IPace discounts
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Discombobulate said:
Very good (as you would expect from Jaguar) and mine is on coil springs and 20s.
I had the 22" wheels, which do pretty much require air springs to keep the ride quality, but look how well they fit the car - I think they put the entire design into perfect proportion.God I miss that car
TheDeuce said:
I had the 22" wheels, which do pretty much require air springs to keep the ride quality, but look how well they fit the car - I think they put the entire design into perfect proportion.
God I miss that car
That's a lovely looking car, classy and understated. Just a shame so many iPaces seem to have been specified with black alloys; each to their own but I don't think they're a good look - much prefer those on your old car!God I miss that car
JNW1 said:
TheDeuce said:
That's a lovely looking car, classy and understated. Just a shame so many iPaces seem to have been specified with black alloys; each to their own but I don't think they're a good look - much prefer those on your old car!Plus on EVs there's quite a range / miles per kW hit as you go up in wheels size, so sticking 22s on an EV seems an odd decision.
JNW1 said:
TheDeuce said:
That's a lovely looking car, classy and understated. Just a shame so many iPaces seem to have been specified with black alloys; each to their own but I don't think they're a good look - much prefer those on your old car!I got endless compliments on the car, and often some serious jealousy if I parked it next to one of Jags other SUV's, which looks dated if there's an iPace near them
The only improvement they made later on was the black edition, which looked smarter with the black emblem and badging, but still definitely avoid the nasty black wheels. They simply don't suit the car!
I wonder if I might end up with another one day... Maybe Jag will bring back some of the iPace ideas and design for their new SUV, there's a lot they got right with the car.
Sheepshanks said:
JNW1 said:
TheDeuce said:
That's a lovely looking car, classy and understated. Just a shame so many iPaces seem to have been specified with black alloys; each to their own but I don't think they're a good look - much prefer those on your old car!Plus on EVs there's quite a range / miles per kW hit as you go up in wheels size, so sticking 22s on an EV seems an odd decision.
The range drop honestly never bothered me. Its irrelevant as al it means is you stop slightly earlier on a longer journey. It would have to be an unusually long journey to trigger a second stop compared to the same car on smaller wheels which I guess could scrape a single stop. There's no way I'd sacrifice the way the car looks every day for the sake of saving 15-20 minutes once in a blue moon though. Range isn't everything in an EV, you still have to actually like the car itself
Each to their own but I have never been a fan of very big wheels, either aesthetically or their relative inability to deal with potholes etc (I have had too many bent wheels on the awful roads locally). Add in the extra weight of the 22 inch set up, and as much as 10% range loss and the 20s were the wheel of choice for me.
Discombobulate said:
Each to their own but I have never been a fan of very big wheels, either aesthetically or their relative inability to deal with potholes etc (I have had too many bent wheels on the awful roads locally). Add in the extra weight of the 22 inch set up, and as much as 10% range loss and the 20s were the wheel of choice for me.
I tend to agree in general... Also tbh I did have a tyre sliced in the Ipace by a pothole (more of a canyon really). But the iPace specifically actually has the shape of an over inflated fastback hot hatch, and the larger wheels put it back into proportion I think.Also with the slimmer sidewalls combine with the adaptive dampers to make it very firm and tactile on a fun b road, so long as you have the air suspension and adaptive dampers to take it back to luxurious 'waft' mode when not driving it to have fun
As I said, the efficiency loss really makes no difference for 99% of trips. In £ terms 10% is about £1 per 200 miles, which is inconsequential compared to having a car that made me smile when I looked at it
Discombobulate said:
Each to their own but I have never been a fan of very big wheels, either aesthetically or their relative inability to deal with potholes etc (I have had too many bent wheels on the awful roads locally). Add in the extra weight of the 22 inch set up, and as much as 10% range loss and the 20s were the wheel of choice for me.
Yes, although the 22's fill the wheel arches better on balance I think I'd probably take 20's, especially on a car without air suspension - I'd still want silver not black though! JonnyVTEC said:
Nothing wrong with black 22” 
I still prefer my old wheels But I think the main thing is that the car needs the big rims. That's not just my opinion, it's the opinion of the person that designed it...
Also just how gorgeous is the bodywork on these things.? In both our car pictures the lines, the undistorted reflections, the stance... These are seriously good looking cars. There are endless EV's that look futuristic, or like aero efficient blobs... But so far I don't think anyone has bettered the iPace in terms of driveway appeal. Such a looker!
I should be on commission at this point
JonnyVTEC said:
Yeah these were fresh when I borrowed a colleagues.
I was stuck with black as mines a Sport 400
It's missing the black (shadow line?) trim mine had which I think breaks up the size of the car in a useful way.I was stuck with black as mines a Sport 400
Still a very pretty car though!
It's actually making me a bit sad that this was pre-woke Jag's last car and they still look so nice. Such a shame they didn't do a second gen iPace with more of the same, but the issues fixed. The poor things just needed a slightly better battery solution and a dealer network that cared, the car itself was job done, near perfect.
JonnyVTEC said:
It’s 24MY. Body coloured door cladding trim and the visor rather than grill.
Nothing woke about Jaguar, just confused old men confusing bold design with their own insecurities.
Hard to disagree with that Nothing woke about Jaguar, just confused old men confusing bold design with their own insecurities.
Where do you stand on the new grille? I thought the original was a big part of the cars appearance and style but then they replaced it with a smooth slab of plastic
It never made sense to me. I can imagine it was far cheaper to produce, but that seems like a drop in the ocean compared to the overall cars production costs.
TheDeuce said:
Pot holes are solved with air springs, and plainly the bigger wheels suit the car!
Pot holes are well known to bend/crack big wheels with rubber band tyres, air suspension isn't going solve that.The iPace certainly is still a lovely looking thing.
Edited by SWoll on Saturday 15th February 22:22
SWoll said:
TheDeuce said:
Pot holes are solved with air springs, and plainly the bigger wheels suit the car!
Pot holes are well known to bend/crack big wheels with rubber band tyres, air suspension isn't going solve that.
But we're talking about an 80k luxury vehicle here... Practicality is never going to be the driving factor. The big wheels suit the car, I'm a practical guy, I'm an engineer... I see the problem. But I'm also a human that likes cars, and I'm posting on PH, so I think I'm in a safe space when I say that fat wheels look good and that fancy air suspension sorts out the ride quality issues for day to day use?
If we all worried about occasional problems with our unnecessary car choices, we wouldn't be on piston heads in the first place, we'd all be driving a very sensible Peugeot that would be just 'lovely'
BIL took delivery of one of these heavily discounted cars a couple of days ago. He was in need of a new car and had talked about the iPace in the past, so I tipped him off about these ~400 brand new ones suddenly being available at huge discounts. A few days later, he was taking delivery - not seen it myself yet, but he seems delighted!
JNW1 said:
Yes, although the 22's fill the wheel arches better on balance I think I'd probably take 20's, especially on a car without air suspension - I'd still want silver not black though!
The 20s and the 22s both fill the arch identically as exactly the same diameter, albeit with more tyre on the 20s due to higher profile. This is less obvious on the black models for obvious reasons.Gassing Station | EV and Alternative Fuels | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff