefit of which is a pair of excellent sports seats, the D240 crests £43,000. That’s enough for a handsomely equipped Alfa Romeo Stelvio or BMW X3 – both are larger cars and, truth be told, much more convincing dynamically.

And that’s the nub of it. The expensive D240 gives you more power but no more panache or, ultimately, substance. Arguably, it also moves the otherwise impressive E-Pace further away from its natural role – that of a steady but fashionable family cruiser. We’d stick with the D180.

Jaguar E-Pace D240 R-Dynamic S AWD

Where Corsica On sale Now Price £35,160 Engine 4cyls, 1999cc, turbocharged diesel Power 236bhp at 4000rpm Torque 368lb ft at 1500rpm Gearbox 9-spd auto Kerb weight 1851kg Top speed 139mph 0-62mph 7.4sec Fuel economy 45.6mpg CO2 162g/km Rivals BMW X1, Audi Q3

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-revie...aguar-e-pace-d240-r-dynamic-s-awd-2018-review

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Here’s how much the Jaguar E-Pace will cost in SA…

Jaguar South Africa has released full pricing for its new E-Pace baby SUV, which is due to arrive on local shores in March 2018.

Jaguar’s smallest SUV – which measures 4 395 mm long, employs a wheelbase of 2 681 mm and shares its platform with the Land Rover Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque – is set to slot in below the F-Pace and take on the likes of the BMW X1 and Mercedes-Benz GLA.

The local range will comprise a whopping 38 derivatives, with various trim levels offered in conjunction with the five powertrains (all of which feature an eight-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive as standard). Pricing, including CO2 emissions tax, will start at R601 578 and run through to R901 856 (which sees it positioned well above the aforementioned X1 and GLA), before any options have been selected.

The local engine line-up will comprise three diesels and two petrols. The brand’s now-familiar 2,0-litre four-cylinder Ingenium diesel will be offered in D150 (110 kW/380 N.m), D180 (132 kW/430 N.m) and D240 (177 kW/500 N.m) guises, while the 2,0-litre four-cylinder Ingenium turbocharged petrol unit will deliver 183 kW/365 N.m in P250 form and 220 kW/400 N.m in range-topping P300 guise.

In addition to the standard, S, SE and HSE specification levels, the Coventry-based brand will also offer its R-Dynamic package, along with “First Edition” versions of the D180 and P250.

Check back soon for a full driving impression from CAR deputy editor Terence Steenkamp, who is in Corsica driving the new E-Pace…

Pricing:

Jaguar E-Pace D150 AWD: R601 578
Jaguar E-Pace D150 AWD S: R662 978
Jaguar E-Pace D150 AWD SE: R701 978
Jaguar E-Pace D150 AWD HSE: R737 978
Jaguar E-Pace D150 AWD R-Dynamic: R635 578
Jaguar E-Pace D150 AWD R-Dynamic S: R696 978
Jaguar E-Pace D150 AWD R-Dynamic SE: R735 978
Jaguar E-Pace D150 AWD R-Dynamic HSE: R771 978

Jaguar E-Pace D180 AWD: R622 578
Jaguar E-Pace D180 AWD S: R683 978
Jaguar E-Pace D180 AWD SE: R722 978
Jaguar E-Pace D180 AWD HSE: R758 978
Jaguar E-Pace D180 AWD R-Dynamic: R656 578
Jaguar E-Pace D180 AWD R-Dynamic S: R717 978
Jaguar E-Pace D180 AWD R-Dynamic SE: R756 978
Jaguar E-Pace D180 AWD R-Dynamic HSE: R792 978
Jaguar E-Pace D180 AWD First Edition: R854 678

Jaguar E-Pace D240 AWD S: R739 888
Jaguar E-Pace D240 AWD SE: R778 888
Jaguar E-Pace D240 AWD HSE: R814 888
Jaguar E-Pace D240 AWD R-Dynamic S: R773 888
Jaguar E-Pace D240 AWD R-Dynamic SE: R812 888
Jaguar E-Pace D240 AWD R-Dynamic HSE: R848 888

Jaguar E-Pace P250 AWD: R673 956
Jaguar E-Pace P250 AWD S: R735 356
Jaguar E-Pace P250 AWD SE: R774 356
Jaguar E-Pace P250 AWD HSE: R810 356
Jaguar E-Pace P250 AWD R-Dynamic: R707 956
Jaguar E-Pace P250 AWD R-Dynamic S: R769 356
Jaguar E-Pace P250 AWD R-Dynamic SE: R808 356
Jaguar E-Pace P250 AWD R-Dynamic HSE: R844 356
Jaguar E-Pace P250 AWD First Edition: R901 856

Jaguar E-Pace P300 AWD S: R790 354
Jaguar E-Pace P300 AWD SE: R829 354
Jaguar E-Pace P300 AWD HSE: R865 354
Jaguar E-Pace P300 AWD R-Dynamic S: R824 354
Jaguar E-Pace P300 AWD R-Dynamic SE: R863 354
Jaguar E-Pace P300 AWD R-Dynamic HSE: R899 354

http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/heres-how-much-the-jaguar-e-pace-will-cost-in-sa/
 
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