2019 Jaguar I-Pace

Jaguar I-Pace in SA: local pricing for electric SUV announced

Jaguar has announced local pricing for its I-Pace ahead of the launch of the new electric vehicle in South Africa in early 2019.

The battery-powered SUV will be offered locally in three trim levels (S, SE and HSE), while a limited run of “First Edition” models will act as range-toppers for one year.

Pricing kicks off at R1 687 200 for the I-Pace SE, while the SE derivative starts at R1 745 400 and the HSE at R1 820 900. The flagship First Edition, meanwhile, will set you back R1 920 700.

Jaguar says pricing for home charging stations will be announced closer to launch (although home charging cables compatible with normal wall sockets will ship standard).

Regardless of trim level, the I-Pace draws its urge from a 90 kWh battery sited in the floor, feeding two axle-mounted (one fore and one aft) synchronous electric motors paired with concentric single-speed transmission.

Peak outputs come in at 294 kW and 696 N.m, which the Coventry-based brand says is enough for a zero to 100 km/h dash of 4,8 seconds. A single full charge, meanwhile, will provide a range of “up to 470 km” (on the latest WLTP cycle).

The S trim level will include 20-inch six-spoke alloys, LED headlamps, heated side-mirrors, eight-way power-adjustable front seats, a 12,3-inch interactive driver display, a Meridian sound system, Navigation Pro, a reversing camera, cruise control and a parking assistance package. The SE adds daytime running lights, a powered tailgate, grained leather sport seats, ten-way electrically adjustable front seats (with a memory function), adaptive cruise control and blind spot assist.

The HSE furthermore features special five-spoke 20-inch alloys, Matrix LED headlamps, a gesture function for the powered tailgate, Windsor leather sport seats, 18-way power-adjustable front seats (with heating and cooling functions) and heated rear seats.

The Jaguar I-Pace First Edition is based on the HSE trim grade but adds 20-inch split-spoke alloy wheels (in a grey finish), a panoramic roof, a heated windscreen, a heated steering wheel, the brand’s Activity Key, active air suspension, metal treadplates with “First Edition” branding and configurable ambient interior lighting.

The First Edition specification furthermore includes “Photon Red” paint and a choice of Ebony or Light Oyster interior in combination with suede-cloth headlining and Gloss Charcoal Ash veneer.

Pricing:

Jaguar I-Pace S: R1 687 200
Jaguar I-Pace SE: R1 745 400
Jaguar I-Pace HSE: R1 820 900
Jaguar I-Pace First Edition: R1 920 700

https://www.carmag.co.za/news/jaguar-pace-sa-local-pricing-electric-suv-announced/
 
Jaguar I-Pace wins the 2019 German Car of the Year award

The Jaguar I-Pace electric performance SUV has won the 2019 German Car of the Year Award.

The British brand’s first fully electric vehicle (EV) earned the most votes from a panel of 12 expert journalists who drove 59 cars in a series of comparison tests. They loved the blend of driving dynamics, performance and style.

'Winner against strong competition'

"The Jaguar I-Pace is not only the first premium electric vehicle from an established manufacturer, but it also makes uncompromising use of the advantages of an electrified vehicle architecture.

"Its performance is impressive, and its design and practicality stand out, which is why the I-Pace ultimately was the winner against strong competition," said Jens Meiners, German Car of the Year Award jury member and spokesman.

The British EV topped a shortlist of five to win the award. The jury evaluated the design, performance, ride, handling, future viability and general relevance of each model on the road and at the Bilster Berg circuit.

"We are extremely proud to receive this honour from the German media for our first fully electric vehicle, the Jaguar I-Pace. To get such an award in the homeland of premium brands is very precious," Prof. Dr Ralf Speth, Jaguar Land Rover CEO, said.

The I-Pace has also been shortlisted for the Women’s World Car of the Year Award, along with its sister car the E-Pace compact performance SUV. The winner will be announced on 12 November.

https://www.wheels24.co.za/News/jaguar-i-pace-wins-the-2019-german-car-of-the-year-award-20181030

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Jaguar I-Pace takes 2019 German Car of the Year award

The inaugural German Car of the Year award has been won by a British electric SUV

The Jaguar I-Pace has been declared the winner of the inaugural German Car of the Year award.

