This week, at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show, Jaguar unveiled their first battery-powered pure electric vehicle, the I-PACE. The five-passenger, all-wheel-drive SUV is capable of 240 miles on a single charge of its 90 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion batteries, and with a fast charging system, can juice up from empty to about eighty-percent of capacity (192 miles of range) in just 40 minutes. The I-PACE, which enters the U.S. market for $69,500 later this year, is the first of a spate of all-new electric vehicles that will be available from Jaguar. But this eco-friendly category is bound to grow significantly—especially as brands such as Mercedes, Porsche, BMW, Audi, and others begin to roll-out a full lineup of all-electric competitors. Elon Musk, whose new all-electric SUV, the Model X, is priced between $82,500 to $150,000, is in for some stiff competition.
While attending the Geneva Motor Show, AD was given the opportunity to test-drive an early, pre-production version of the new I-PACE on a closed course. We can attest to one thing right away: It’s fast. Jaguar claims a zero to 60 m.p.h. time of just 4.5 seconds, which is about as quick as the brand’s F-Type two-seat sports car, but because all of the thrust in an electric motor comes on as soon as one presses the “gas” pedal, it has a way of feeling even faster.
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