This Is It: Jaguar F-Pace Priced from $41,985 with US Diesel

This Is It: Jaguar F-Pace Priced from $41,985 with US Diesel

Jaguar showed us Tuesday what we’ve seen mostly already — the 2017 Jaguar F-Pace fully undressed — and clued us into all the juicy details.

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The company’s mid-sized crossover will start from $40,990 plus $995 destination, at some point, but will go on sale next year with a duo of potent V-6 engines in the U.S. that will likely start closer to $45,000 at launch. When the car goes on sale in Spring 2016, a 340-horsepower supercharged V-6 and a 380-horsepower supercharged V-6 will be our only options stateside. Both mills will be mated to all-wheel drive and a ZF 8-speed automatic transmission. A 2-liter, I-4 diesel that produces 180 horsepower will arrive in the States later in 2016.

And then Jaguar took the car on a giant-sized Hot Wheels track. Well played.

Jag_FPACE_Power_Loop_140915_01Jaguar outlined the F-Pace’s technology and packages that include autonomous braking, a 10-inch infotainment display and 22-inch wheels. The automaker also announced a “First Edition” package that would include features from the C-X17 concept, including houndstooth interior touches. (Why don’t more automakers do this?)

According to Jaguar, the 380-horsepower V-6 will launch the F-Pace to 60 mph in 5.1 seconds, while the less-potent, 360-horsepower V-6 managing the same run in 5.4 seconds. (If you’re wondering, the diesel does it in just over 8 seconds.) Jaguar didn’t announce fuel economy estimates with any of its engines.

The F-Pace will come standard with an 8-inch touchscreen entertainment system (the larger 10-inch version will be an option) that can be upgradable in the future, Jaguar said. The 10-inch version will come standard with a solid-state internal hard drive that could make navigation and search functions faster.

Jaguar’s crossover will have 8.4 inches of ground clearance if you’re thinking about ever taking those 22-inch shoes off road (you’re not). Jaguar also announced that the F-Pace sports 25.5 degree and 25.7 degree approach and departure angles, respectively.

A suite of safety features including traffic sign recognition, blind-spot monitoring, cross path detection and autonomous emergency braking will be available on the F-Pace. The car’s cameras can also detect speed limits and adjust “maximum speed limits” for the driver if engaged.

The F-Pace will also sport a low-speed cruise control for off-roading — similar to systems used by Toyota and Jeep — if you’re into that sort of stuff.

Jaguar said the V-6 F-Pace will start at $42,390 plus $995 destination, and the more potent F-Pace S will start at $56,700 plus destination.