The new award, voted for by a panel of 14 independent motoring journalists, crowned the electric-powered I-Pace from a group of five finalists that also included the Audi A6, Volkswagen Touareg, Peugeot 508 and hydrogen-powered Hyundai Nexo.

The final five candidates were chosen from an original group of 59 new cars introduced to the German market within the past year.

The I-Pace distanced itself from the second-placed Audi A6 and third-placed Volkswagen Touareg with high scores in the categories “driveline”, “handling” and “significance”.

With two electric motors – one operating on the front wheels and another serving the rear wheels – the 4680mm-long five-door crossover offers a combined 397bhp and 516lb ft of torque.

With a 90kWh lithium ion battery consisting of 36 individual cell modules mounted low within its bespoke platform, the new Jaguar also offers a range of 280 miles.

“As a relatively small manufacturer to have won this award against strong international competition shows our engineers and designers with the I-Pace have put in a strong performance," Jaguar CEO Ralf Speth said in his acceptance speech. "It makes us very proud to hear the first all-electric model from Jaguar has been awarded the title 2019 German Car of the Year”.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/jaguar-i-pace-takes-2019-german-car-year-award
 
South African electric car sales projected to 'grow significantly'

South Africa could have an electric vehicle car parc of 145 000 with annual sales of new EVs of 43 000 units within the next six years.

This forecast by Jaguar Land Rover South Africa was based on the uptake of EVs in the domestic market matching the global average of EVs accounting for up to 11 percent of all new cars sold in 2025.

Richard Gouverneur, managing director of Jaguar Land Rover South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, said on Friday that the uptake of EVs globally had been growing exponentially, but there was some belief in South Africa that it would never take off in this country.

“There is no doubt in my mind that EVs will form a part of our future and we have no choice but to adopt electrification as part of our model and product strategy going forward in South Africa,” he said.

Jaguar Land Rover is preparing to launch the all-electric I-Pace SUV in South Africa in the second quarter of this year, which has a claimed range of up to 470km, depending on driving style and conditions on a single charge.

In partnership with electric vehicle charging authority GridCars, R30 million has been invested in 82 public EV charging stations on South Africa’s major routes to lay the foundation for the future of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in the country.

Brian Hastie, the network director and electrification team leader at Jaguar Land Rover South Africa and vice-chairperson of the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa electric, hybrid and autonomous working group, said this investment was a response to claims that motorists were unable to live with an EV on an everyday basis.

Hastie said global EV sales had grown exponentially to 1 million units in 2017 and 1.6 million units last year, and it is estimated that EV sales would account for 55 percent of all new vehicle sales by 2040.

He said there were 20 EV brands,and they anticipated there would be up to 100 different EV model ranges within the next four or five years.

Hastie said the barriers to EV were falling, but he continually got comments that South Africa was not ready for EVs.

He said EVs were coming “whether we like it or not”.

“We (South Africa) source cars from Europe and the East and they are going to build cars and technologies that are required by China, Europe and the US.

“Those are huge markets and we will be subject to what is produced on a global scale,” he said.

Hastie said there was unfortunately a “penalty” on EVs in South Africa in the form of an import duty that added to the cost of EVs, but the industry was lobbying the government to reduce this duty and provision was made in the new Automotive Master Plan for the emergence of new technologies.

“We understand the reality that the Treasury is not in these times going to give away money out of the fiscus to support electric cars. But there could be some relaxation or some benefits that flow through to the consumer,” he said.

Winstone Jordaan from GridCars said international predictions were that there would be price parity between EVs and internal combustion engine cars by 2022 or 2023.

https://www.iol.co.za/motoring/indu...ales-projected-to-grow-significantly-19003624
 
Jaguar sales: This is how many R1.6-million I-Pace EVs have been sold so far in SA

Jaguar South Africa will launch its all-electric SUV, the I-Pace, at the end of February. However, sales figures show Jaguar has already sold 11 I-Pace units from December to January.

