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Oh God! Are they still in business? And how?...

I had the misfortune to have owned two British cars over the years... every part stamped "Lucas" broke....

Ever see a main wiring harness where every wire was white? TR7...

 

Some of us could all cite older cars from many manufacturers that failed us back in the day. For me it was Volvo, Alfa, VW, Alfa, GM, Porsche, Ford, GM, Chrysler, Chrysler, Nissan. Honda, Honda, Honda. Either mechanically unreliable or rust buckets in the mid-Atlantic region. What have I had recent good experiences with? Porsche, Honda, Toyota and Toyota. One problem at 60k, zero problems at 60k, zero problems at 60k and 1 problem at 45k. Car makers have had to up their game to meet customer expectations lest the car reviewers savage them.

 

I welcome the i-pace and the bolt. The bolt started as a conventional car, but the i-pace appears to be designed from the ground up. The bolt is much more affordable. The i-pace's problem probably is mainly price especially if 2 years from now we get a tesla model Y to more or less directly compete against it.

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$71K for an 90kwh i-pace, $59K for a tesla model 3 long range (80.5kwh) with dual motors premium upgrades and autopilot, $85K for a 75kwh dual motor model X. The i-pace seems to hit the spot for a midsized tall sporty station wagon/CUV between the model 3 and X. It is much smaller than the model X and should be faster with better fit and finish than the non-permformance X's. Tesla has had quality problems with the X's and I would not expect jaguar to be lower quality, although it's battery and motor units still need to be proven. The problem for the i-pace is competion from the gasoline models and if tesla makes the Y which is in the same size class.

Hopefully the i-pace will sell to those that want such a vehicle. Tesla probably won't have good availability of anything similar for a few years. BMW is pushing out small batteried phevs that need some work.

 

i found an article that said the i-pace sold twenty in france compared to 16 model x.

 

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No WONDER the oil companies are keeping prices low

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For now, but this won't be true in the coming year.

 

Since TATA Motors took over they have improved in reliability.

 

How so? Is Model X really any better?

 

I hope not.

 

the x's fails are in the realm of annoyances, as opposed to the Jaguar that simply won't start on occasion - in addition to the buggy electronic annoyances. That's why the X rates high with consumers.
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I was referring to the name.

 

Bob jaguar thinks the i-pace will get 220 miles in epa range, but this is preliminary, and it could end up higher (YMMV). It is 298 on WLTP (the european new test).

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Looks like Tesla shorted the stated range of their models in the UK. Considering the complaints against the new Leaf, that is probably good practice.

 

Any word weather the pack is liquid cooled?
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This is ironic! Old E-Type and a Model X.

 

maybe they're gonna swap guts.

 

yes 90 kwh of liquid cooled pouch cells in a skateboard design that is part of the structure of the car. This is similar to the model X except for the cell type. The cells are supplied by lg chem the same supplier as the bolt and volt, although we don't know if they have the same chemistry.

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