#2019 jaguar e-pace

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What a difference 74 years makes juxtaposition of Jaguar Mark VII, 1950 & Jaguar Type 00 Concept, 2024. The news and social media media in the UK have been busy with Jaguar's new concept today so I thought I'd pitch it. First of all some context: Jaguar has been owned by Indian Multinational Tata Motors since 2008. Recently Jaguar has been doing badly, at present they don't make any saloons or sports cars at all. Their most recent model, the I-Pace electric crossover was introduced in 2018 and is scheduled to be discontinued in 2025. The E-Pace compact SUV is about to end production leaving the F-Pace SUV (introduced in 2015) as their only offering. On November 18 the Jaguar brand was relaunched with a new logo and aimed at a new, more rarified market. The Type 00 is a concept that points to the future style of Jaguar cars. It is not a "production intent" concept, their first "reimagined" production car will be an electric four‑door GT – to be revealed in late 2025. The important thing to note about their new saloon is that it will sell for around £120,000, twice the price of the last XJ saloon when it was discontinued in 2019. I have juxtaposed the Type 00 with the Mark VII because it was also launched at a time when Jaguar was repositioning itself in post-war Britain and was a high-end saloon, the first to use Jaguar's then new XK DOHC straight 6. Jaguar are taking a huge risk with their new electric saloon, only time will tell if their strategy will work but I have never seen a concept car get as much news coverage and comment as the Type 00

[stefanorossiautomotiveinternat]

Pick of the day - dal mio blog stefanorossiautomotiveinternational.blogspot.com . La mia scelta del giorno ricade oggi su una JAGUAR F-Pace X761 - o prima serie, o serie attualmente in produzione; modello ante-restyling 2020. Si tratta, nella fattispecie, di un 2.0 di4 turbodiesel da 180cv con trazione integrale AWD, cambio automatico ed allestimento intermedio (ma dotato di tutto quel che serve) R-Sport. Immatricolata nel maggio 2019, con 74.000 km all'attivo, dotata di clima automatico bizona, cruise control, navigatore, cerchi in lega da 19 pollici, interni in pelle e tessuto, sedili anteriori con regolazioni elettriche, telecamera per retromarcia, portellone ad apertura elettrica, fari Bi-Xenon ed altro ancora - viene messa in vendita da DE BONA MOTORS, gruppo plurimandatario con sede centrale in Venezia, a 26.880,00 euro. Già, l'usato ha il suo perché. Stefano Rossi - blog's author. 

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O Jaguar I-Pace - o primeiro e até agora único EV da montadora - desaparecerá até 2025, antes da introdução da próxima geração de EVs, de acordo com um relatório recente da Autocar. O relatório, que cita a decisão de abandonar o I-Pace como "oficialmente confirmado" por Adrian Mardell, CEO da JLR, controladora da Jaguar. O momento exato ainda está em fluxo, no entanto. A Jaguar planeja revelar seu primeiro novo EV, baseado em uma arquitetura dedicada, e lançá-lo em 2025, mas ainda não definiu exatamente quando nessa janela o I-Pace será descontinuado. 2023 Jaguar I-Pace “No momento, as pessoas estão me dizendo que será no primeiro semestre de 2025”, disse Mardell à Autocar. "Faltam pouco menos de dois anos. Estarei mais confiante nessa resposta quando estivermos de nove a 12 meses." A Jaguar planejava manter o I-Pace à venda, seja em sua forma atual ou com um modelo redesenhado de segunda geração, juntamente com a nova safra de EVs, observou a Autocar, mas agora quer uma lousa completamente limpa. Esta não seria a primeira vez que a administração da Jaguar reverteu uma decisão de planejamento de produto EV. Anteriormente, a Jaguar planejava apresentar um carro-chefe XJ totalmente elétrico em 2021, enquanto continuava a evoluir o I-Pace para uma segunda geração. 2023 Jaguar I-Pace O I-Pace foi lançado para o ano modelo de 2019, então está se aproximando da idade em que as montadoras normalmente redesenhariam um veículo. Mas a Jaguar o melhorou constantemente ao longo dos anos, com uma combinação de atualizações over-the-air e uma atualização do ano-modelo de 2022 que incluiu carregamento mais rápido e uma interface mais rápida, então agora é um EV muito melhor do que na chegada. A Magna, que fabrica o I-Pace na Áustria, até mostrou como poderia evoluir a plataforma I-Pace e obter mais eficiência e desempenho dela. Em vez disso, a Jaguar está preparando um trio de crossovers elétricos, todos baseados na mesma nova plataforma - e consideravelmente mais sofisticado que o I-Pace.

