The Jaguar I-Pace is a concept electric crossover that heralds Jaguar's entry into electric vehicles and with which it announces the completion of the range of SUVs, where it now competes with the F-Pace model, the first SUV of this 'wild cat'. The I-Pace has a lithium-ion battery built into the bottom, and the passenger cabin is uncharacteristically pushed forward.
Jaguar presented before the opening of the auto show in Los Angeles the I-Pace concept, a mid-sized SUV that heralds the British brand's imminent entry into the electric vehicle market, where the competition is getting tougher. Although Jaguar's passenger car is called s SUV, has many characteristics of a hatchback (it is set quite high).
Concept Jaguar I-Pace women a pair of electric motors, who each take care of their own pair of bikes. It has 400 hp (294 kW) system power and 700 Nm of torque. Acceleration to 100 km/h should be approx. four seconds. Developed in house battery 90 kWh brings to 500 kilometers autonomy per charge (according to the cycle NEDC) and enables fast charging. Following the example of Tesla Motors, Jaguar is already collecting orders for the I-Pace (without deposit), although the production iPace will only arrive on the market in the second half of 2018.
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It will be the first electric Jaguar a direct competitor to electric crossovers from Audi and Mercedes-Benz. The space vacated by the engine was used at Jaguar for increasing the interior (as a result, it has two luggage compartments, one in front and one in back). He will have low center of gravity and as a result excellent driving characteristics, otherwise they copied the design of the model itself F-Pace. The dashboard was pushed further forward.
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