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Jaguar E-Pace Spied for the First Time, All-Electric Crossover Out for Tesla Model X Blood

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Don't let the Range Rover Evoque appearance of the prototype in the image above trick you. This is, in fact, the Jaguar E-Pace showing its face on spy camera for the first time.

While Jaguar may have kicked off its SUV offensive with the F-Pace, the automaker is currently hard at work developing a second high-riding model, which will use the designation mentioned above.

Jaguar hasn't disturbed the logic of the alphabet - the newcomer will be smaller than the F-Pace. The pursuit for efficiency will see the E-Pace becoming one of the most streamlined crossovers out there, as its drag coefficient is expected to sit at 0.28.

The sheer thought of Jaguar's traditionally appealing styling cues being mixed with the aero tricks required to achieve the value above makes us grow impatient over the development of the project.

Speaking of efficiency, the E-Pace will see Jaguar's debut on the EV stage. While it's a bit early to talk about the powertrain, the electric motors mean all-wheel-drive and low-end power, two key attributes of the genre, are easily achievable.

You can bet on the E-Pace sharing its platform with the model Jaguar Land Rover plans to use for replacing the Evoque, so there's more going on here than the electron play mentioned above.

For one thing, the E-Pace might be the still-unnamed model that Jaguar Land Rover plans to build with the help of Austrian developer Magna Steyr, a company whose portfolio ranges from the Mercedes G-Class and Mini Countryman to the Aston Martin Rapide.

Just like Jaguar Land Rover, other traditional carmakers are still in the early development phases of electric crossovers. A probable production version of the Audi E-Tron Quattro concept we saw in Frankfurt last year is the closest envisioned competitor for the E-Pace.

However, as you know, the Tesla Model X is already out there, towing boats and performing other crossover duties.
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