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Pothole damage from electric cars is double that of petrol, Telegraph data show

Electric cars damage roads twice as much as their petrol equivalents, analysis has shown, as the pothole crisis grows on Britain’s roads.

Analysis by The Telegraph has found that the average electric car more than doubles the wear on road surfaces, which in turn could increase the number of potholes.

The country is suffering from a pothole crisis, with half as many filled last year compared to a decade ago amid an estimated £12 billion price tag to fill them all.

Road industry bodies have raised fears that electric cars could exacerbate the problem on residential roads. The number of electric cars being driven has tripled to 900,000 since 2019 ahead of the Government’s 2030 ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars as part of its net zero drive.

As many as four in five miles could be driven by electric cars by 2035, according to estimates by the Department for Transport.

The Telegraph found that the average electric car puts 2.24 times more stress on roads than its petrol equivalent, and 1.95 more than diesel. Larger electric vehicles weighing over 2,000kg (2 tons) cause the most damage, with 2.32 times more wear applied to roads.

Such stress on roads causes greater movement of asphalt, which can create small cracks. If these are not fixed, then these expand and eventually develop into potholes.

The Telegraph used analysis led by the University of Leeds which assessed the weights of 15 popular electric car models alongside their petrol equivalents.

Researchers divided them by size, including small electric cars weighing over 1,000kg, such as the BMW Mini Cooper SE 3 Door and Peugeot e208, medium models over 1,500kg such as the Ford Focus Electric and Vauxhall Corsa-e, and larger vehicles including the Jaguar I- pace EV and Audi e-tron 50 Quattro.

They found that the electric vehicles were on average 312kg heavier than similar petrol versions. This is because they must carry heavy batteries, which can weigh up to 500kg.

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Vamos começar do começo. Em 2020, percebi um aumento de carros premiums na cidade de Guaíba. Esse aumento aconteceu no Brasil inteiro, praticamente ao mesmo tempo, por causa da pandemia. Os ativos de renda variável perderam valor pelo medo do vírus. Isso, somado à Selic baixa (ainda não tinha disparado), aos cancelamentos de viagens e voos e à grande incerteza de estar vivo amanhã, fez com que as pessoas com mais dinheiro comprassem passivos. Afinal, de que adianta ser o mais rico do cemitério? Nesse cenário, houve um boom de veículos premiums, até mesmo em cidades de pequeno e médio porte. Como sempre gostei de carros, achei melhor começar a registrar esses veículos em uma planilha, classificando por preço todos os veículos premium que avistava em Guaíba, dando preferência aos que realmente estavam emplacados aqui. Esse "start" foi dado quando eu vi dois Jaguar E-Pace em questão de 10 minutos. No segundo que vi, resolvi tirar uma foto e criar uma planilha no meio da rua mesmo. Então, esse Jaguar E-Pace 2019 foi o primeiro registro da planilha "Exclusivos em Guaíba", nome inspirado na página "Exclusivos no Brasil", da qual sou um seguidor e fã.

Jaguar E-Pace 2019 cinza (emplacado em guaiba)

Jaguar E-Pace 2018 preto (emplacado em porto alegre)

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Tata Harrier 2023: What We Know About the Rumored EV-Inspired Facelift

The Tata Harrier is a small crossover SUV built by the Indian automaker Tata Motors Ltd. It has five seats and a diesel engine. It was unveiled on January 23, 2019, and it bridges the gap between the midsize Safari and the diminutive Tata Nexon.

