2021 New Jaguar F Pace P400 Mhev R Dynamic Se INTERIOR & Drive
13THIS WEEK Jaguar announced that it will become a fully-electric brand from 2025, which means that this updated version of the Jaguar F-Pace is the last time we’ll see it with a combustion engine under the bonnet.
Of course, none of this was mentioned to the handful of journalists who descended on Jag’s Gaydon HQ for a socially-distanced drive (and a Covid swab up the nose, on arrival) of the new model at the end of January.
Perhaps the new pure-electric plan is not something we should be too surprised about, mind you, given the government’s ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel models from 2030. The fact remains, though, that if you want Jaguar’s family SUV with a 3-litre six cylinder engine under the bonnet, or a 2-litre four-cylinder, for that matter, now’s the time to buy.
No-one is forcing us to scrap fossil-powered cars from 2030, thank god, so it could be quite a canny move to pick up one of the last Jags to feature the brand’s trademark in-line six.
But don’t think this 2021 Jaguar F-Pace is behind the times – the new engines are state-of-the-art, coming with mild-hybrid assistance for greater efficiency across diesel and petrol options, and for the first time in a Jaguar there’s a plug-in hybrid option, too.
Of course, the design has been updated inside and out, with an impressive all-new interior. Read on for the details.
Although every car maker has flooded the market with family SUVs, the Jaguar F-Pace has managed to stand out from rival mid-sized options such as the BMW X3, Audi Q5 and Mercedes GLE with a subjectively sportier, more aggressive stance.
That’s been exaggerated with the new design, which has had a nip and a tuck here and there. The bonnet has been updated to reach all the way down to the grill, which has been widened (this is the way), there are new slimmer LED headlights, and at the rear there’s a new tailgate and light cluster.
Greater attention has been paid to detailing all round the cars, such as with a new lozenge-shaped design on the air in-take mesh.