10 Top Automotive Stories Of 2019

10 Top Automotive Stories Of 2019

Energy consumption is not consistent, however, as the Jaguar I-Pace uses more juice and requires a bigger battery pack to accomplish the same acceleration and range as the 75-kWh Teslas. A 90-kilowatt-hour (kWh) lithium-ion battery sits between the two axles and is mounted low, contributing to a 50:50 weight distribution and a lower center of gravity. Beneath its bonnet, a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine comes in a choice of two tuning levels: The base version produces 246 horsepower and 269 pound-feet of torque, with 296 hp and 295 pound-feet for the optional variant. Under the alluring sheet metal are two Jaguar-designed concentric electric motors鈥攚hich feature driveshafts passing through the motors themselves for compactness鈥攑laced at each axle, producing all-wheel drive. Truth be told, most owners do not drive with pedal to metal and in this regard, this Jaguar feels just right. That made sense when power came from big metal engines housed under the hood. TVR's 2 door, 4 seat coupe - with an integral roll cage - gives the passionate and patriotic British sports car enthusiast an added dimension in interior space, plus power and luxurious comfort.

The British SUV that thinks it's a sport sedan. Jaguar F-Pace marked the entrance of the brand into the SUV segment. Jaguar tasted quite a success with the new car models, XE and the F-Pace in recent times. TVR's Tamara is a fully convertible, 2 seated, 3.6 litres straight 6, rear wheel drive sports car for the fun-loving motorist. Aesthetically, the Chimaera is a beautiful design enhanced by 15 inch front and 16 inch rear alloys. There will be signature Jaguar styling like the design of the aircon vents. They're the Cheryl Coles, Kelly Brooks, Liz Hurley's and Sienna Millers of sports car design. With a top speed of 160 mph you might not be in the quickest car on the road, but you WILL know you're driving a fun car. The RX 450h has this option, but the driving range in pure electric mode is short; the slightest accelerator pedal pressure kicked-in the gasoline engine.

In my week of driving, I racked up 429.1 miles; 310.1 of them were on electricity and 119.0 were gasoline. A 14.1 kWh battery gives the Bentayga about 20 miles of pure electric range. Although you sit high in the I-Pace, the driving position is quite carlike because of the high floor over the battery pack. In the battle of the specs, the Audi E-tron packs a 95 kWh battery compared to the Model X鈥檚 base 75 kWh one (you can upgrade to a 100 kWh model). That鈥檚 good for about a 25 percent improvement in fuel economy and substantially improved emissions compared the standard NX 300, in a luxurious package. The Jaguar E-Pace will feature standard all-wheel drive across the variants. Pricing will be announced March 6th with U.S. On the inside, the cabin layout of the E-Pace will be similar to that of the F-Pace. The F-Pace is no F-Type but for a big burly SUV, Jaguar has loaded their first SUV with lot of clever driver aids.

The company has certainly infused a lot of Land Rover DNA into this Jag. Jag is drawing on Williams Advanced Engineering (you might have heard of its F1 team) for the electric powertrain. It's named that because it's based on the rear-wheel-drive Jag XF, just like the E-Pace is on the XE and the J-Pace will end up being based off of the XJ. Audi is building a competitor to the Model S, General Motors has a solid fleet of electrics, Mercedes-Benz is hopping on the bandwagon, and now Jaguar will build a competitor to the Model X SUV. The E-Pace is Jaguar鈥檚 second foray into the crossover SUV market; it slots below the F-Pace in size and price. The diesel F-Pace comes with a 8-speed automatic gearbox sourced from ZF. This nod to eight generations of XJ comes in long-wheelbase format and is powered by either a 340-horsepower supercharged V6, or snarling 470-hp supercharged V8. When it comes to talking about individual models I am in my element, and can wax lyrical about their specifications and characteristic sauciness.