The company's first electric vehicle (EV) uses two electric motors placed at each axle, producing 294kW and 696Nm, and all-wheel-drive. Jag says its rapid too, with a 4.5 second sprint to reach 100km/h from standstill.

The I-Pace has a range of 470km from a single charge, according to the automaker.

The Tata-owned automaker's two top-selling cars in South Africa in January remained the E-Pace and F-Pace SUVs.

The mid-size sedan XF, I-Pace and sports coupe, F-Type, complete the top five. In total Jaguar sold 391 vehicles, including 1 XJ and two XE models.

https://www.wheels24.co.za/News/Gea...pace-evs-have-been-sold-so-far-in-sa-20190211

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Jaguar I-Pace (2019) Launch Review

South Africa is set to have 3 major electric-car introductions in 2019 and Jaguar flicked the proverbial switch by rolling out its I-Pace, which is now on sale in Mzansi. We sent Ciro de Siena to Jo'burg to put it through its (i)paces.

Right up to February 2019, South African motorists had a very limited choice in terms of fully electric vehicles. You could either buy a BMW i3, or you could opt for a BMW i3. That was it; since Nissan SA discontinued sales of its 1st-generation Leaf (and has hesitated to introduce the vastly improved second-generation Leaf, which made its global debut as long ago as 2017), the EV market has been rather quiet.

Jaguar is set to change this current malaise in 2 important ways: firstly, by putting a thoroughly up-to-date product on showroom floors, and secondly, by investing heavily in charging infrastructure that will enable owners of EVs (from any brand) to charge their cars.

Unfortunately, and largely thanks to a ridiculous tax structure, motorists are going to have to dig deep into their pockets to get involved.

What is it?

Different, that’s for sure. The new all-electric I-Pace is the halo car in the Jaguar stable. From 2020, every model in the Jaguar stable will have an electrified derivative (mild hybrid, plug-in hybrid or full EV), but right now, the i-Pace is leading the charge.

It’s a properly luxurious car, which Jaguar insists is an SUV. If it is, it looks like no other SUV in existence. Its profile is properly dynamic and while it has a fairly high ride-height as standard, which the optional air suspension can increase at the touch of the button, the I-Pace seems to incorporate design cues from a shooting brake, a coupe, a 5-door hatchback and an SUV. While this sounds like a sure-fire recipe for an absolute eye-sore, it really, really works. This is a trailblazing car and it needed a strikingly unique design to signal its intent, and I think the designers have nailed it.

Interior comfort, features and space

The interior fit and finish are remarkable – I'd say on par with the very best in the Jaguar/Land Rover line-up. High-quality materials and acres of leather fill the cabin and, of course, everything is digital, with a digital instrument binnacle, large centre display and a 3rd, lower-set screen for such functions as climate control, dominating the fascia. Allround visibility is good and, with the high shoulder line, you do feel cocooned in every seat.

With the wheels pushed to the corners of the car, interior space is generous with comfortable seating for 4 adults, while a 5th passenger could squeeze into the rear seat. Due to a 2nd motor sitting on the rear axle, the load bay is fairly compact (shallow, in terms of height, but decently deep, in terms of length. Because SA-spec cars will be fitted with spare wheels, the space-saver will sit on top of the floor (in a custom cover), further eating into your luggage space. It should be sufficient for the daily commute or school run, but it will be a tight squeeze for 4 people’s luggage.

Dynamic on-road handling

The i-Pace is quick, really quick, especially off the line. With nearly 700 Nm of torque available from a standstill (that's right, zero rpm) and 294 kW on tap, the Jaguar's party trick is certainly off-the-mark acceleration. Part of the launch was an opportunity to drag race the I-Pace against the fastest Jaguar available in South Africa, the F-Type SVR. With similar torque, but significantly more power, and vastly less weight, the SVR was repeatedly neck and neck or just outpaced by the I-Pace. It’s a phenomenal thing to witness and you can watch it happen in the video below.


