Ciao everyone, here it's Marchettino and today I'm in company with the first jaguar that doesn't roar!
Today I'm behind the wheel a rather innovative car for Jaguar because what you see is the future of this brand which
is also the mutual future of many other manufacturers.
What I'm driving today is the I-Pace, the first 100% electric vehicle built by Jaguar.
It's an SUV and as you might have seen at the beginning of the video, I took it in unusual places and I have to say it moves nicely.
It's a real run for electric and Jaguar is one of the first manufacturers to create and sell a 100% electric SUV,
it's not an SUV for the mass because I-Pace starts at a whopping 80.000€, what you bring home is lots of tech and quality.
Behind the wheel I have a perception of quality in the interior both in the material and built quality
because here I'm sorrounded by leather, aluminium and in pure Jag style, on request you can opt for wood as well.
Concerning the built quality, without the noise of the classic thermal engine, the squeaky noises and pieces that move might be quite noticeable
and Jaguar managed to hide very well because this car has already more than 9000km, it's a press car so it's 9000km pushed, the quality is well perceived here.
On the front and rear axle we find 2 electric engines that combined produce 400hp and 696nm of torque,
electric power and torque, which means whenever you touch the throttle pedal
all this power is immediate! No lag, no delay with the throttle response, you hit the throttle and get immediately all the power and this is the great thing about electric.
Also in Comfort mode this car is quick rapid!
We also have a Sport mode we're about to engage.
In Comfort the steering is rather smooth, so does the suspensions.
Let's say this is not a car I would use for trackdays even though I've been told Jaguar has used racetracks to develop the tech we have here.
Being electric, obviously we don't have a thermal engine, we don't have a transmission with gears,
here on the central console we can simply engage reverse, neutral and Drive.
What left me perplexed is that by opening the front bonnet, lacking the thermal engine, the trunk is very little, for example on the Tesla we have a huge front trunk.
Currently I'm driving around town and probably as previously mentioned, the dangerous thing about electric is that from the outside nobody hear you come,
nowadays it's plenty of distracted people that walk while looking at the phone or doing something else with a total distraction so behind the wheel of an electric you have to be particularly careful.
But I have to say that while accelerating
you don't hear just the typical whistle of the electric engine but you hear also
this noise which is an artificial sound created by Jaguar. Basically, whenever you accelerate you hear this kind of fake noise, as if they want to make you believe you're driving a petrol car.
It sounds like a spaceship, the great thing about electric is that this acceleration literally keeps you glued to the seat!
The electric engine offers such acceleration and pick-up that are hard to match with cars powered with a thermal engine.
I want to put sport mode
Dynamic mode - because here we unleash even more the Jaguar soul.
It feels like it's about to take-off!
In Dynamic the throttle is even more ready, just like the power offered by the electric engines.
It's a pity because I'm in a tunnel and..
nothing! All I hear is the noise of the tires rolling.
I'm about to take off!
Top speed is 200kph, 0-100kph is covered in 4.8s which is not bad, given the weight of the car.
Living in Italy, the main problem, as well as the biggest limitations of the electric are the charging points
because in Italy, the country is still not covered properly.
Second, the autonomy because Jaguar claims 470km for I-Pace but realistically,
it's about 300 - no more than 350km of autonomy.
You need to plan trips properly if you don't use the car just around urban areas
which is still a great limitation.
Beside the public charging points that are not popular yet around the country,
alternative ways to charge I-Pace is the domestic recharge, problem is domestic houses charge at 3kw
which is not enough to charge this car in a reasonable time.
Jaguar offers the option Wall-Box, which allows to have a quicker domestic charge at 7kw
whereas if we find a public charging station, it does at 50kw.
This car holds up 100kw but it's a kind of charge that is not available yet in Italy.
Another particularity about electric is not only the acceleration but also the deceleration.
I simply lift the foot off the throttle and the car is decelerating quickly, in fact
the electric engine allows to have a strong engine brake, whenever you lift the foot off the throttle or hit the brake pedal, the battery recharges a bit.
It's an absolutely interesting product, also because the electric car is not a concept anymore, it's not a thought that has to become reality;
electric is already the present and you can tell that by the strategies that most manufacturers are applying, nowadays we hear only about hybrid or full electric.
Seats that are wrapping me are lovely, honestly I'd go for the standard seats that are more like a comfy couch,
maybe these seats are even too much for the kind of car, let's say these seats would fir nicely on a F-Type, not on a electric SUV.
The wheels with real carbon fibre details look good, they make me scared once it's time to park the car near the sidewalk,
basically if you scratch these wheels you throw them! The I-Pace version I'm driving is a top model
the I-Pace I'm driving is way above 100.000€.
The electric is still an expensive tech and not accessible to the mass, nowadays who own an electric doesn't do that to save money on fuel
but because you're fascinated by the tech behind, the product itself and by the fact this is the future, love it or hate it, this is the future.
Of course, with an electric engine both in the front and rear, the traction is AWD.
It's always a weird sensation to hit the throttle and have such immediate response of the engine and feel such brutal acceleration that pushes you to the seat!
For being so big and heavy, it's particularly agile
this is given also due the front wheels are placed much ahead and this allows to have a car pretty maneuverable and quick in the movements.
Now let's have a look at the external and internal design of I-Pace because in the world of electric cars, this
currently (in terms of style) one of the most valid products of the moment.
This feature, this air intake is very interesting because it's not only aestethic but also aerodinamic because the air
passes here
it goes through the air intake, then up, it ends up in this hole and with the help of this little wing it generates even more downforce.
The shape of the rear glass is very inclined, the visibility is very low but
obviously I-Pace has lots of cameras that come at your help for a 360* view.
Maybe the only part I dislike is this shape
of the trunk because it's too vertical, I would have appreciated a smoother and curvy line.
These wheels are undoubtedly cool, they remind me the Lamborghini Reventon but in every parking I would be damn scared!
These hiding door handles are very interesting,
they make the shape cleaner and reduce the friction with the air.
This is where you attach the charging dock.
As you can see we still have 56% of battery and 155km of autonomy by having pushed a little,
so realistically the autonomy is between 300 to 350km.
Being electric, everything is digital starting from the display for the temperature of the cockpit,
the seats that are both ventilated and heated,
The infotainment is split in 2 displays, this one's more basic with infos such as the climate control, seats, phone,
we can heat and configurate the seats how we like, we can heat or cool just a single part that's interesting.
By using the car just for the day, you struggle to discover properly all the features of the infotainment for example here's the 360* camera,
problem is this the display, whereas the 360* view is so tiny!
Here we can select
the cameras manually
here we have 2 front cameras,
2 side cameras,
and here's 2 more lateral cameras in the back.
Right guys, what do you think about I-Pace and electric cars in general? I'm very curious to hear your opinion so
write your thought here below!
I thank Jaguar for letting me step into the future with I-Pace and guys
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