Limited Editions, New Tech Among Jaguar’s 2019-20 Highlights
Jaguar celebrates many highlights and achievements for 2019 and 2020, including possessing seven models for the first time.
Way back in 2015, Jaguar decided it needs to shake things up in its efforts to sell its wares in the United States, especially since it was about to drop the XE and the F-Pace onto the world’s stage. Thus, the British brand revamped its pricing and customer care plans to help build a foundation for the remainder of The New ’10s.
As 2019 gives way to 2020, Jaguar is looking back on a few highlights for the 2019 and 2020 model years, including a first-time milestone, and the introduction of new tech for the 2020 model year.
For starters, the so-called ‘New Generation of Jaguar‘ has seven models in its portfolio, the first time the luxury brand has had that many in its decades of existence, including the E-Pace, F-Type, and I-Pace. No matter what their customers choose, they’ll be in good hands with the EliteCare warranty; I-Pace get a boost in their coverage to make owning Jaguar’s first-ever EV an easier proposition to accept.
As of the 2020 model year, anyone using iOS or Android will be able to plug their smartphone of choice into any given Jaguar’s InControl Touch Pro infotainment system to access either Apple CarPlay or Android Auto via the addition of the brand’s Smartphone Pack. The package was an option for some trim levels in 2019 models, standard for the top trims.
Among all of the Jaguars currently in production, the F-Pace, its first-ever SUV, is its best-selling model in the lineup. To celebrate the SUV’s fourth birthday, Jaguar is adding a pair of limited-edition packages to the party, in the form of the Checkered Flag and 300 Sport. Both have unique interior design touches, and are backed by the power of a 2.0-liter turbo-four making anywhere from 247 to 296 horses through the ZF eight-speed automatic.
Jaguar’s lone sports car, the F-Type, has been snagging honors left and right since it first debuted in 2012, with 170 such accolades on its ever-growing shelf to date. For this year, the F-Type, too, receives a Checkered Flag edition, as well as a couple of pair colors: Elger Grey and Portofino Blue, and a front-parking system to protect the nose of the big cat.
For those who prefer sports sedans, though, the XE will likely win a few more fans with its 2020 refresh, especially with new interior materials to amp up the luxury, and Jaguar’s first use of wireless charging to keep your smartphone fueled up for the long haul.
If speed is more your, well, speed, Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations is delivering the goods with the XE SV Project 8. Only 300 of these special sedans will be built, each motivated by a 592-horsepower supercharged 5.0-liter V8 to a top speed of 200 mph, the fastest street-legal Jaguar around.
Finally, the 2019-20 highlight reel concludes with the introduction of the XJ50 for the 2019 model year. The special XJ celebrates 50 years of the storied car, and can be had with a supercharged 3.0-liter V6 directing 340 horses to the rear or the corners, or big 5.0-liter supercharged V8 pushing 470 ponies strictly to the rear.
The charts above give you an idea of what Jaguar has been throwing down over the past two model years. May the New ’20s be as fruitful for the British as this decade has been.
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