With the 600 kg battery pack situated in the floor of the car, the centre of gravity is incredibly low, and even at high speed, the I-Pace is capable of changing direction sharply and with remarkably little drama, only understeering slightly when you’re really driving like a buffoon. Out on some of the twisty roads towards Hartebeesport Dam, it proved thrilling to drive, with mountains of traction from the all-wheel-drive system (with torque vectoring), and piles of torque from the Jaguar's pair of electric motors. The car will hit 100 kph from standstill in 4.8 seconds and, remember, the torque delivery is instantaneous – be careful when changing lanes; don’t accelerate too early or you might find yourself in someone’s boot.

And of course, all of this is happening without a single gram of CO2 being left behind.

Off-road capability

A surprising aspect of the launch was taking the I-Pace on the off-road course at the new Jaguar Experience Centre in Lonehill, Gauteng, followed by the drive route taking us, quite literally, through the Jukskei River, as you’ll see in the video below.


When approaching a water obstacle in the I-Pace, your survival instincts certainly kick in and I even asked the instructors over the walkie-talkie if they were sure about this. But the I-Pace actually has a wading depth of 500 mm, which is the same as a Jeep Cherokee!

Charging method, charging cost and range

And the issue of road trips brings us neatly to the prickly subject of actually charging the car in this country, made worse by the current climate of load-shedding and the dramatic issues affecting Eskom. I often talk about electric cars on talk radio stations and without fail, a listener will call in and tell me that, “if we can’t keep the lights on in this country, how on earth are we going to charge all of these electric cars!”

Let’s start with the range. While official figures would suggest a range of 470 km, in the real world you can expect a range of around 400 km. This is a genuinely usable distance, given that the average motorist in South Africa drives around 60 km per day. But in my personal use case, I live 10 km from the office. If all I ever did was drive to the office and back, I would only have to charge my car every 20 days.

The reality is that electric cars are, by and large, charged by their owners at home. The wall box for your I-Pace will be supplied and installed in your home for around R30 000, but that price can fluctuate depending on the unique layout of your home (for instance, if your garage is far from the main house). Interestingly, as car makers have adopted a standard connection, even if you decide to eventually buy an EV from another brand, you can still use that wall box. It is a 7.4 kW charger, which means that if your car battery was absolutely flat, it would take around 12 hours to fully charge.

However, the idea is to get into the habit of not waiting until the battery is dead, but rather topping it up, in the same way as you plug your smartphone in at night, regardless of its battery level.

The benefit of charging at night is two-fold and is important in the South African context. Firstly, the owner can make use of off-peak tariffs, which means a “full tank” will cost you even less. In Gauteng, the price per unit of electricity scales up depending on total power consumed in the month, with the highest price per kWh set at R1.94. With a 90 kWh battery, the iPace will therefore cost R174.60 for a full charge, resulting in a price per kilometre travelled of 43c (assuming an actual range of 400 km). This compares extremely favourably with the running costs of petrol or diesel powered cars. Do note, however, that the price of a kWh at public charging fluctuates, depending on the deal agreed with the property’s owners.

Price

All this does come at a price, and the situation is not helped at all by government taxing electric vehicles 7% more than standard cars. In some countries, electric vehicles are zero-rated or in some cases incentivised with tax rebates, and one can only hope that that becomes a reality for local motorists in the very near future. The price of the iPace ev400 (to give it its full name) is as follows:

S R1 687 230

SE R1 745 540

HSE R1 829 880

First Edition R1 920 700

Jaguar provides back-up in the form of an 8-year/160 000 km battery warranty and thanks to the low maintenance nature of electric vehicles, service intervals are at 2-year or 34 000-km intervals.

Summary

If the only place you ever charged your EV was at home, given a range of 400 km, the I-Pace truly becomes a viable form of motoring. Without mentioning the green credentials of zero-emission vehicles, the savings on running costs and maintenance will be staggering.

