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- Exceptional ride and handling enabled by Double wishbone and
Integral Link suspension
- Enhanced agility delivered by F-TYPE-derived technologies
including Torque Vectoring
- Electric power-assisted steering gives immediate response and
connected feel
- Unmatched driver engagement and reward
Wednesday 26 August 2015: Featuring sports-car
derived chassis systems and evaluated on the same demanding roads
as all other Jaguar vehicles, the new F-PACE will offer an
unrivalled breadth of dynamic ability. This is a performance
crossover designed around people who love driving.
The new F-PACE will reward drivers and passengers alike with a
blend of agility and comfort that is unlike anything else in the
segment. Whether on twisting mountain passes, flowing country roads
or high-speed motorway cruising, the new F-PACE delivers
responsiveness and precision with exceptional refinement and
composure.
"We haven't made any compromises or exceptions: the new
F-PACE had to be a true Jaguar and had to deliver the dynamics
DNA.
"We've tested ride and handling to the limit in all
environments and in all conditions, and the result is that the new
F-PACE is as engaging and rewarding to drive as it is comfortable
and quiet. As soon as you get into the vehicle you know immediately
that it's a good place to be."
Mike Cross, Chief Engineer of Vehicle Integrity, Jaguar
Developed using Jaguar's Lightweight Aluminium Architecture, the
new F-PACE is designed to handle with precision and control without
sacrificing ride comfort - it's what makes a Jaguar stand apart
from the competition. Taking full advantage of the body structure's
inherently high stiffness, the sophisticated double wishbone front
suspension and Integral Link rear suspension provide the best
possible starting point: tuned to perfection, they make the new
F-PACE incredibly responsive yet also ensure that the impacts,
undulations and extreme cambers of even the most challenging roads
are handled with ease.
The electric power-assisted steering system maintains Jaguar's
leadership in steering. Everything between the steering wheel rim
and the tyre contact patch is optimised to ensure that the new
F-PACE responds immediately to the slightest input, giving a truly
connected feel. Incorporating all of the learning from F-TYPE, the
system gives even greater feedback. Combined with the torque
vectoring technology first developed for F-TYPE and the torque
on-demand all-wheel drive system, the new F-PACE delivers
outstanding agility in all weathers and on all surfaces.
To make development and testing even more efficient, the vehicle
integrity team's subjective assessments are fed back into the
computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools used by the vehicle dynamics
CAE team. This improves the models and therefore delivers even
better simulation results - and vice-versa. This iterative loop of
continuous improvement ensures that prototype vehicles are ever
better, benefiting the tuning and assessment process.
- ENDS -
Notes to Editors
- The world premiere of the Jaguar F-PACE will be at the
Frankfurt Motor Show in September
- The F-PACE is the latest aluminium-intensive Jaguar and will be
manufactured in Solihull, UK
- The F-PACE will go on sale from 2016
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James Scrimshaw
Senior Public Affairs Executive
Jaguar Land Rover Australia
Phone: +61 2 9020 1773
Email: jscrimsh@jaguarlandrover.com
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Tim Krieger
General Manager - Communications & Public Affairs
Jaguar Land Rover Australia
Phone: +61 2 9020 1505
Email: tkrieger@jaguarlandrover.com
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