Jaguar India Is Now Accepting Bookings For Its I-Pace Electric SUV

Jaguar’s I-Pace will be the second luxury electric SUV to be sold in India, after the Mercedes-Benz EQC

• I-Pace will be available in three variants: S, SE and HSE.

• Two electric motors, one on each axle, have a combined power output of 400PS/696Nm.

• 90 kWh battery pack offers up to 470km range according to the WLTP cycle.

• 19-inch inch alloy wheels, a 10-inch touchscreen and power-adjustable front seats are standard on the I-Pace.

• Top variant gets features like adaptive cruise control, Matrix LED lights and 16-way adjustable front seats.

• We expect it to be priced between Rs 1 crore and Rs 1.5 crore.

• It will rival the Mercedes-Benz EQC.

Tata-owned British luxury carmaker Jaguar has begun accepting bookings from Indian customers for its electric SUV, the I-Pace. The SUV went on sale in Europe in mid-2018 and is expected to arrive in Indian showrooms by the end of 2020. Jaguar will be offering the I-Pace in three variants for India -- S, SE and HSE -- just like they do in the UK.

The electric I-Pace utilises two electric motors, one on each axle, with a combined power output of 400PS and 696Nm. They can individually control the wheels, which also means that the I-Pace has an AWD system, courtesy of which it can go from 0-100kmph in just 4.8 seconds. The electric motors draw their power from a 90kWh battery pack, which gives it a 470km range according to the WLTP cycle (world harmonized light-duty vehicles test procedure). In the real world, we expect this number to drop below 400km. The battery pack is available with a standard 8 years or 1,60,000km warranty.

Apart from this, the I-Pace will also be offering a complimentary 5 year warranty on the rest of the car, a 5 year service package, 5 years of road side assistance, and a 7.4kWh AC wallbox charger. Using the wallbox charger, the I-Pace can be charged from 0 to 100 per cent in almost 13 hours. Using the more potent 50kW DC charger, the I-Pace’s range can be extended by roughly 250km in an hour. Up that to 100kW DC charging and the I-Pace can replenish its range by 127km in just 15 minutes. The electric SUV’s system is altogether capable of handling as high as 150kW of DC charging. Jaguar I-Pace owners will also be able to use the Tata Power network, a set of public electric charging stations that have been set up by Tata and are currently located at more than 200 places in India.

Also Read: The EQC Kicks Off Mercedes-Benz’s Electric Journey In India At Rs 99.30 Lakh

On the features front, LED headlights, 19-inch alloy wheels, two-zone climate control, ambient lighting, synthetic leather upholstery, 8-way semi-powered heated front seats, torque vectoring, a 10-inch touchscreen, lane keep assist, a 360 degree camera and six airbags are all standard from the base S variant of the I-Pace onwards.

On the mid-spec SE variant, you get further feature additions such as 20-inch alloy wheels, better LED headlights, auto-dimming and heated ORVMs with a memory function, 12-way powered and heated front seats. Blind Spot monitoring is available on the UK spec car but will not be there on the India-spec car.

On the top-of-the-line HSE variant, Jaguar is offering Matrix LED headlights, a powered and gesture controlled tailgate, premium leather sports seats that can be adjusted in 16 different ways and are heated and cooled, a head-up display and adaptive cruise control to set it apart from the rest.

When it is launched, we expect prices of the Jaguar I-Pace to start around the Rs 1 crore mark and go as high as around Rs 1.5 crore. It will rival the Mercedes-Benz EQC in India, which in its single variant, is priced just under the Rs 1 crore mark in India.