Of course, with a purchase price of nearly R1.7 million, you’d have to drive to the moon and back to recoup your initial investment. But what the I-Pace represents is the tantalizing prospect of a new era of motoring, and with the company’s investment in the infrastructure, they have paved the way for wider adoption of the technology.

The I-Pace is a phenomenally impressive product. I haven’t driven the upcoming Audi eTron or Mercedes Benz EQC, but in my experience, the breadth of the I-Pace’s abilities is virtually unrivalled in the automotive world, especially by traditionally powered vehicles, and I remain very jealous of those who can afford one. This is a car I would happily drive every day of my life.

https://www.cars.co.za/motoring_news/jaguar-i-pace-2019-launch-review/46201/

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DRIVEN: Jaguar I-Pace EV400 HSE AWD

If there’s one word the folks at Jaguar Land Rover South Africa certainly didn’t want to see splashed across the front of newspapers nationwide in the build-up to the local appearance of the new, all-electric I-Pace, it was this: “load-shedding”.

You see, launching an electric vehicle in South Africa – where the BMW i3 (its own arrival back in 2014 overshadowed by Eskom’s habitual inability to keep the lights on) sells in rather small numbers and the Nissan Leaf simply no longer features – wouldn’t be a simple task at the best of times. But add the growing frustrations of a population forced to plan their days around load-shedding schedules, and things start to become a little more complicated.

Still, it’s worth pointing out the majority of EV owners would likely charge their cars at home overnight, largely unaffected by any annoying “shedding of the load” (and, as a Jaguar Land Rover SA representative keenly pointed out, if the power’s out at a petrol station, you’d not be able to fill up a conventional vehicle anyway, unless the forecourt in question happens to run a generator).

Tiny target audience

In addition, of course, the new I-Pace isn’t exactly pitched at the average South African. No, with Jaguar’s trademark “leaping cat” badge affixed to its pert rear end and prices starting at a shade under R1,7-million, the latest addition to the Coventry-based firm’s stable is catering to a pretty narrow (read: wealthy) target audience. While the firm opted not to share how many units have been allocated to SA, rest assured the I-Pace won’t be playing the role of volume-driver for the group.

Interestingly, that hasn’t stopped Jaguar Land Rover SA from investing heavily in kick-starting the country’s public EV charging infrastructure, partnering with GridCars to roll out as many as 82 new stations dotted round South Africa. Many, including 22 along the N3 between Gauteng and Durban and on the N1 between Gauteng and Cape Town, have been cleverly placed in a bid to reduce the sort of range anxiety that has long been associated with EVs and encourage drivers to tackle longer distances.

Behind the wheel

But enough about Eskom’s woes and infrastructure roll-outs. What’s the I-Pace like to drive? In short, it’s utterly brilliant. Thanks to an electric motor sited on each axle (separately offering 147 kW for an imposing total of 298 kW), the low-slung crossover will whizz from zero to 100 km/h in a claimed 4,8 seconds.

As impressive a figure as that is, it doesn’t quite convey the near-silent brutality with which the all-wheel-drive I-Pace is capable of moving from standstill to, well, the wrong side of the speed limit. With immediate access to the full complement of 696 N.m – and the single-speed epicyclic transmission ensuring there’s no waiting around for pesky cogs to engage – there’s virtually no delay between throttle inputs and the electric motors’ combined reactions.

The complete lack of aural drama (further emphasised by impressive levels of overall refinement) that accompanies both full-throttle scorches away from traffic lights and more measured flexes of the right ankle – for startlingly swift overtaking manoeuvres, for instance – makes for a strange sensation since the modern South African motorist still equates hair-raising acceleration with some or other spine-tingling, multi-cylinder soundtrack (pedestrians, too, don’t always hear the I-Pace coming).

Indeed, remaining within the confines of the law when piloting this vehicle requires regular checks of the digital speedometer, since it’s exceedingly easy to find oneself well over the speed limit, so linear (and, again, hushed) is the delivery of all that oomph. In short, this thing is deceptively quick, masking its speed better than pretty much anything else I’ve driven.

