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Jaguar makes sports cars and it makes luxury sedans, but it is set to expand into new territory altogether at the Frankfurt Motor Show this coming September. That's where and when it will reveal theF-Pace, Jaguar's very first crossover, and the production version of the C-X17 concept pictured here.
Developed with critical input from sister-company Land Rover, the Jaguar F-Pace is being billed as a "sports crossover," with a more on-road focus than the SUVs of its off-road counterpart. Expect a range of engines to draw principally off of the new Ingenium family of four-cylinder gasoline and diesel powerplants, capped by Jag's signature supercharged V6 – just like the new XE sedan with which it will share much of its underpinnings. We can always hope, though, for an even more potent SVR version to follow with the JLR's sensational 5.0-liter supercharged V8.
The Frankfurt reveal will mark two years since the C-X17 concept was first presented at the same show in 2013. Its arrival, coupled to that of the aforementioned XE, promise to push Jaguar's global output up from around 80,000 units last year to more than 200,000 once both models hit their stride.
Source: http://www.autoblog.com/2015/04/06/jaguar-f-pace-frankfurt-debut-report/#image-1
What are your thoughts?
Aside from the crazy name, I'm very excited to see what Jaguar delivers in a CUV. The company's work with lightweight materials has yielded some great results, and they've been on a roll with delivering cars that drive well and appeal to enthusiasts. This could be a very credible challenger to the Cayenne, I think.
I will give Jaguar credit for not including an "X" in the name of their CUV