During the development process, a prototype of this mid-size SUV with the project code Q501 was known as the Tata H5X concept car. The parent company disclosed the reduction name "Harrier" in the summer of 2018. The automobile is a C-segment SUV constructed on the OmegaArc platform, which is essentially a revamped version of the Jaguar Land Rover D8 platform used by models like the Range Rover Evoque, Discovery Sport, and Jaguar E-Pace.

OMEGARC stands for Optimal Modular Efficient Global Advanced Architecture. It is a monocoque structure. It contains crumple zones for safety. In order to save production costs, the OmegaArc has been modified in comparison to the original D8. Compared to the multilink of the Jaguar Land Rover models, the OmegaArc's twist-beam rear suspension and panhard rod with coil spring are less expensive, while the front axle still employs the same MacPherson strut with coil spring and anti-roll bar. The body has less high-strength steel.

[chattjaguar-blog]

2019 Jaguar E-Pace: Jaguar’s First Compact SUV

There are sports cars that you can buy for a cheaper price but falls short on its quality of performance. Ones with a picturesque exterior and interior, but aren’t too reliable when you start driving them around. And then there are sports cars looks, feels and performs like its tag price. This is what the 2019 Jaguar E-Pace is all about.

Also known as Jaguar’s first compact SUV, E-Pace boasts not just of handsome looks, but also agility and dynamic driving. No, the 2019 Jaguar E-Pace does not stand for “electric”, but it’s more internal combustion, and its base include 2.0L I-4 246hp intercooled turbo engine, and a 9-speed automatic transmission with overdrive. And if you think that the 2019 Jaguar E-Pace is all about just the looks because you might think it doesn’t offer a plug-in hybrid yet, think again! E-Pace also boasts of 4-wheel anti-lock brakes (ABS), side seat mounted airbags, curtain 1st and 2nd row overhead airbags, airbag occupancy sensor, automatic air conditioning, 17" aluminum wheels, cruise control, ABS and driveline traction control, all-wheel drive. E-Pace’s interior also features high-quality materials and design that will surely make you want to drive it all around town.

Fit for Kings and Queens If you are one of those that prefer sports car with a classic look, then the 2019 Jaguar E-Pace is the perfect choice for you! Its 5 seating capacity is equipped with front center armrest and a split folding rear seat, as well as leather steering wheel and shift knob. And that’s just a gist of the E-Pace’s interior. It also offers comfort to both the driver and passengers due to its 1,018mm front legroom, 976mm front headroom and 1,425mm front shoulder room that is highly adjustable. On the other hand, its rear legroom goes up to 892mm, with a rear headroom of 974mm, and rear shoulder room of 1,417mm, so whether you're the driver or the passenger, you are guaranteed to have a comfortable ride.

And if you think that’s all E-Pace is all about, think again. When it comes to entertainment and technology, the 2019 Jaguar E-Pace delivers luxurious advanced technology inside, with its InControl Touch Pro nav-media centre to make sure you will have the best time every time you are on the road. The intuitive 10.0” primary LCD Touch Pro screen supports swipe and pinch to zoom gestures with customisable homescreen and fast response, producing rich audio-visual entertainment.

What is it like on the road? The 2019 Jaguar E-Pace’s advanced driving technologies including Active Driveline1 and optional Adaptive Dynamics2 ensure E‑PACE delivers an agile, controlled ride. Lauded by Top Gear as “the best-executed car in the current Jaguar range”, the 2019 Jaguar E-Pace is a compact SUV that offers more than just the Jaguar roar. If you are in the Chattanooga area and is thinking about owning your very own E-Pace, drop by Jaguar of Chattanooga’s showroom or simply visit their website to learn about its specifications and other information about the 2019 Jaguar E-Pace that will help you decide.

