“We have torn up the rulebook to create the newest member of the Pace family,” said Jaguar Land Rover chief executive officer Dr Ralf Speth during the car’s online unveiling on Thursday evening (1 March), ahead of the highly anticipated electric Jag’s premiere at the Geneva Motor Show next week.
“With zero tailpipe emissions, no CO2 and no particulates the I-Pace moves us dramatically closer to our vision of a clean, safe and sustainable future.”
The I-Pace, expected to be in UK customers’ hands by the summer, combines grace, pace and space with battery electric power for Jaguar’s first dedicated EV. Motors back and front, providing all-wheel-drive traction, offer a combined output of 395bhp with 513 lb-ft of torque from zero revs – 0-60mph is said to take just 4.5 seconds.
The I-Pace is equipped with a 90kWh lithium-ion battery, made up of 432 cells, mounted centrally under the car’s flat floor. Jaguar says that on the WLTP (Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure) cycle now adopted as the EU’s official mileage rating, the I-Pace will be able to travel 298 miles on a charge, helped by the car’s navigation system offering range-optimised routing. A recharge at a DC rapid charge point will yield an 80 per cent top-up in 85 minutes. A full charge from a domestic electric socket will take just over 10 hours.