I am 2/3 through my self-imposed test drive programme having tried MX100 and Jaguar iPace, and here are a few thoughts from them. Please be aware they are personal opinions only so please, don't flame me for expressing them.
First thing is that MX cabin is more airy that iPace, although neither felt cramped.
Accessing either is good, but still don't like MX rear doors and I think the novelty would wear off fairly quickly.
My partner rode in back seat on both drives and she didn't like the MX as the seat base was too thin, and without door armrest or centre console (6-seater version) she didn't feel secure on turns and roundabouts.
Not much in it from the front seats as far as comfort is concerned but maybe the edge would go to the Jaguar.
The dash and switch layout is quite disorganised on the Jag, and I prefer the simplicity of the Tesla. I did like the heads-up display on the ipace though.
Both cars have air suspension and I felt the Jaguar was slightly smoother on the road.
Obviously both cars have the ev smoothness but the Tesla felt slightly smoother pulling away (I can't explain why that should be).
The fit and finish of the Jag was superior to the Tesla (no big surprise there I'm sure)
The ipace is well equipped (First Edition spec), as is MX, but the Tesla has more technology on board such as ap, more cameras etc.
I was surprised to find that you cannot set the Jag to charge to a percentage, timed duration setting only, which is a negative as far as I'm concerned.
Service interval for ipace is 21,000 miles, so almost double that of Tesla (important for me as a high mileage driver).
I get the impression that for Jaguar the ipace is just another car in their range alongside their ice cars, whereas tesla are (obviously) all-in with ev's and that's worth a bit.
Interestingly, Jaguar publish towing weights for ipace, but I thought on MX was type- approved for towing. Requires further clarification.
I couldn't really get a good range comparison because my ipace drive was fairly short and not representative. My target is to achieve 120 miles daily using 60-65% battery. My 30 mile MX drive used 17%, which equates to approx 1.75 miles per %. On this basis my 120 commute miles would be about 68%, but I'm pretty sure I could get within target with daily driving. The ipace drive was only about 8-10 miles and used 4%, i.e. about 2+ miles/% (spot on where I want to be), but I'm not sure I can put a lot of store in that without a longer run. I have yet to test MS75D but based on my MX findings I am a little concerned that it will not achieve my targets (I am fairly sure MX75 will not).
Conclusion: overall the technology and ev experience of Tesla probably shades it at the moment, but, in spec as tested, is it £20,000 better - I don't know. I genuinely don't know which way I would/will go, but I don't think I would be disappointed with either.
Maybe a Model S 75D test drive in the future will make things a bit clearer (or could confuse the matter even further).
First thing is that MX cabin is more airy that iPace, although neither felt cramped.
Accessing either is good, but still don't like MX rear doors and I think the novelty would wear off fairly quickly.
My partner rode in back seat on both drives and she didn't like the MX as the seat base was too thin, and without door armrest or centre console (6-seater version) she didn't feel secure on turns and roundabouts.
Not much in it from the front seats as far as comfort is concerned but maybe the edge would go to the Jaguar.
The dash and switch layout is quite disorganised on the Jag, and I prefer the simplicity of the Tesla. I did like the heads-up display on the ipace though.
Both cars have air suspension and I felt the Jaguar was slightly smoother on the road.
Obviously both cars have the ev smoothness but the Tesla felt slightly smoother pulling away (I can't explain why that should be).
The fit and finish of the Jag was superior to the Tesla (no big surprise there I'm sure)
The ipace is well equipped (First Edition spec), as is MX, but the Tesla has more technology on board such as ap, more cameras etc.
I was surprised to find that you cannot set the Jag to charge to a percentage, timed duration setting only, which is a negative as far as I'm concerned.
Service interval for ipace is 21,000 miles, so almost double that of Tesla (important for me as a high mileage driver).
I get the impression that for Jaguar the ipace is just another car in their range alongside their ice cars, whereas tesla are (obviously) all-in with ev's and that's worth a bit.
Interestingly, Jaguar publish towing weights for ipace, but I thought on MX was type- approved for towing. Requires further clarification.
I couldn't really get a good range comparison because my ipace drive was fairly short and not representative. My target is to achieve 120 miles daily using 60-65% battery. My 30 mile MX drive used 17%, which equates to approx 1.75 miles per %. On this basis my 120 commute miles would be about 68%, but I'm pretty sure I could get within target with daily driving. The ipace drive was only about 8-10 miles and used 4%, i.e. about 2+ miles/% (spot on where I want to be), but I'm not sure I can put a lot of store in that without a longer run. I have yet to test MS75D but based on my MX findings I am a little concerned that it will not achieve my targets (I am fairly sure MX75 will not).
Conclusion: overall the technology and ev experience of Tesla probably shades it at the moment, but, in spec as tested, is it £20,000 better - I don't know. I genuinely don't know which way I would/will go, but I don't think I would be disappointed with either.
Maybe a Model S 75D test drive in the future will make things a bit clearer (or could confuse the matter even further).