Jaguar adds new engine and AI technology to E-Pace range
THE E-Pace compact SUV is already proving to be a considerable success for Jaguar. But the British luxury manufacturer isn’t sitting on its laurels with the E-Pace as it’s already enhancing the popular luxury crossover by broadening its range of engines and adding adaptive suspension and AI tech to the menu.
At the moment the E-Pace is available with 247 and 296 bhp engines, but a new unit is being added with 197 bhp to sit in the range below the two existing powerplants.
Although the top speed has yet to be revealed, the 2.0-litre Ingenium petrol engine will propel the Jaguar to 60 mph from a standing start in 7.7 seconds, and commentators expect the top speed to be somewhere around 132 mph (211 kph).
Fuel economy is a claimed 34.4 mpg combined, but there is a slight anomaly when it comes to the CO2 emissions of this unit.
At 186g/kg, the emissions of the new 2.0-litre are higher than the more powerful engines already offered in the E-Pace, but the emissions of those two will rise when the new WLTP testing system comes into full force.
Although adaptive suspension isn’t new to Jaguar, it wasn’t available with the E-Pace when it was launched last year. Jaguar’s Adaptive Dynamics system will now be an available E-Pace option though, which means the XJ will be the only model in the current Jaguar portfolio not to feature the advanced suspension.
The system allows the driver to choose between Normal and Dynamic modes, with the former focusing on comfort while the latter is more about agility.
Perhaps the biggest enhancement to the E-Pace is the inclusion of Jaguar’s selflearning technology, Smart Settings, which made its debut on the all- electric I-PACE. — Relaxnews