Jaguar lastly unveiled the manufacturing model of the I-Tempo, its first all-electric automobile right now. You’ll be able to study 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 *attention-grabbing* 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 special class: 4,680 mm size versus 5,037 mm, 1,560 mm top versus 1,684 mm, and a couple of,139 mm versus 2,271 mm.
However they’re at the moment 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’ll be able to 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 suppose they need to examine it to the Mannequin X. Once more due to the scale, but in addition as a result of I feel they need to examine it to gas-powered automobiles 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 substitute gas-powered automobiles and convert extra petrolheads to electrical propulsion.
In my view, EVs ought to compete towards gas-powered automobiles first and EVs second. However I don’t count on legacy automakers to get on board with that at this level within the recreation, so let’s take a look at the precise comparability.
They first raced the I-Tempo versus the Mannequin X 75D. The automobiles formally have 0-60 mph occasions of 4.5 and 4.9 seconds respectively.
OK, that’s honest. The I-Tempo doubtless beat the Mannequin X honest and sq. – although it ought to be identified that the Mannequin X 75D is far larger and due to this fact, an acceleration comparability isn’t essentially 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 – convey out a Mannequin X “100D” (no P), which is bound to confuse just a few folks, 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, certain sufficient, beat the Mannequin X. Perhaps that braking helped.
I’d be curious to see just a few extra launches towards these automobiles as a result of some Mannequin X 75D and 100D house owners have been getting some actually spectacular occasions since Tesla uncorked the complete 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 attempt it. I simply suppose they need to have pinned it towards the same dimension/class gas-powered SUV as an alternative of an even bigger electrical automobile.