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2018 Jaguar E Pace HSE R Dynamic

2018 LA Auto Show

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[womeninmotorsport]

W SERIES 2022 DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS: #27 Alice Powell

Born 26 January 1993 in Oxford, England, Alice began karting at the age of 8. She competed in various British Karting Championships before moving up to cars in 2007. In 2009, aged 16, she competed in the Formula Renault UK Championship, becoming the youngest female driver in any Formula Renault race and in 2010 she became the first woman to win a Formula Renault Championship by winning the FR BARC Championship. In 2012 she became the first woman to score points in GP3 and in 2014 she won the Asian Formula Renault Series Championship. In 2015, lack of funding forced her to take a break from the sport before W Series gave her the opportunity to return in 2019. She took part in Formula E’s Rookie Test in 2020 and has commentated for F1 TV. She was the runner up in the 2021 W Series season and will compete for Click2Drive Bristol Street Motors Racing this season alongside Jessica Hawkins.

“It would mean a lot to win with Bristol Street Motors. They have supported me since 2008 when they were one of my first big sponsors in Ginetta Juniors, and they have continued to help me throughout my career, so to be back with them is a great feeling.”

Previous/Other Series: Ginetta Junior Championship, Formula Renault UK, Formula Palmer Audi, Formula Renault BARC, Ginetta G50 Cup, Formula Renault UK, GP3 Series, MotorSport Vision F3 Cup, British F3, Asian Formula Renault Series, MRF Challenge Formula 2000, Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy, IMSA

Achievements:

2010 Formula Renault BARC Champion

2013 MotorSport Vision F3 Cup Vice-Champion

2014 Asian Formula Renault Series Champion

2021 W Series Vice-Champion

Links:

Twitter

Instagram

W Series Driver Page

[lorysims]

LorySims - 2021 Patch

Hi simmers, I’m happy to announce I’ve just uploaded a new version of my website LorySims.com , with a patch that involves all the cars I’ve made so far. Here’s a changelog for this patch. - Working cars! Every car is now compatible with roundgrass’ script for mapless travels. You can get it here. - Realistic prices! Car prices have now been fixed to realistic USD values, as my patreon voted in a survey. However, they won’t go over 5mln $. - Model years! Each car now has its official model year at the beginning of its name in Build Mode, and at the end of the file name. - New file names! Each mod now has “LorySims” tag at the beginning of the name, for better content management in your Mods folder. - 98 cars fixed! 98 of my vehicles were fixed from shadow issues, bad surfaces, poor textures, flat rims and other bugs. - 12 cars remeshed! 12 cars were remodeled from scratch, in order to be better looking while keeping a similiar polycount. These cars are: 2020 Audi RS6, 2020 Audi e-tron, 2019 Audi Q8, 2014 Audi S8, 2017 Bugatti Chiron, 2016 Ford GT, 2016 Honda NSX, 2019 Jaguar I-Pace, 2018 Range Rover Velar, 2019 Volvo S60, 2015 Jeep Renegade, 2012 Fisker Karma. IMPORTANT: in order to have these working, you should delete the older versions of my mods.

[itcars]

Reveal: The Jaguar F-Type Heritage 60 Edition 

Jaguar is marking the 60th anniversary of the E-type sports car with the introduction of a limited-edition 575PS V8 Supercharged F-Type Heritage 60 Edition. Just 60 examples of these all-wheel drive sports cars will be available for sale worldwide, each one hand-finished by the personalization experts at SV Bespoke.

The commemorative specification includes solid Sherwood Green paintwork, an original E-type color that hasn’t been offered on a new Jaguar since the 1960s, and extended duo-tone Caraway & Ebony Windsor leather interior trim which isn’t normally available on F-Type.

The new limited-run model also features a unique aluminum console finisher inspired by the E-type’s rear-view mirror casing, the E-type 60th anniversary logo embossed on the headrests of the lightweight Performance seats and E-type 60 badging shared with the limited-edition E-type 60 Collection vehicles announced by Jaguar Classic earlier this year. Commemorative treadplates, an SV Bespoke commissioning plaque and Caraway-edged carpet mats provide finishing touches.

The F-Type Heritage 60 Edition is available in both Coupé and Convertible body styles with exclusive Diamond-Turned Gloss Black 20-inch forged alloy wheels, Gloss Black and Chrome exterior accents and black brake calipers.

