Anyone been for a test drive in a Jaguar i-Pace yet?

[RobDickinson]

Though you do need the hse spec for auto folding mirrors.

And there's 3 levels of headlight..

[gangzoom]

EddieSteadyGo said:

True - and I checked and it was confirmed that none of the options according to Jaguar had any "residual" value in terms of the lease. So the full cost had to be divided into 18 months. So I'm going to have to put up with the base spec. Having said that, I still get the 90 kwh battery and the near 700Nm of torque

Great thinking, absolutly no reason to option up and add to the cost significantly if its only a 18 months lease.

Have to say if the Model 3 Performance didnt look so good I would be tempted to join you, as a good deal is always hard to ignore!!!

[saaby93]

EddieSteadyGo said:

Just to update the thread on the lease deal mentioned earlier, I've just signed my order form. The car is scheduled for delivery by Feb/March next year.

If you changed anything in terms of the base mileage or term length it pushed the price up quite significantly, so I've stuck with the original deal (9+17 for £283.06 inc VAT).

Mileage is 5,000 per annum with excess mileage at 29.48 pence per mile. Strangely, paying the excess mileage charge is cheaper than increasing the mileage allowance.

The averaged monthly cost is around £408 / month. I'm expecting to pay around £465 / month based on the amount I plan to use the car.

Hopefully by the time it goes back towards the end of 2020 they should be lots of alternative electric cars to choose from!

what mileage do you do to get to £465?
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[Witchfinder]

gangzoom said:

Just had a look on the specs of the 'S', manual mirrors and manual seats?? On a £60k car??

I persume any added options pushes the price up? I suppose if you know your handing the car back after 18 months you can live that, at least 18inch wheels should be almost impossible to kerb

It's pretty stingy, isn't it? The 18" wheels look like they came off a Mk II Mondeo. Manual tailgate, non-power folding mirrors, etc...

[essayer]

Witchfinder said:

It's pretty stingy, isn't it? The 18" wheels look like they came off a Mk II Mondeo. Manual tailgate, non-power folding mirrors, etc...

Yeah very stingy - I wonder if Jag have some deal with the outsourced factory building a certain number of each type and the retail customers are going for the higher spec'd models? So punt all the S models out on a cheap lease to build some awareness?

[saaby93]

Witchfinder said:

gangzoom said:

Just had a look on the specs of the 'S', manual mirrors and manual seats?? On a £60k car??

I persume any added options pushes the price up? I suppose if you know your handing the car back after 18 months you can live that, at least 18inch wheels should be almost impossible to kerb

It's pretty stingy, isn't it? The 18" wheels look like they came off a Mk II Mondeo. Manual tailgate, non-power folding mirrors, etc...

Some people like stuff that doesnt go wrong.
Maybe it's a way of improving their reliability figures

[EddieSteadyGo]

Witchfinder said:

It's pretty stingy, isn't it? The 18" wheels look like they came off a Mk II Mondeo. Manual tailgate, non-power folding mirrors, etc...

But apart from that, you're a fan?

The tail-gate and mirrors are no big deal imo. Poverty spec wheels is slightly annoying - it is the same on most leases where they manufacturer makes the "standard" wheels deliberately unattractive.

[Witchfinder]

EddieSteadyGo said:

But apart from that, you're a fan?

The tail-gate and mirrors are no big deal imo. Poverty spec wheels is slightly annoying - it is the same on most leases where they manufacturer makes the "standard" wheels deliberately unattractive.

In fairness, I do like it, although SE spec seems to be about the best compromise between spec and price. I'd happily own one, but I think it'd be madness to jump now with the changing EV marketplace. I'm about to "fist the quiche" on a Santander V90 lease.

[WestyCarl]

Witchfinder said:

In fairness, I do like it, although SE spec seems to be about the best compromise between spec and price. I'd happily own one, but I think it'd be madness to jump now with the changing EV marketplace. I'm about to "fist the quiche" on a Santander V90 lease.

I agree, JLR are "stingy on spec" due to having virtually Zero competition.

I predict a 20MY vehicle update where the spec is increased due to competition from other makers.

[jjwilde]

Wow it seems you really can get the iPace for £400/month no deposit. This is an incredible deal. There is nothing close to this class or performance/tech/cost of running for that price.

