Jaguar lastly unveiled the manufacturing model of the I-Tempo, its first all-electric car right this moment. You possibly can be taught all about in our article right here.
For the event, the corporate additionally in contrast the brand new electrical SUV with Tesla’s Mannequin X in an *fascinating* drag race video.
First off, they in all probability shouldn’t examine their I-Tempo with the Mannequin X within the first place.
The I-Tempo is a considerably smaller SUV than the Mannequin X – arguably in a distinct class: 4,680 mm size versus 5,037 mm, 1,560 mm peak versus 1,684 mm, and a couple of,139 mm versus 2,271 mm.
However they’re presently the 2 solely all-electric SUV (the Audi e-tron quattro is coming although) so that they apparently insist on evaluating it with the Mannequin X with a video about it – with a concentrate on acceleration.
You possibly can watch the video right here and additional down I share some ideas concerning the comparability:
Electrek’s Take
First off, let me reiterate that I don’t assume they need to examine it to the Mannequin X. Once more due to the dimensions, but in addition as a result of I believe they need to examine it to gas-powered vehicles and as an alternative to attempt to steal market share from them and never different EVs.
That’s the objective in spite of everything, to have EVs change gas-powered vehicles and convert extra petrolheads to electrical propulsion.
In my view, EVs ought to compete towards gas-powered vehicles first and EVs second. However I don’t anticipate legacy automakers to get on board with that at this level within the recreation, so let’s have a look at the precise comparability.
They first raced the I-Tempo versus the Mannequin X 75D. The autos formally have 0-60 mph occasions of 4.5 and 4.9 seconds respectively.
OK, that’s truthful. The I-Tempo doubtless beat the Mannequin X truthful and sq. – despite the fact that it ought to be identified that the Mannequin X 75D is far greater and due to this fact, an acceleration comparability will not be probably the most enough.
However then they did one thing actually bizarre, the motive force of the Mannequin X got here out and stated he ought to get a Mannequin X “P100D” as an alternative.
With a 0 to 60 mph in 2.9 seconds, a P100D would clearly crush the I-Tempo, however then what they did as an alternative was the ol’ switcheroo – carry out a Mannequin X “100D” (no P), which is bound to confuse just a few individuals, current firm included.
The 100D has an marketed 0-60 time of 4.7 seconds – about the identical because the I-Tempo, however the Jaguar, positive sufficient, beat the Mannequin X. Possibly that braking helped.
I’d be curious to see just a few extra launches towards these autos as a result of some Mannequin X 75D and 100D homeowners have been getting some actually spectacular occasions since Tesla uncorked the total energy in these SUVs just a few months in the past.
With this stated, I’m not taking away something from the I-Tempo. I can’t wait to strive it. I simply assume they need to have pinned it towards an identical measurement/class gas-powered SUV as an alternative of a much bigger electrical car.
