Jaguar E-Pace review

Jaguar may have been a day late to the SUV market, but it’s certainly not a dollar short. Like a Hollywood star showing up fashionably late to an afterparty, it swooped in with the sharp, svelte F-Pace in 2016 and duly stole the limelight. In fact, the F-Pace became the fastest-selling model in the British brand’s history.

Like any successful newcomer, Jaguar is keen to capitalise. Soon it will launch the fully electric I-Pace SUV and later there will be the bigger J-Pace. But it’s the E-Pace, the company’s smallest SUV, that’s expected to be the biggest seller.

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Described as the 'cub’ of the range, it competes with the likes of the Audi Q3, BMW X1 and Volvo XC40. However, the E-Pace is designed to look more purposeful than those models, with design cues borrowed from the F-Type sports car. From headlights that stretch back into the bonnet to side windows that taper to a point above the flared rear wheel arches, this is a distinctly sporty choice. It comes with a range of diesel and petrol engines, most of which with all-wheel drive and an automatic gearbox, although front-wheel-drive and manual gearbox versions are available.

But is the E-Pace actually any good to drive? How does it fare for space and practicality? And does it make financial sense compared with its less-posh-badged rivals? Over the next few pages, we’ll tell you all you need to know.

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