DOUBLE DELIGHT FOR ALL-ELECTRIC JAGUAR I-PACE AT 2018 AUTO EXPRESS NEW CAR AWARDS

5 July 2018

The all-electric Jaguar I-PACE has been named Car of the Year at the 2018 Auto Express New Car Awards with Editor-in-Chief Steve Fowler describing it as: “the most exciting new car we’ve tested over the past 12 months.” Jaguar’s first all-electric vehicle also collected the Electric Car of the Year title at the annual awards held in London last night.

  • Jaguar I-PACE named Car of the Year by the UK’s best-selling weekly car magazine, Auto Express, as it also picked up the Electric Car of the Year title
  • Awards double follows five-star first drive review from Auto Express who describe I-PACE as “the most exciting new car we’ve tested over the past 12 months.”
  • The all-electric I-PACE provides SUV practicality, a range of 292 miles (WLTP) and sports car performance, with 0-60mph in 4.5 seconds
  • Jaguar’s first all-electric vehicle is available to order now priced from £58,995 (including government incentives) at www.jaguar.co.uk

Whitley, 4th July, 2018: The all-electric Jaguar I-PACE has been named Car of the Year at the 2018 Auto Express New Car Awards with Editor-in-Chief Steve Fowler describing it as: “the most exciting new car we’ve tested over the past 12 months.”

Jaguar’s first all-electric vehicle also collected the Electric Car of the Year title at the annual awards held in London last night.

The Jaguar I-PACE is the electric vehicle drivers have been waiting for. Clean, smart and safe, the I-PACE delivers sustainable sports car performance, next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) technology and five-seat SUV practicality to place Jaguar at the forefront of the EV revolution.

The I-PACE proves that brilliant electric cars are right here, right now – it’s the most exciting new car we’ve tested over the past 12 months. We love the way it looks, the space and quality of the interior and most of all that it drives exactly how a modern-day Jaguar should – it’s fantastic fun. On top of all that, it’ll cover city-to-city distances on a single charge in complete comfort – it’s a massively impressive car that bodes well for our electric future.

Steve Fowler
Editor-in-chief of Auto Express

The all-electric I-PACE is fitted with a state-of-the-art 90kWh Lithium-ion battery, two Jaguar-designed in-house motors and a bespoke aluminum structure for 0-60mph in 4.5 seconds and a range of 292 miles (WLTP).

We are delighted to pick up such a prestigious accolade for our first all-electric Jaguar. We started with a blank canvas and the goal of creating the world’s most desirable electric vehicle and recognition like this from Auto Express shows that the I-PACE certainly meets that challenge. What I’m most proud of is that we have created a Jaguar first and foremost, a Jaguar that happens to be electric. The I-PACE has all of the stunning design cues, characteristics and breadth of dynamic capability that is inherent in our vehicles. It is the Jaguar of the future, here today.

Ian Callum
Jaguar Director of Design

The Auto Express Car of the Year award is the latest success in an incredible launch for Jaguar’s first all-electric vehicle. It has received extremely positive reviews following the first-ever media drives recently and last month was named a ‘Game Changer’ by Autocar at their 2018 Awards.

At the start of June two-time Wimbledon Champion, Andy Murray, fulfilled the promise he made during WWF’s World Earth Hour to ‘go electric’ and become one of the first Jaguar I-PACE customers on World Environment Day.

The new Jaguar I-PACE is available to order now from £58,995 (including government incentives) at www.jaguar.co.uk

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Further information

For more information on Jaguar please visit: www.uk.media.jaguar.co.uk or contact:

Adam Calland
Jaguar UK PR Manager
M: 07341 735 933
E: acalland@jaguarlandrover.com 

Conrad Allum
Jaguar UK Senior Press Officer
M: 07468 715 346
E: ceallum@jaguarlandrover.com 

Tom O’Connell
Jaguar UK Press Officer
M: 07392 103 565
E: toconnel@jaguarlandrover.com

Notes to Editors

About Jaguar Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover is the UK’s largest automotive manufacturer, built around two iconic British car brands: Land Rover, the world’s leading manufacturer of premium all-wheel-drive vehicles; and Jaguar, one of the world’s premier luxury sports saloon and sports car marques.

We employ more than 43,000 people globally and support around 240,000 more through our dealerships, suppliers and local businesses. Manufacturing is centred in the UK, with additional plants in China, Brazil, Austria and Slovakia.

At Jaguar Land Rover, we are driven by a desire to deliver class-leading vehicles, which will provide experiences our customers will love, for life. Our products are in demand around the globe. In 2017 Jaguar Land Rover sold 621,109 vehicles in 130 countries, with more than 80 per cent of our vehicles being sold abroad. 

Our innovation is continuous: we will spend more than £4 billion in the coming year on new product creation and capital expenditure.

From 2020 all new Jaguar Land Rover vehicles will be electrified, giving our customers even more choice. We will introduce a portfolio of electrified products across our model range, embracing fully electric, plug-in hybrid and mild hybrid vehicles as well as continuing to offer ultra-clean petrol and diesel engines.