Supercharged Performance

Launched in December 2019, the new F-Type R – which forms the basis of the new F-Type Heritage 60 Edition – is exclusively all-wheel drive and features revised dampers, anti-roll bars and rear suspension knuckles for heightened driver engagement. Power is from Jaguar’s 575PS supercharged V8, which produces 700Nm of torque for outstanding pace in all conditions.

Performance is exceptional: the sprint from 0-60mph takes just 3.5 seconds, while maximum speed is an electronically-limited 186mph.

The F-Type also provides a suite of advanced driver-focused technologies, including a reconfigurable, high-definition, 12.3-inch TFT instrument cluster, Touch Pro Infotainment system and Smartphone Pack with Apple CarPlay as standard.

Each Heritage 60 Edition is built at Jaguar’s Castle Bromwich plant in the UK and finished by the SV Bespoke team at Jaguar Special Vehicle Operations in Warwickshire. The new model is priced from £122,500 in the UK.

[stefanorossiautomotiveinternat]

Pick of the day - dal mio blog stefanorossiautomotiveinternational.blogspot.com . La mia scelta del giorno ricade oggi su una JAGUAR E-Pace X540 - o prima serie, o serie attualmente in produzione; modello ante-restyling. Si tratta, nella fattispecie, di un 20di4 duemila turbodiesel da 180cv con trazione integrale AWD, cambio automatico ed allestimento ben rifinito SE. Immatricolata nell'aprile 2019, ma con soli 39.000 km all'attivo, dotata di clima automatico bizona, cruise control, navigatore, cerchi in lega da 20 pollici, interni in pelle, telecamera per retromarcia, portellone ad apertura elettrica, cristalli privacy e tanto altro ancora - viene messa in vendita da BIAUTO GROUP, gruppo plurimandatario con sede centrale in Settimo Torinese, a 32.900,00 euro. Già, l'usato ha il suo perché. Stefano Rossi - blog's author. 

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Jaguar E-Pace R-Dynamic Model 2019

Jaguar E-Pace R-Dynamic Model 2019

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[housewivesf1]

ELMS is starting again this weekend, with STAR Katherine Legge racing alongside Tatiana Calderon and Sophia Floersch.

Katherine tested the F1 Minardi car in November in 2005. She also received the Most Promising Road Racer of The Year award, previously rewarded to Button, Räikkönen, and Fisichella.

She has raced in series like Champ Car, DTM, Indycar, IMSA, Formula E, and NASCAR. In 2019, Katherine competed in the Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy where she won a race and finished 5th.

Don't forget to catch her racing at Le Castellet this weekend! The race will be broadcast on Motorsport.tv.

#WholesomeWomanWednesday

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2022 BMW iX First Look: Bavaria’s EV SUV Challenger Enters the Arena

We drove the electric Jaguar I-Pace from London to Berlin in mid-2018, before scooting through the deserts of Abu Dhabi Audi’s electric powered e-tron just before Christmas that same year. We flew to Norway to sample the electric-powered Mercedes-Benz EQC in May 2019. With luck, we’ll get to drive a production version of BMW’s electric-powered rival to all three, the iX, in late in 2021. Which begs the question: What took BMW so long to enter its challenger to a wave of European luxury EV SUVs?

You don’t have to wander far into the iX’s 23-page press kit to find a clue: The new SUV, it says, is BMW Group’s new technology flagship. The I-Pace, e-tron, and EQC are much more tentative vehicles, both in terms of their hardware and the way they’re positioned within the Jaguar, Audi and Mercedes-Benz product hierarchies. The iX, on the other hand, is BMW going all in. This X5-sized SUV is being positioned as a vehicle that, more than even the company’s traditional flagship, the big 7 Series sedan, showcases what the best and the brightest brains in Munich can achieve.

Ultimate Driving . . . EV?

The iX is BMW’s future made real, a point BMW AG chairman Oliver Zipse made crystal clear at the car’s digital unveiling: “The BMW Group is constantly striving to reinvent itself. That is a central element of our corporate strategy. The BMW iX expresses this approach in an extremely concentrated form.” The iX not only debuts hardware, software, design elements, and manufacturing techniques that will influence all future BMWs—it also readies a brand once defined by its appeal to petrolhead driving enthusiasts for an autonomous, electric-powered world.

