F-PACE top features
- Jaguar F-PACE performance crossover to be offered with torque on-demand all-wheel drive system;
- Jaguar engineers aim to set a new benchmark for vehicle dynamics with launch of F-PACE;
- F-PACE Double Wishbone front and Integral Link rear suspension systems for undergo rigorous test programmes on diverse roads and other surfaces worldwide;
- Enhanced agility delivered by F-TYPE-derived technologies including Torque Vectoring;
- Electric Power Assisted Steering gives immediate response and connected feel.
JAGUAR are promising its new F-PACE crossover will be just as sporting a drive as any Big Cat model.
That’s because it will boast chassis dynamics technology adapted from the Jaguar F-TYPE sports car and will be offered with a sophisticated all-wheel-drive system which delivers torque-on-demand.
The F-PACE will be manufactured using Jaguar’s all-aluminium chassis to enhance its handling characteristics without sacrificing ride comfort.
Its electric power-assisted steering system features technology where everything between the steering wheel rim and the tyre contact patch is calibrated to ensure that the new F-PACE responds immediately to improve feel for the driver.
Jaguar’s Vehicle Integrity team, led by sports car development expert and chief engineer Mike Cross, are currently engaged on development programmes designed to ensure the new F-PACE will offer an unrivalled breadth of dynamic ability.
“We haven’t made any compromises or exceptions: the new F-PACE must be a true Jaguar and deliver the Jaguar dynamics DNA”, says Mike Cross.
“We’ve tested ride and handling to extremities in all environments and in all conditions, and the result is that the new F-PACE is as engaging and rewarding to drive as it is going to be enjoyable to own. As soon as you get into the vehicle you know immediately that it’s a great place to be.”
To make development and testing even more efficient, the Vehicle Integrity team’s subjective assessments are fed back into the computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools used by Jaguar’s Vehicle Dynamics CAE team to the models and deliver better simulation results.