Braking free

While the first few minutes behind the wheel of the I-Pace force the driver to make a conscious shift in mind-set (from an acceleration and sound point of view), it also necessitates a distinct change in driving style when it comes to braking. Like many other electric vehicles, the I-Pace employs a regenerative braking system to direct otherwise wasted energy back into its 90 kWh, liquid-cooled battery pack.

Model:Jaguar I-Pace EV400 HSE AWD
Price:R1 820 900
Engine:two permanent magnet electric motors (one per axle)
Power:298 kW (combined)
Torque:696 N.m (combined)
0-100 km/h:4,8 seconds
Top Speed:200 km/h
Fuel Consumption:18,75 kWh/100 km (electricity)
CO2:0 g /km
Transmission:Single speed, epicyclic
Maintenance Plan:Five-year/100 000 km (with two-year/34 000 km intervals)
Notes:Eight-year/160 000 km warranty on battery

https://www.carmag.co.za/car-reviews/driven-jaguar-pace-ev400-hse-awd/
 
And the European Car of the Year award for 2019 goes to

Back in November 2018, we revealed the seven finalists in the running to grab the European Car of the Year award for 2019. And now the overall winner has been announced…

The Jaguar I-Pace (which has just launched in South Africa) won the award, narrowly beating the Alpine A110 in a tie-breaker after both vehicles ended on 250 points.

The Kia Ceed placed a close third with 247 points, while the Ford Focus (235) managed fourth and the Citroën C5 Aircross (210) fifth. The Peugeot 508 ended up sixth with 192 points, while the Mercedes-Benz A-Class finished in seventh place with 116 points.

The I-Pace draws its urge from a 90 kWh battery sited in the floor, feeding two axle-mounted (one fore and one aft) synchronous electric motors paired with a concentric single-speed transmission. Peak outputs come in at 294 kW and 696 N.m, which the Coventry-based brand says is enough for a zero to 100 km/h dash of 4,8 seconds. A single full charge, meanwhile, will provide a range of “up to 470 km” (on the WLTP cycle).

Some 60 jury members voted to declare the overall winner of the European Car of the Year awards, with each juror having to apportion 25 points among at least five finalists.

The Volvo XC40 won the award in 2018. In 2017, the Peugeot 3008 took top honours, while the Opel Astra triumphed in 2016, the Volkswagen Passat in 2015, the Peugeot 308 in 2014 and the Volkswagen Golf in 2013.

https://www.carmag.co.za/news/and-the-european-car-of-the-year-award-for-2019-goes-to/
 
Jaguar I-Pace wins 2019 European Car of the Year

Electric SUV claims prize after tie-break with Alpine A110

The electric Jaguar I-Pace has claimed a narrow victory in the European Car of the Year award, edging out the Alpine A110.

The British firm's electric SUV finished level on points with the A110 in the jury voting and was declared the winner after a tie-break based on how many judges had given a first-place vote to each car. The I-Pace received 18 first-place votes, compared with 16 for the A110.

It is the first time in the history of the event that two cars have finished tied after the main jury vote and the first time a Jaguar has won the award.

Jaguar design boss Ian Callum said: "Why are people still surprised that electric cars win these awards? This is the future. We'd better all accept that."

He added: "This was a wonderful car for the team to design and work on, because it's a unique new car on a unique platform. For me, after 40 years in the business, this is the most exciting car I've ever had the chance to work on."

The I-Pace and A110 both received 250 votes. The Kia Ceed finished a close third in the results, receiving 247 votes. The Ford Focus was fourth (235 votes). The other finalists were the Citroën C5 Aircross, Mercedes-Benz A-Class and Peugeot 508.

The Car of the Year award is run by seven European automotive publications, including Autocar. The award is voted on by a jury comprising 60 journalists, including Autocar’s Matt Prior and Andrew Frankel, from 23 countries. The award was established in 1964, with the Rover 2000 claiming the inaugural victory. The Volvo XC40 took the prize last year.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/...how/jaguar-i-pace-wins-2019-european-car-year
 
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