2021 Jaguar F-Pace R Dynamic P400: 48V Mild Hybrid for the win against the BMW X5!

For the first time ever, MotoMan drives the Jaguar F Pace in this combo TECH REVIEW, FIRST DRIVE REVIEW and round of our famous #OptionsGame. This Jaguar F Pace is updated for 2021 and receives the 48V Mild Hybrid 6 Cylinder we originally drove in the new Land Rover Defender . . . here, MotoMan learns it may be more of a hot rod.


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[DM]

What about the SVR? When you were talking about the engines you left out the supercharged V8. You NEED to drive it.

[stjepkomamic]

This is a brilliant SUV, and when people start saying it’s too expensive it means only one thing, that they can’t afford it easily (and they really want it).

[johnjoseph]

Like this way better than the competition - interior is now stunning

[richardh]

I think this is my favorite crossover on the market now. Interior and exterior are just about perfect. Also, just built a macan S similarly configured and it was in the high 70s. I would much rather have this fpace for that money. One thing you didn’t mention Is steering feel : I think jlr does a better job of that than any of the Germans do with a pleasing heft and feel.

[trevorsutherland]

Agree 100% with you. The decades of F1 racing show up in Jaguar handling in all their sedans, SUVs and coupes. When they took the I6 option away from the refreshed XF it broke my heart. I have a 2011 XJ and they make nothing for me to replace it with. Fpace SVR is awesome but I prefer sedans. Oh well, I just keep driving the XJ....

[MistahWorldwide]

I think in nearly every motoman episode there has been at least one "if I'm reading the tea leaves correctly." Impressive

[workgroup]

P400 comes with AMG package!! and that seat adjustment comes with it.. Australian version which i bought for INDIA has the night package with amg .. on board nav system on your visor along with wireless charging!! worth the money . you should look for amg package 20 inch wheels

[bunphettered]

I clicked the "like" button Motoman. 👍
Jaguar needs to design sexier cars and SUVs for the money they're charging. 🤭

[RGVFORSALE]

More power than this car can handle - ahhhh - NAW - more power than the driver can handle more like .

[rf]

If you think it is expensive, consider buying a certified off lease vehicle with the 7 year warranty. During the height of the pandemic, these $65K cars were selling off-lease for $35 K with 25K miles. Now they are a bit more as demand has picked up and new car inventories have dried up but still Jags are not mainstream and most people think they are rebadged Velars. Still at that price, the F Pace is an incredible value and a daily driver which is a blast to drive or you can lease an SVR and everyday you will smile at how lucky you are to have such a stallion in the driveway.

These cars have so so so so much character and they are such eye candy. They personify the class and panache of the brand with serious PACE, GRACE and SPACE for a compact-mid-size SUV. As for reliability, the 10 year old powerplant is tried and tested and rock solid. If you think the Jag is not about the best value for a car enthusiast who likes to drive fast, try driving a Lexus SUV after this and only then will you then realize that the Mercedes and Lexus SUVs are for people who hate to drive or want to drive 30 mph every where they go on a couch with wheels. The Jag is really for a different kind of person who enjoys blasting down back roads on the way to the grocery store or school or work.

The F-Pace is a like a race horse - it wants to be ridden hard and it is gorgeous - much better looking than the competition and not nearly as common place. In that sense, the Jag is value for those who know what it means to a gentleman or holiday racer but it is not for some brain dead soccer mom or dad who would be perfectly happy driving a minivan or bulky truck based SUV at 35 MPH down a canyon road every day and thinks a 0 to 60 time of 11 seconds is fast enough.

The F-Pace is like a Dodge Challenger V-8 in the way it drives, it is big, heavy, but powerful and comfortable and controlled ...but with the visual class of a Mercedes. It is muscle car for those who need an SUV with a leaper on the boot and enjoy the windy back road driving style so common in UK on secondary country roads. This a car that is made for those who eschew the interstate for jaunts down canyons and over mountains. It is very British in that regard but it will also blast down a highway at triple digits all day long if you can get away with that kind of speed outside of Germany.

Once you own this car, you find yourself falling in love with it as it is gorgeous and so unique and so much fun to drive. To say this car has character is the height of British understatement, like calling Seattle Slew or Affirmed a pony.

[seabreezeuk]

Awesome car. Good review. Would have one of these over any equivalent BMW, Audi or Mercedes.

[ravenbonanza]

I have 2018 Jaguar XF & oh boy, it's a head turner.

[JohnInSale]

Actually I’ve just decided to buy my dad one of these, he’s always wanted an X5 and that was on my shopping list
But got him to try one of these and he’s totally smitten
It’s the combination of a more classy feel and the great size, but it’s the superb noise insulation and much more compliant ride
Also as they live on the lovely Cumbrian Coast and often drive up to Scotland, it’s just so much more fun
Obviously I’ve ordered him the D300 as it’s perfect for UK with range and torque etc
Keep up the great work and keep getting stronger, one day at a time 🙏🏻
p.s.
I’ve specked his the same as your test model, but like you say with the chrome, not the shiny black stuff and no rear gangsta / pimp rear tints, so passé/ yesterday 🚙👍🏻🤣

[samsharma]

In regard to the X5 comment, the F Pace competes with the X3, especially for size so I would expect it to handle better than an X5.

[AustinF]

Interior ✔ exterior ✔ driving✔price 🤌 absolutely not. I will take the 3.5 fully loaded Genesis GV70 sport (admittedly smaller) for 60K before I spend 85K on this. Or I would take X5 for for with Most options for 75Kish. Love me a Jaaag, the price for what it has to offer is a bridge to far for me.

[DavidRamseyIII]

The f pace is always my loan car when my POS Range Rover is being repaired for another coolant tank failure. It’s an oddly small car inside IMO. “This car, is for little men” - Brian Cooley

[DanZL]

Great reviews but not the best most professional driving position with hands overstretched to reach the steering wheel.

[justinfontaine]

Check out the new Genesis GV70 before you buy this..

[loseerich]

Jag electrical has historically scared the hell out of me. If anything scares me more than that, it's a Jag with something major electrical in it that's new to them. Hard pass.

[alfiligorio]

Se conduce con las manos no con los dedos, con los brazos con algo de ángulo no con los codos estirados y encima te sientas tan atrás, tan tumbado que te quedas a 15/20 centímetros de donde deberías, las muñecas tienen que llegar al volante.🤦‍♂️ Y por Dios, no cruces los brazos que te matas. Aprende