Jaguar lastly unveiled the manufacturing model of the I-Tempo, its first all-electric car at this time. You possibly can 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 *fascinating* drag race video.
First off, they most likely shouldn’t evaluate 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 presently the 2 solely all-electric SUV (the Audi e-tron quattro is coming although) in order that they apparently insist on evaluating it with the Mannequin X with a video about it – with a deal with 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 evaluate it to the Mannequin X. Once more due to the scale, but in addition as a result of I believe they need to evaluate 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 substitute gas-powered vehicles and convert extra petrolheads to electrical propulsion.
In my view, EVs ought to compete in opposition to gas-powered vehicles first and EVs second. However I don’t count on legacy automakers to get on board with that at this level within the sport, 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. – despite the fact that it must be identified that the Mannequin X 75D is way greater and subsequently, an acceleration comparability shouldn’t be essentially the most satisfactory.
However then they did one thing actually bizarre, the driving force of the Mannequin X got here out and mentioned 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 certain to confuse a number of 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, certain sufficient, beat the Mannequin X. Possibly that braking helped.
I’d be curious to see a number of extra launches in opposition to these automobiles as a result of some Mannequin X 75D and 100D homeowners have been getting some actually spectacular occasions since Tesla uncorked the complete energy in these SUVs a number of months in the past.
With this mentioned, 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 in opposition to an identical dimension/class gas-powered SUV as an alternative of a much bigger electrical car.
