British luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover is pinning its high hopes on its first ever SUV, the 2017 Jaguar F-Pace, to create more showroom traffic soon compared to the company’s F-Type Roadster and E-Type vehicle launched a couple of years ago.
The 2017 F-Pace is not an amber-colored prism for people wanting to squint their eyes, click their heels, and pretend that they are having a tea with Sir William Lyons at Browns Lane in 1965. The SUV is more of a reflection of the present where the crossovers are the hottest thing to be on, details Road and Track.
Without a doubt, the 2017 Jaguar F-Pace is one of the best-looking crossovers that can be found on the SUV market.
It has an elegant design, and looks very coherent and athletic too. The tight tail rear end does not suffer from the big-butt syndrome that seems to be hounding most SUVs of today.
Emphasizing practicality over style
In terms of interior, the 2017 Jaguar F-Pace emphasizes practicality over stylistic flourishes like the F-Type’s power-rising vents.
The cabin room looks handsome, roomy and well-made. Everything that the passenger touches inside the vehicle already reminds them that they are indeed on a Jaguar vehicle.
While the F-Pace has a high beltline like its cousin, the Range Rover Evoque, it is easy to see out the side windows. The panoramic roof, one of the biggest in its class, does not overly impinge on rear headroom, there’s plenty of room for legs and knees, and cargo space exceeds that of the Audi Q5, the Lexus RX, and the Porsche Cayenne.
The F-Pace’s off-road capability is also a step above that of its competitors, because of the in-house expertise from Land Rover.
A domesticated jungle cat
The F-Pace is a family-friendly crossover with a touch of an F-Type DNA which has certainly made things quite interesting. The vehicle’s dynamic driving feel, well-appointed cabin, and impressive functionality make it more capable than any Jaguar owner will ever need, details Digital Trends.
In fact, critics regard the 2017 F-Pace as more like a domesticated jungle cat not the wild creature that it really connotes.
The arrival of the F-Pace in the SUV market also indicates that Jaguar is diving headfirst in the highly-competitive motoring segment.
But based on pre-orders for the vehicle alone, it appears like the 2017 Jaguar F-Pace is to become the luxury carmaker’s best-selling vehicle, leaving enthusiasts to say that Jaguar should have forayed into the market earlier.
The 2017 Jaguar F-Pace will be hitting showrooms all over the world in a few weeks time, and this early, industry analysts are looking forward to its commercial success.
Although cost may not be a problem to most buyers of the 2017 F-Pace, the SUV is actually high on practicality which is one of the likely reasons for its instant success.
The SUV boasts a generous 63.5 cubic feet of cargo volume and even tall passengers shall enjoy 37.2 inches of legroom as well as sufficient headroom at the backseat.
The vehicle shall have a standard all-wheel drive in all its engine variants and those who have test drove the F-Pace are one in saying that the vehicle’s ride quality is delightfully smooth in every available wheel size.
Surprisingly for a crossover, the F-Pace has an off-road capability because of its impressive all-wheel drive system and All Surface Progress Control (ASPC) systems.
ASPC works like a low-speed cruise control over rough terrain, taking over throttle and braking while the driver steers. The system also recognizes when the vehicle reached the crest of a hill and automatically switches from an ascent mode to decent mode.
The 2017 Jaguar F-Pace is based on a platform shared with the new XE and redesigned XF sedans. In fact, the XF excellent underpinnings are quite apparent as the F-Pace has the same nimble handling as its siblings.
However, unlike the XF, the ride in the 2017 F-Pace is firm, potentially more so than some luxury SUV buyers may prefer.