2017 Jaguar F-Pace Crossover: Better Late than Never Jaguar aims to set the pace in the compact luxury-crossover segment. At long last, Jaguar has begun its foray into the lucrative SUV market with the new F-Pace, which represents a distinctly sporty take on the entry-luxe crossover. Given the segment’s popularity and the brand’s relatively meager U.S. sales figures in recent years, we wouldn’t be surprised to see the F-Pace outsell all other Jaguar models combined—and to do so soon. Previewed by the C-X17 concept from two years ago and with very little changed for production, the F-Pace looks something like a cross between Jaguar’s F-type coupeor XE sedan and a Range Rover Evoque, which is no bad thing. If there’s one skill at which Jaguar excels, it’s design, and this first-ever crossover is no exception. With its low, sleek roof and assertive lines, the F-Pace does genuinely look sporty without being polarizing or too extreme. The aesthetic dynamism is driven home by the F-Pace’s long, 113.1-inch wheelbase; optional 22-inch wheels; and LED lighting assemblies. For reference, the F-Pace is 3.7 inches longer, 1.5 inches wider, and 0.4 inch taller than an Audi Q5, and it rides on a wheelbase that’s 2.6 inches longer than that German ute. V-6, V-6, Diesel As we reported in May, the F-Pace gets its motivation from either a supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 or a 2.0-liter diesel four-cylinder. The former produces 340 horsepower at 6500 rpm and 332 lb-ft of torque at 4500 rpm, while the diesel produces 180 horsepower at 4000 rpm and 317 lb-ft of torque from 1750 to 2500 rpm. Additionally, there will be an F-Pace S model, which will use the supercharged V-6 but in a 380-horse state of tune (torque and output peaks remain the same). The aluminum V-6’s Roots-type supercharger is nestled in the 90-degree cylinder vee, which optimizes packaging. The engine is the same one currently seeing duty in the F-type and F-type S; Jaguar says it can scoot the basic F-Pace to 60 mph in 5.4 seconds and the S to 60 in 5.1. In the case of the diesel—which is a member of Jag’s Ingenium engine family—the zero-to-60-mph sprint is said to take 8.2 seconds, but its ample torque should make it a willing partner around town and it ought to deliver significantly higher fuel economy. Both the four and the V-6 feature fully aluminum construction. All engines are mated to the very familiar eight-speed ZF-sourced automatic transmission, which sends the power to all four wheels. By default, the F-Pace sends 100 percent of the engine’s output to the rear wheels, but up to 50 percent can be shunted to the front wheels within, Jaguar says, 165 milliseconds if traction conditions dictate. The crossover also includes the new Adaptive Surface Response system, which is an evolution of previous Jaguars’ winter mode and which manages throttle, transmission, and the stability control as it senses the type of surface you’re driving on, be it wet pavement, deep snow, gravel, ice, or something else. The aluminum chassis was influenced heavily by the F-type and is very closely related to that of the excellent new XE sedan, which bodes very, very well for the F-Pace’s dynamics. In our recent test of the XE S, we said, “The chassis honors the mantra of Sir William Lyons—grace, pace, and space—with its crisp responses and refined manners.” Like that sports sedan, the F-Pace features an unequal-length control-arm front suspension and a multilink rear setup, each of which incorporate a pile of aluminum pieces, including the front knuckles, rear lower control arm, and rear upper links.
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