Free from the old constraints

I love gazing out the window at the i-Pace. Stubby nose like a mid-engined supercar’s, hatchback rump, a wheelbase the length of an Audi A8 limo’s (but overall 453mm shorter), SUV-sized wheels and a roofline that sits midway between saloon and SUV.

Jag’s designers reallocated the space no longer required for combustion-engine gubbins to the passenger cell. Audi e-Tron take note. Rear passengers get copious legroom, and the wide footwell allows my kids to walk across to their child seats. The 577-litre boot is pretty big too, but it’s deep rather than tall. Still, the other day it swallowed two small bikes and a scooter, plus a back-up pram.

PHIL MCNAMARA