The Jaguar F-Pace (X761) is a compact luxury crossover SUV made by Jaguar Land Rover, a British car manufacturer, under their Jaguar marque. It is the first model to be built by Jaguar in the SUV class. It was formally announced at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, with sales commencing in 2016 following an unveiling at the International Motor Show Germany in Frankfurt in September 2015. The design of the F-Pace is based on the 2013 Jaguar C-X17 concept car. The 2017 Jaguar F-PACE has been named the honorary winner of the 2017 World Car of the Year and World Car Design of the Year Awards at the New York International Auto Show.
The F-Pace is built at Jaguar Land Rover's Solihull plant along with the Range Rover Velar and employs an additional 1,300 workers.
An F-Pace production prototype made its public debut on 4 July 2015, by leading out the Team Sky professional cycle racing team during Le Grand Départ in Utrecht, Netherlands at the start of the 2015 Tour de France. The car made its official public début at the September 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. Ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show, an F-Pace, driven by professional stunt driver Terry Grant, performed a world-record-breaking 360 degree loop-the-loop. Customer deliveries started in April 2016 in Europe and in May 2016 in the United States.
The F-Pace is offered with the Jaguar Land Rover Ingenium 2.0L turbocharged Diesel and 2.0L petrol turbocharged engines, available in the Prestige, Portfolio and R-Sport specifications, while the 3.0L turbocharged diesel (except USA) and supercharged petrol are available in the S and First Edition specifications. The F-Pace is offered in both RWD and AWD variants.
Diesel:
2.0 Turbocharged Ingenium I4 1,999 cc (122 cu in) 120 kW; 161 hp (163 PS) @ 4,000 380 N⋅m (280 lb⋅ft) @ 1,750 – 2,500 10.2 s 195 km/h (121 mph) 6-speed manual
2.0 Turbocharged Ingenium I4 1,999 cc (122 cu in) 132 kW; 178 hp (180 PS) @ 4,000 430 N⋅m (317 lb⋅ft) @ 1,750 – 2,500 8.5 s 210 km/h (130 mph) 6-speed manual
8-speed Automatic
2.0 Turbocharged Ingenium I4 1,999 cc (122 cu in) 177 kW; 237 hp (240 PS) @ 4,000 500 N⋅m (369 lb⋅ft) @ 1,500 7.2 s 217 km/h (135 mph) 8-speed Automatic
3.0 Turbocharged V6 2,993 cc (183 cu in) 221 kW; 296 hp (300 PS) @ 4,000 700 N⋅m (516 lb⋅ft) @ 2,000 6.2 s 241 km/h (150 mph) 8-speed automatic
Petrol:
2.0 Turbocharged Ingenium I4 1,997 cc (122 cu in) 184 kW; 247 hp (250 PS) @ 5,500 365 N⋅m (269 lb⋅ft) @ 1,200 – 4,500 6.8 s 217 km/h (135 mph) 8-speed Automatic
3.0 Supercharged V6 2,995 cc (183 cu in) 250 kW; 335 hp (340 PS) @ 6,500 450 N⋅m (332 lb⋅ft) @ 4,500 5.8 s 250 km/h (155 mph) 8-speed automatic
3.0 Supercharged V6 2,995 cc (183 cu in) 279 kW; 375 hp (380 PS) @ 6,500 450 N⋅m (332 lb⋅ft) @ 4,500 5.5 s 250 km/h (155 mph) 8-speed automatic
5.0 Supercharged V8 (SVR) 5,000 cc (305 cu in) 405 kW; 542 hp (550 PS) @ 6,000 - 6,500 680 N⋅m (502 lb⋅ft) @ 2,500 - 5,500 4.3 s 283 km/h (176 mph) 8-speed automatic
Plug-in-Hybrid
2.0 Turbocharged Ingenium I4 petrol engine + 105 kW electric motor 1,997 cc (122 cu in) 297 kW; 398 hp (404 PS) @ 5,500 640 N⋅m (472 lb⋅ft) @ 1,500 – 4,400 5.3 s 240 km/h (149 mph) 8-speed Automatic
F-Pace models are equipped with the same ZF 8HP eight-speed automatic transmission as other D7a platform vehicles, a lighter variant of the gearbox currently fitted to other Jaguar models. A six-speed ZF manual gearbox is available on the lower-powered diesel models.
Ian Callum was the exterior designer for the F-Pace. The body structure comprises 80 per cent aluminium, and additional weight savings come from the composite tailgate and magnesium for parts such as the cross-car beam. The body's high torsional stiffness enables the F-TYPE-derived double-wishbone front suspension and sophisticated Integral Link rear suspension to perform even better. Together with Torque Vectoring as standard and an Electric Power Assisted Steering system tuned to give the best possible feel and response.
The F-Pace chassis is the third model to be built on Jaguar Land Rover's iQ-Al (D7a) modular platform, which is used for the XE, the second generation XF, and the Velar. The design features double wishbone suspension at the front, with similarities to the system fitted to the XF and F-Type models, the rear features an entirely new subframe mounted multi-link suspension system, named by Jaguar as Integral Link. This system is a more costly combination to manufacture but allows for greater tuning to provide a good balance between handling and ride quality.
The interior of the F-Pace features several existing Jaguar design cues, including the rotary gear selector which rises when the car is started. The central console, when equipped with the upgraded InControl Touch Pro system, features a 10.2 in (25.9 cm) touch screen allowing access to in-car entertainment, satellite navigation and various vehicular settings, such as the G-Meter and engine/gear shift/steering/suspension parameters. Navigation can also be shown full-screen, in 3D on an additional 12.3-inch HD virtual instrument cluster. The F-Pace features smartphone connectivity with Wifi Hotspot and some models allow the owner to control the vehicle remotely, pre-heating the interior or unlocking the car using a smartphone application.
The F-Pace is also the first vehicle in Jaguar's range to feature the Activity Key, a waterproof wrist band that unlocks the F-Pace allowing the main keys to being left inside, thus preventing possible water damage.
