The £38k Jag for Dads (and school-run mums)
IT’S good news for dads who feared their days of roaring along in a sports car were behind them.
Jaguar is building its first 4x4 – and there’s plenty of room for the kids.
The British firm today announced 1,300 new jobs to help it create the fivedoor, five-seater sports utility vehicle, which will cost around £38,000.
Firmly aimed at ‘Jag dads’ with children to ferry around, the all-wheel drive car will come with extra grip technology, meaning it’s safe and reliable in all weathers.
More practical than the sleek saloons and super- charged sports cars the firm is known for, it is also designed to appeal to busy mums on the school run – for whom it has been dubbed the ‘She-Type’ Jaguar.
To keep the youngsters entertained during longer journeys, the car will also feature on-board wi-fi and a Meridian digital audio system.
It will officially be called the FPACE when it goes on sale in 2016, as a British rival to Germany’s Porsche Macan and BMW X4 crossover. Jaguar’s bosses made the announcement in Detroit last night ahead of the North American International Auto Show, which begins today.
Design director Ian Callum said: ‘The F-PACE is our family sports car. It will encapsulate everything that Jaguar stands for – beautiful design, precise handling, a supple ride, luxurious interior finishes and cuttingedge technology.’
It will be powered by a new generation of fuel-efficient twolitre petrol and diesel engines, to be built at the firm’s new £ 355million plant i n Wolverhampton. But drivers who want even more power can opt instead for the three-litre V6 engine used in the two- seater Jaguar F-Type.
Global sales director Andy Goss said Jaguar’s aim with the F-PACE was to create the ‘ultimate practical sports car’. It will be built at the firm’s Solihull factory near Birmingham.
Jaguar Land Rover today announced its fifth successive year of sales growth, with an annual increase of 9 per cent.