Some things haven’t changed, however. As you’d expect of a BMW flagship, the iX is powerful, with two electric motors—one mounted at the rear axle and one at the front axle—developing a total of more than 500 hp. And it should be quick, though BMW’s claim of zero-to-60-mph acceleration in under 5.0 seconds is almost certainly understated. For context, the 355-hp, 5844-pound Audi E-Tron hits 60mph in 5.1 seconds, while the 394-hp, 4696-pound Jaguar I-Pace nails it in 4.0 seconds. Mercedes-Benz claims a 4.8-seconds 0-60 time for the 402-hp, 5500-pound EQC.

How Much Range with the BMW iX Offer? Plenty

Of course, for most people the key issue with electric vehicles is not how fast one is, but how far it’ll go per charge. The iX’s powerful electric motors, which have been developed in-house and do not use rare earth materials, draw from a high-voltage 100-kWh battery, and BMW says it aims to beat a consumption rate of 33.8 kWh per 100 miles on the global WTLP test cycle to deliver an EPA-rated range of more than 300 miles. The iX’s power electronics allow DC fast charging at up to 200 kW, which means the battery can be topped up from 10 percent charge to 80 percent in fewer than 40 minutes. Adding 75 miles of range takes just 10 minutes. An 11-kW wallbox charger will take the battery from 0 to 100 percent charge in under 11 hours.

The iX is built using a bespoke aluminum spaceframe with light and rigid carbon-reinforced plastic used on the bodyside and roof frames, cowl, and the rear window frame. It’s as long and wide as the midsize X5 SUV, virtually the same height overall as an X6 (the X5’s slinkier sibling), and its wheelbase is 1.0 inch longer. Standard wheels are 20-inch alloys that have been optimized for aero efficiency, with flashier 21- and 22-inch items available as options. The kick-up at the rear of the greenhouse and the aggressive M4-style “grille”—it is actually a closed panel behind which are sensors, radar units and cameras—make the synapses snap “BMW,” but the closer you look at the iX, the more you realize how much of a departure it is from current BMW design themes.

It’s mostly a softer, cleaner looking car than any current BMW, particularly in terms of the bodyside, and at the rear, where the clamshell tailgate results in fewer obvious shutlines. (That said, modern BMW design is a busy look, so the iX is best described as among the brand’s least-loud than the best-looking.) The more compact powertrain under the hood has allowed the touchdown point of the A-pillars on the front fenders to be moved forward to improve interior room, and the front overhang looks longer than that of the X5. The large chamfers over the wheel openings, oddly reminiscent of those on the doughy first-generation Hyundai Santa Fe, and the round-cornered clamshell hood that squashes down over squinty headlights are like nothing we’ve seen from BMW before.

So, too, is the interior. The instrument panel and infotainment screens are combined into a single free-standing panel that curves across two-thirds of the cloth or leather covered dash and sits behind a hexagonal-shaped steering wheel. The start-stop button, gear selector toggle and e-brake are located in an extension of the armrest between the front seats, alongside a wood-surfaced panel that includes capacitor switches for various infotainment functions and a jewel-like glass rotary controller. Other different design touches include slim HVAC vents, minimalist switches for seat adjustment and the power windows, and audio speakers hidden behind the door trims.

“The vehicle itself is technologically very, very complicated,” says BMW design chief Adrian van Hooydonk. “But it’s this technology that has allowed us to reduce the interior design dramatically.” Van Hooydonk calls it shy technology: “The technology is there, but it’s not in your face.” Indeed, the iX boasts more computer power and more powerful sensor technology than any current BMW and is ready for 5G connectivity. “It is probably the most intelligent BMW we have ever built,” he says.

The iX goes into production at BMW’s Dingolfing plant in the second half of 2021, with the first cars expected to arrive in the U.S. in early 2022. In preparation, BMW North America has partnered with EVgo to provide access to more than 800 fast charge points and 35,000 Level 2 charge points via a smartphone app.

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