Richard Berry road tests and reviews the Jaguar F-Pace R-Sport 20d with specs, fuel consumption and verdict.
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This is the R-Sport 20d - it's at the more affordable end of the range but is it worth buying. Is it a real Jaguar, does it handle like a block of flats and why am I wearing this wristband?
The F-Pace might be the most beautiful luxury SUV in the world. It was drawn by Jaguar's patron saint it's design boss Ian Callum who also created the F-type.
It looks every bit a jaguar. The angry large grille, the long bonnet taillights nicked from fromt e F-Type. And look at that silouttee. That is a Jaguar.
The designers have done well, considering jaguar had never done an SUV before. Ian Callum even told his team not to think abut Audi or Benz, BMW or Porsche. Just to design a jaguar that also happened to be SUV.
And you know how Jaguar and Land Rover are the same company there's actually no Landy or Range Rover in this at all.
The body structure is aluminium, it's alight weight and strong - it's why they make planes out of it. On the outside panels are also aluminium , apart from them the door they are steel and the tailgate that's a mixture of things but the bonnet the guards the rest is aluminium.
Now this is the R-Sport 20d variant. What makes it an R-Sport...
Glad you asked because a lot of it is decorative.
You get fancy 19-inch wheels and R-sport body kit, and that includes a the side vent thing, different rear and a front bumper with these bits.
And these headlights are Xenon headlights, the grades above the R-Sport get LED headlights.
But the best thing the R-Sport grade is the Configurable Dynamics system which allows you to change the throttle response, the weight of the steering and the sped of the gear shifts.
That's what makes it an R-Sport, and the 20d in the name refers to the engine two litre diesel engine in there.
There's two diesels in the F-Pace line-up. A big six cylinder that you could tow the earth with and will allow the SUV sprint to 100km/h in just over 6 seconds and this one in the 20d which is a four cylinderturbo diesel which can jog to 100km/h in a bit under nine and not a great deal more fuel efficient than its larger brother.
Now this car has been optioned big time: That balck grille is part of the $1300 Black pack, these 22-inch gangsta wheels are part of the $4300 Luxury pack, the Roof racks are 600 bucks, tinted glass $900 and proximity unlocking $1800, which is a bit rich considering because it standard on almost every every Hyundai... there's more options inside.
There's the $4200 glass roof, leather sports seats for $3030, head-Up display for $2510, electrically adjustable steering column outrageous $1800, full size spare for $1000.
The R-Sport 20d's standard features list includes a 10.2 inch touchscreen, reversing camera, satnav, front and rear parking sensors, auto tailgate and power adjustable front seats.
There is an option which is pretty cool. It's this wristband. It looks like stupid fitness things but it's not, it'll unlock the car. It's called Activity Key, and the idea is you lock the main key in here and then can go running swimming with it on your wrist it water proof to 8m and when you get back you just do a shazam on the J for jaguar on the back and it will unlock the car.
It means not hiding keys under your towel, ruining the killing the electronic key by taking it in the water.
Just saying. Righto driving... now Jaguar are really about the F-Paces performance. I'm not compoeltley sold on the 20d - the engine is loud, it's not particularly quick off the mark, there's not a lot of feel steering, it's quite numb. And look Jaguar have done a lot od techy stuff to make it handle well, I'm feeling a bit of understeer at times when I push it hard in the corners.
Now the good bits - the ride is excellent, even on these gansta rims - I camn't fault it at all, very Jaguar comfort levels.
Jaguar has built an excellent SUV here, it's a beautiful looking thing, with cool tech with a great ride. I'm not sold on the two-litre diesel, and I'm really looking forward to testing the more power spec cars - I thnk that extra grunt will complete the package.
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