Jaguar Land Rover is aiming to become a fully-electric brand, and on Jaguar’s side of things, their solution for a flagship SUV will be dubbed J-Pace, built around the same architecture as the next-gen XJ. Production will reportedly kick off at Jaguar’s Castle Bromwich plant, as part of JLR’s £1 billion investment for the development of electric vehicles – the site will eventually churn out all of the British carmaker’s fully electric models.
In order to give the Tesla Model X a run
of its money, the J-Pace will have to offer a maximum WLTP range of roughly 482 km. It will also come with all-wheel drive (obviously), plus a
platform that is said to hold batteries as large as 100 kWh, although smaller
options will be available.
According to AutoExpress, the J-Pace will
adopt certain styling elements from the I-Pace, but its profile will resemble
that of the F-Pace, meaning it will be more traditional-looking. Meanwhile,
defining features will include a closed off grille and sleek LED headlights –
typical Jaguar.
As of right now, the smallest non-sports
car Jaguar builds is the E-Pace crossover.
