There's *an (ahem) Jaguar Promotional* video available of the i-Pace racing 0-60mph against both the X 75D and the X 100D. Is the 90D notable quicker to 60mph than either of those sister models?
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as a Brit I look on Jaguar very favorably, however why Jaguar are promoting this car so hard is slightly confusing to me.
That they will sell all they can make is a given
That they wont be making many is also a truth
That they will not be making anything like the profit per vehicle that Tesla do is all but a certainty
That they dont have their own charging network is a fact, and relying on the vaguaries of the public networks in the UK would alone be sufficent to put me back in an ICE. Individual use case will determine how much of an issue this is ofc.
It seems like Jag are terrified to sell it against the rest of their range for fear that they will self-harm, so are trying to position themselves as the only/primary alternative to Tesla perhaps more so they are viewed as the establishment by the time VAG/MB get their models out. But pushing this too hard is likely to backfire on them.
Also to consider
Jag's existing ICE reliability is not stellar
This is a whole new 1st gen technology for Jaguar, so jury is out for me on that, to be fair warranty is solid though.
I want to see battery reliability/degradation proven/vampire losses/charge times/real world range
The use of pouch cells in the battery may or may not be an issue but it is significantly different to Tesla tried and trusted cylindical cells. I am not saying Note7 but ...
Media system looks boringly tradiional unimaginitive small screen fayre.
What is the service network going to be? No way will they sell enough numbers to justify every dealership being trained to service high voltage vehicles, if they do so it would just be stupidly uneconomic.
What about accident repairs? Tesla recognised the risk early on and controlled this (with mixed success admittedly) but are Jag just going to let any old bodyshop loose on their EVs. Mad if they do.
I guess what I am saying is that there is a lot more to BEVs that Tesla have worked out over the years, and that I suspect some of the other automotive companies are going to find out pretty soon.
I wish Jaguar well, and no doubt the positioning of the vehicle directly in a gap in Tesla's range is a smart move (note that MB and VAG are also pitching directly for the same CUV segment) but I for one am going to sit back and watch how this unfolds for a while and hope it doesn't end up in tears.
