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F-Pace is Jaguar’s first
Rob Beintema
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Instead of borrowing from its Land Rover corporate cousins, Jaguar decided to create its own aluminum-intensive platform for the F-Pace sport ute and XE compact sedan.
into the brand, but now have that opportunity with pricing at a more affordable level. The luxury compact crossover market is a highly competitive one with models from Porsche, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi leading the way. Now Jaguar is in the mix with an entirely new platform, not one from its corporate sibling of Land Rover. Both the F-Pace and XE are built on the same aluminum intensive platform and enter the rapidly expanding entry-luxury market. In
fact, more than three-quarters of the structure of the F-Pace is aluminum, allowing for a nearly 50:50 weight distribution. At launch, Canadian buyers will have the choice of two supercharged 3.0-litre V6 engines, one delivering 340 hp and the other retuned to produce 380 hp. Both are mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission with torque-ondemand all-wheel drive. Following later in the year will be a new 180 hp 2-litre four-cylinder Ingenium turbo diesel engine
that is also offered in the XE. While horsepower may be modest, this engine has 319 lb/ft of torque. We didn’t get an opportunity to drive this model at launch and fuel economy numbers are not yet available, but this will be the engine of choice for those who value economy over performance as we discovered during a drive in the XE. The F-Pace shares the supercharged V6 engines with the F-Type sports car. The 380 hp engine comes only Turn to page W4
LEFT: These giant 22-inch wheels are optional on the F-Pace. RIGHT: The interior is modern, functional and comfortable but less luxurious than the traditional Jaguar cabin finish.
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June 2016 - “Westward Ho!” came the message from BMW Motorrad Canada, signalling approval of a motorcycle trip from Toronto to Vancouver. But this wouldn’t be my first cross-country tour and, throughout the trek, I couldn’t help but flashback on an earlier BMW ride, made a dozen years ago. June 2004 - I turned the handlebars and rust-coloured water spilled from the tubes, an indicator that the bike hadn’t been ridden lately. That was the 2004 R1200CL, a bagged touring version of BMW’s eclectic stab at the cruiser market. And, indeed, I was to learn later that BMW was dropping it from the lineup . . . June 2016 - The weapon of choice this time was a 2016 R1200RT, a motorcycle with considerably more segment staying power. This iconic sport tourer and best-selling bike in the BMW stable blends the brand’s heritageinspired, horizontally opposed twin-cylinder boxer engine with a full slate of modern technologies and design innovations. Yes, the 2016 R1200RT’s 1170 cc boxer engine is the same size as the motor in the 2004 R1200CL from my first trip, but it has evolved in performance over the years with enhancements, improved fuel efficiency and about twice the power (125 hp, 92 lb/ft of torque compared to 61 hp, 72 lb/ft). This RT is smaller and lighter than the CL that I rode twelve years ago and along with a sportier attitude and longer range fuel tank (25 litres vs 17.5 litres), it offers seating height options, standard touring panniers, a powered windshield and other touring ingredients - cruise control, heated grips and heated seats. Because, even in June, this is Canada and we would be battling the cold gusts north of Superior. Turn to page W2 GREENLANE
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ASPEN, CO.: Jaguar may be a latecomer to the crossover party with the introduction of the 2017 F-Pace, the brand’s first-ever SUV, but the wait has been worthwhile for all concerned. Just like the criticism of Porsche when its Cayenne SUV was introduced, there may be some purists who ‘pooh-pooh’ the British carmaker for abandoning its long tradition of building luxury automobiles only and branching out into the SUV world with the F-Pace as the fifth model in the family. That may be the case, but even after less than a full month of sales in June, the F-Pace is already Jaguar’s best-selling vehicle in Canada with 222 units delivered as it enters a segment that is red hot with the crossover SUVs market growing by leaps and bounds. To put it in perspective, the 222 units accounted for nearly half of Jaguar’s 483 units sold during the month. Combined with the also newfor-2017 XE compact luxury sedan, sales for Jaguar are about to reach levels never before seen in Canada as both models start at under $50k. Granted, Jaguar will never be a segment leader on the sales charts, but the F-Pace and XE are poised to sell in much higher volumes than the XJ, XF and F-Type. This will bring a whole new demographic into Jaguar showrooms; younger buyers who never before had the wherewithal to move
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