Jaguar is entering new ground with it’s first-ever SUV, the
recently confirmed F-Pace, which is featured as a prototype in our latest spy
video. The new F-Pace is currently undergoing final testing ahead of a world
debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show in September. You may recall that it was
at the German show two years ago that we first saw the handsome
C-X17 concept, which we’re glad to report closely resembles the production
F-Pace it previewed.
Faithfully transferred to the production model are the
concept’s muscular haunches and taut surfaces, as well as its slit-like lights.
For the interior, a previous
spy shot revealed a dash layout that resembles the one in the 2017
XE sedan. Key elements will be a rotary dial and a central display screen
for Jaguar’s new In
Control infotainment system.
The F-Pace will take on the BMW X3 and Mercedes-Benz
GLC (GLK-Class replacement) in the premium small crossover segment but
will be set apart by brilliant dynamics and fuel efficiency made possible by
lightweight aluminum construction. Underpinning the vehicle is Jaguar Land
Rover’s iQ[Al] platform that debuted in the XE and also underpins the recently
revealed 2016
XF.
Derived from the Premium Lightweight Architecture used by
Land Rover, the iQ[Al] is a scalable vehicle platform designed not only to be
light but also extremely stiff. It’s also been designed to incorporate
innovative efficiency technologies such as diesel, plug-in hybrid and even battery-powered
electric powertrains, and it also features some pretty sophisticated
chassis technology like Instinctive All-Wheel Drive and All Surface Progress
Control.
Standard powertrains
in the F-Pace will include Jaguar’s Ingenium range
of turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinders, and the automaker’s supercharged
3.0-liter V-6. At launch in the U.S. we’re likely to see the F-Pace’s engine
lineup mirror that of the XE, which means a base 2.0-liter diesel and more
potent supercharged 3.0-liter V-6. An eight-speed automatic is expected to be
the only transmission.
Look for the new F-Pace in showrooms in the second half of
2016, as a 2017 model.
source: www.motorauthority.com
by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
http://www.boscheuropean.com
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