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Few cars were launched with more fanfare in 2016 than the all-new, first generation Jaguar F-Pace.
The five-door, seven seat large SUV prioritises stunning good looks over genuine off road chops, but a direct relationship with Land Rover does help it when the going gets gravelly. Its primary domain, though, really is the urban jungle. It's offered for sale in Australia in a bewilderingly wide array of models that include 2.0- and 3.0-litre petrol engines with and without superchargers, as well as 2.0- and 3.0-litre turbocharged diesels, ranging from $90,830 for the F-Pace P250 R-Dynamic SE (184KW) to $155,296 for the F-Pace SVR 575 Edition. All are all-wheel drive and all use a regular eight-speed automatic transmission as standard.
Inside, the cabin has been made over with a giant landscape screen, new chunky climate control dials, a new steering wheel and the rotary shifter has been replaced by a regular upright one which is still small and compact, with cricket ball stitching. Watch our video review to see the transformation for yourself.
The F-Pace is a five seater with leather upholstery.
Coming standard from the base grade up is the new 11.4-inch touchscreen, sat nav, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, there’s keyless entry, push button start, dual-zone climate, power adjustable front seats, leather upholstery, the LED headlights and tail lights and an auto tailgate.
The entry S and the SE above it come with a six-speaker stereo, but as you step higher into the HSE and SVR more standard features appear such as a 13-speaker Meridian sound system, plus heated and ventilated front seats. A fully digital instrument cluster is standard on all grades apart from the entry S.
The options list is extensive and includes a head-up display ($1960), wireless charging ($455), and Activity Key ($403) which looks like an iWatch that locks and unlocks the F-Pace.
The F-Paces 0-100km/h time ranges from 7.3 seconds to as quick a 4.0 seconds. Yikes!