The I-Pace is less than three years old, but Jaguar is already preparing a facelift for their first electric vehicle. First noticed by Motor Trend, these patent photos show the I-Pace will adopt a modified front fascia with new intakes on either side of the grille, which appears larger than before and has a pronounced chrome accent that flows into the fog lights.
The sides appear to carry over without any
changes, but we can see a redesigned rear end with new vents that are
integrated into the bumper. The facelifted I-Pace also adopts a lightly
modified fascia and a new trim piece above the diffuser. Of course, the most
important thing is the powertrain. The current model has a 90 kWh lithium-ion
battery pack which powers two electric motors. This gives the I-Pace 400
all-wheel drive as well as a combined output of 394 hp and 694 Nm of torque.
While the model can run from 0-96 km/h in 4.5 seconds, its EPA-estimated range of 377 km is
somewhat disappointing. Despite beating the Audi E-Tron by double digits, the
I-Pace is no match for the 525 km Tesla Model Y, which is similarly
sized and US$ 20,000 cheaper before incentives.
Right now, it’s unknown if Jaguar has made
any modifications to the electric powertrain. That being said, its engineers
could find a way to eke out some extra range as part of the facelift. This
remains to be seen, but the company did introduce a software update in 2019
that increased the range by up to 20 km.
