Very few descriptors in the automotive realm can match the versatility of the word “concept.” Often manufacturers slap it on not-quite-fully-baked vehicles to gauge public opinion, leaving plenty of leeway to redesign or abandon any project that fails to excite. That’s not the case with Jaguar’s new I-Pace EV concept.
As Ian Callum, Jaguar’s director of design, boldly proclaimed: “This isn’t just a concept. It is a preview of a five-seat production car that will be on the road in 2018.”
The appearance of an all-electric Jaguar is not entirely a surprise. Word has been circulating for some time that the automaker was developing an EV platform that could be used for both an SUV and a sedan. There also have been reports of a pending fully electric version of the F-Pace. Jaguar says the I-Pace is built on a dedicated electric-vehicle architecture that allowed the designers to “tear up the rulebook on vehicle layout,” as the company put it.
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