Could You Survive an Apocalypse with a Jaguar I-Pace?
YouTuber makes unconventional Jaguar I-Pace review that would make fans of The Walking Dead proud.
A lone man wanders the vacant, littered streets of an abandoned world. Autumn is knocking at the door, with trees colored brown, orange, and yellow. From behind a gas mask, the young man (who as of now has no name) scrounges among roadside scraps in search of anything that will sustain him. Though, to his dismay, he’s interrupted by a siren blaring a warning into the tarnished atmosphere. Startled, he frantically runs from the sound of imminent danger. Most interestingly, he finds a brand new and mysteriously unlocked Jaguar I-Pace curled up beneath a bridge. Desperate for cover the man lets himself in, starts the all-electric jungle cat, removes his gas mask, and whirs away.
Once clear of the uncertainty of the city, Full Throttle World (FTW)‘s leading man steers the car toward the top of a mountain. Once there, he disengages the engine and replaces his mask to step outside while holding a strange device in his sweaty palm. Once at the peak, he points the device in the air — listening for a corresponding signal. Frustrated from a lack of findings, he angrily throws the device to the rock laden ground and destroys it. Beside himself, accepting how alone he truly is, he rests against his newfound companion, the I-Pace. From here, his only hope is being able to find a place to charge it.
Suddenly, the review style changed to a more conventional style. He starts the review off by stating that this is Jaguar’s first ever all electric vehicle. Stunningly Jaguar’s first EV makes around 394 hp, and a powerful 512 ft lbs of torque. Which are numbers much better suited to a car that weighs over two tons at 4,702 lbs. Now, he states that the range reported by Jaguar was over 290 miles of range. Realistically, according to the man behind the wheel, that puts the I-Pace in a direct, head-to-head competition with Tesla’s very popular Model X.
First thing he reviews in detail is the exterior. The grille, once used to help the radiator cool off, has been re-purposed to channel air out of a giant, rear facing hood scoop. As FTW noted, Jaguar put a lot of attention into optimizing the Jaguar to stick to the road better with aerodynamics. This is made apparent when he points out more air ducts on the back end of the hood, and rear spoiler over the trunk. The body design is sleek, and not ostentatious like most EV’s — it maintains a luxurious aesthetic. FTW says the design reminds him of, “something between an SUV, a hatchback, and a sedan.”
When the focus is shifted on the interior, it also retains the look of any other gasoline powered car, which is refreshing to say the least. Light brown leather, beautiful wood accents enhance the appeal of the doors and parts of the dashboard, while the sun visors and steering wheel sport soft, alcantara fabric.
“The Jaguar I-Pace has one of the most interesting yet stylish interiors in the whole market right now,” says FTW. “We have three big screens with major functions, but there are also meso-physical buttons and dials which create an atmosphere that is sporty and elegant at the same time.”
In terms of practicality, the driver and the passenger seat seem to be more of what you’d expect out of a nearly $70,000 car. However, the back seats according to FTW were.. lacking. Comfortable, but leg room appeared to take a lower number on the list of priorities. Though, if the rear passengers were cold, they at least had seat heaters. Otherwise, there appeared to be plenty of space for those in the front. The trunk had the same amount of space as most SUVs this size, but what set it apart was the feature that would not allow the door to open if it sensed it would hit something on the way up. Also, if there were ever an occasion that would call to raise or lower the suspension, the I-Pace will rise (or lower) to the challenge. From the driver’s seat, you can control the ride height at any time.
Now, a large factor — very large, it sits on the bottom of the car — is the battery. It’s 90 watts, which is fairly standard, and so are the charging times. Without the super charger, it would take 10 hours to charge completely. With the super charger, it’s only about 45 minutes. If speed is needed during the 290 mile range, the I-Pace can get from 0-60 in 4.5 seconds. For a heavy SUV that’s fairly quick, but for an EV, that’s pretty slow. Though, as it’s speeding, FTW said the acceleration and overall drive was excellent.
“You simply point it in a direction, press the pedal, and it zooms quietly towards it,” says FTW. “The car really does give almost infinite grip, even in the wet.” In conclusion, it’s an impressive first model of Jaguar’s soon to be all electric fleet. With a firstborn this impressive, everyone’s on the edge of their seats to see what happens when Jaguar takes EVs a steep further. In the end, we never heard about the end result of his apocalyptic style introduction. We suppose that if he was able to finish the review, that he and the I-Pace made it through just fine.
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