While the idea of a Jaguar SUV might strike some as inappropriate, there is no denying that, nowadays, not having one in your range is the equivalent of sending the brand to a certain death.
Even Jaguar, which is mostly loved for its pretty sportscars and sporty sedans, needed the F-Pace badly as the market now craves for more SUVs at the expense of the classic saloon.
So the new F-Pace is here, featuring an attractive -and not overly divisive- appearance along with a rear-wheel biased handling character that makes it one of the most fun-to-drive models in the segment.
The numbers produced might not be what someone would call class-leading, but not everyone wants a crossover with a million horsepower. The supercharged 3.0-litre V6 provides enough poke (in the S model, 380hp worth of poke) to get the F-Pace going fast on a back road while remaining adequately capable when the asphalt stops.
Yes, it might look a bit boring from the inside, yet it comes with all the right bells and whistles, including digital displays on the right places and a nice infotainment system with a fair amount of tricks up its sleeve.
Purists of the brand might hate it, but the truth is that the F-Pace is definitely the most important Jaguar of the 21st century, as explained by MotorTrend in the latest Ignition episode linked below.