Jaguar has hinted that its first all-electric model is right around the corner.
“Within two years, we’ll have something that’s not driven by a petrol engine,” revealed Ian Callum, Jaguar’s head of design, during a recent interview with AutoGuide.
Callum joked that the model he’s referring to will be powered by “a couple of hamsters,” but AutoGuide believes he was talking about the battery-powered model that Jaguar has allegedly been working on for the past couple of years. Tentatively called E-Pace, the EV will take the form of a crossover that will ride on the same modular platform as the bigger F-Pace (pictured) and the XE sedan. Earlier reports claim it will feature a striking design inspired by the experimental C-X75 supercar.
Interestingly, Callum suggested Jaguar is preparing a “big surprise” that will be revealed before the end of the year. He stopped short of confirming what the car maker has in store, but it’s not too far-fetched to speculate the British car maker will preview the E-Pace with a close-to-production concept either at the Paris Motor Show or at the Los Angeles Motor Show. The production model will fight in the same segment as the Tesla Model X when it goes on sale about a year later.
Photos by Ronan Glon.
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