Buy buy buy! (Or rather lease lease lease!)

[gangzoom]

jjwilde said:

Wow it seems you really can get the iPace for £400/month no deposit. This is an incredible deal. There is nothing close to this class or performance/tech/cost of running for that price.

Buy buy buy! (Or rather lease lease lease!)

Not a fan of leasing but just like the 24kWh Leaf deals of 2014/15 this a no-brainer. Infat this may even better the RCI maddness.

£400/month on a brand new £60k car is an absolute steal. If we were remotely intetested in changing cars now I would sign up for this deal without a second thought.

[simo1863]

Just been given one by JLR for a few weeks (work in corporate fleet sector):



Yeah bad parking thread I know.....

It's nice, a bit like a smaller, better looking Model X with a nicer interior.

Guy that dropped it off was very keen to tell me it has a 500mm wade depth...... I have no plans to test this.

Anyone want to know anything specific?

[RacerMike]

simo1863 said:

Anyone want to know anything specific?

I suspect the biggest questions most people will have is what the kWh/100km figure is, and what the range is like. Be prepared to be asked this 340095 times in the next week.

[oop north]

RacerMike said:

simo1863 said:

Anyone want to know anything specific?

I suspect the biggest questions most people will have is what the kWh/100km figure is, and what the range is like. Be prepared to be asked this 340095 times in the next week.

Also prepare for the Tesla fans to tell you repeatedly how superior Tesla’s and the supercharger system are. About 425,478 times in the next week

[simo1863]

RacerMike said:

I suspect the biggest questions most people will have is what the kWh/100km figure is, and what the range is like. Be prepared to be asked this 340095 times in the next week.

I've not been trying to drive it efficiently at all (and not been paying too much attention to it to be honest), in fact the novelty of straight line acceleration in an EV has seen it at around 43 I think, will drive a little more carefully on my commute and provide photographic evidence either tonight or in the morning.

[RacerMike]

oop north said:

RacerMike said:

simo1863 said:

Anyone want to know anything specific?

I suspect the biggest questions most people will have is what the kWh/100km figure is, and what the range is like. Be prepared to be asked this 340095 times in the next week.

Also prepare for the Tesla fans to tell you repeatedly how superior Tesla’s and the supercharger system are. About 425,478 times in the next week

Don't forget the comments about the I-Pace not being an SUV (and therefore completely irrelevant as a Model X competitor), it actually being a Tata underneath, the lack of an I Pad glued to the dash, and some mention of the fact that the head of the Teslerati forum regularly gets 15kWh/100km from his P100D when he does it normal commute on the hard shoulder of the I-5 at 12mph whilst drafting his wife in a minivan. Oh and that it's way to expensive compared to a Model 3 which you can definitely, probably, but maybe not, but definitely can get for £30,000 and not £55,000

[oop north]

simo1863 said:

I've not been trying to drive it efficiently at all (and not been paying too much attention to it to be honest), in fact the novelty of straight line acceleration in an EV has seen it at around 43 I think, will drive a little more carefully on my commute and provide photographic evidence either tonight or in the morning.

Turning more serious for a moment than my last post, the real world efficiency is very much of interest to me - I have averaged 3.8 miles per kWh in my i3 over the last 9 months (it was a bit better iirc in the first two years) and what it is like in normal use is important. I don’t suppose it is going to be as good as the i3, but some of the published results from drives are dreadfully way off, perhaps due to exuberance!

[saaby93]

43 kWh per 100km = = 3.68 miles per kwh
no it isnt I give up how do they relate?

Edited by saaby93 on Thursday 20th September 18:39

Edited by saaby93 on Thursday 20th September 18:40

[essayer]

saaby93 said:

43 kWh per 100km = = 3.68 kwh per mile
no it isnt I give up how do they relate?

If it is 43kWh per 100km it would be 1.4 mpkwh which is .. impressively bad!

Not sure that’s what the 43 relates to though? Is that how the Jag displays it?

Edited by essayer on Thursday 20th September 18:45

[jjwilde]

It's a Jag! Of course it's going to have hopelessly bad economy! They are just reminiscing about their 1980's V12 days!

As long as it has plenty of power it's all good!