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Home » Look-a-like: Jaguar i-Pace and…

Look-a-like: Jaguar i-Pace and…

December 15, 2016 by Krzysztof Wozniak 3 Comments

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Jaguar faced a tough decision when designing its first EV: either follow the successful Tesla Model S template, or go with a more original concept. While I’m sure the former option looked attractive to them, given the Tesla’s market success and, aruguably, the need to give the XJ replacement a stronger USP, the company ended up taking the bold step of venturing into a market that, until recently, would have been unthinkable for the brand: a sporty crossover. I admire as much – it takes guts, and, given how the concept looks, the final product will probably end up being one of the better-looking EVs out there. The problem is that, unless some parts of the design change substantially from the concept, it won’t be all that original…

The problem lies with the rear of the i-Pace: by pursuing better aerodynamics, Jaguar’s designers seem to have arrived at the same solution pretty much all other EV and hybrid makers employ – a stubby, high tail. In particular, the combination of the high tail, a greatly inclined rear window, a long wheelbase and narrow, wide lights reminds me of the previous-generation Chevrolet Volt. Not that there is anything bad with that per se, as the rear was probably the best angle of the Volt Mk I, plus Jaguar’s execution is much nicer, at least in concept form. Rather, the problem is that, if you were to remove the badges at the rear, the i-Pace could be mistaken for a car from other manufacturers. Normally we complain about cars from premium manufacturers looking too much like their stablemates (Audi, BMW, Mercedes), but in this case I believe a little bit more “Jaguar-ness” would not have gone amiss for the i-Pace.

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About Krzysztof Wozniak

Kriss grew up in Poland reading German car magazines, before moving to England and graduating to the British magazines, which he still considers the best in the world and continues reading them after he'd moved to the US. In college he promised himself he's buy himself a used Porsche before he turned 30 (not to be accused of having a mid-life crisis), but instead family needs dictated a Subaru Outback. Still waiting for that perfect moment to buy a used 2008-ish Cayman...
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  1. Hugh says

    December 15, 2016 at 16:43

    Not sure I think the I-PACE will be mistaken for a Volt, but it’s a good point that Jaguar are going off-brand. I seem to remember Ian Callum saying repeatedly that the similarity between the XE and XF was to establish a clear brand identity. Why change this for the sake of a change in powertrain? Shouldn’t the intention be to establish “It’s a Jaguar” regardless of with it’s ICE or an EV?

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    • Krzysztof Wozniak says

      December 16, 2016 at 16:05

      I think the Jaguar design team is putting too much stock in how much small things like the front lights/grille assembly and rear lights drive the identity of a car. Once you apply them to a shape that is unlike anything else Jaguar has ever produced, with a huge wheelbase and tiny rear overhang, the result is a car that no longer looks like a Jaguar – more like another manufacturer copying Jaguar’s design elements.

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  2. Nick Joynson says

    May 28, 2017 at 07:13

    From a strategic perspective, provided that customers are satisfied with the claimed range of the vehicle, and that the technology is reliable, I can well imagine the I-Pace being successful for JLR. EV is still in its infancy but I believe many present buyers are those who seek a package which works, and follows their ideals to move on from diesel and petrol powered cars. I don’t think traditional Jaguar design is as critical as one might think, as witnessed by the phenomenal succes of the F-Pace. Looking further ahead I can well imagine the Rover brand being used for future mass-produced EV’s by JLR.

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