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Dedicated to celebrating the heritage and future of driving, Max Wheeler is your trusted voice for classic car news and beyond.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/64eca1152247aa111ace79ff1c03782b175df9dc21d2092364ff21e1cf5e38fa?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/64eca1152247aa111ace79ff1c03782b175df9dc21d2092364ff21e1cf5e38fa?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Smart Motoring","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/smart-motoring_news_logo_g-e1765846726493.webp","url":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/smart-motoring_news_logo_g-e1765846726493.webp","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Jaguar-E-Pace.jpg","url":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Jaguar-E-Pace.jpg","height":520,"width":1200},"url":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/latest-news\/jaguar-e-pace-the-internet-reacts\/","about":["LATEST CAR NEWS"],"wordCount":645,"keywords":["compact SUV","jaguar","Jaguar E-Pace","SUV"],"articleBody":"Jaguar has finally unveiled its new compact SUV: the E-Pace. With a name like that, it doesn\u2019t take a genius to work out the car serves as a smaller sibling to the F-Pace, which became Jaguar\u2019s first ever SUV when it launched last year.Priced from \u00a328,500, the E-Pace will be the first Jag to exclusively feature Jaguar Land Rover\u2019s efficient yet powerful Ingenium petrol and diesel engines; the punchiest of which can clear a 0-60mph sprint in 5.9 seconds.It comes packed with loads of tech, such as a 4G Wi-Fi spot that can handle up to eight devices simultaneously, as well as a 10-inch touchscreen and a new head-up display.True to Jaguar form, the car wasn\u2019t revealed with the drop of a veil. Oh no, instead, it set a world record for the furthest barrel roll in a production vehicle (15.3 metres with a 270-degree corkscrew-like tumble).You can watch the stunt here, but what did the internet make of the E-Pace and its acrobatic antics?Top Gear editor Charlie Turner was quick to poke fun at the one-man-upmanship that has developed between sister brands Jaguar and Land Rover in recent years…After the E-pace launch planning is said to have started on the Defender reveal featuring Gerry McGovern, a Skycycle and Snake River Canyon pic.twitter.com\/VEL4clQpno\u2014 Charlie Turner (@TopGearEditor) July 14, 2017Something that was instantly picked up by the online public was its somewhat uncanny resemblance to a distinctly less premium model: the Suzuki Swift.There’s something about the E-Pace really reminds me of the new Swift. Or is it just me? pic.twitter.com\/leI53wbCRI\u2014 Alex Grant (@alexgrantuk) July 13, 2017I think the E-Pace looks really cool, but I also can’t help seeing some similarity here. Is it just me? pic.twitter.com\/5WO5nonjqy\u2014 Tristan Shale-Hester (@tristan_shale) July 13, 2017This self-confessed \u2018lover of Jaguar Land Rover\u2019 doesn\u2019t seem to care\u2019 he reckons it \u201clooks awesome!\u201dWHOA! The new @Jaguar #EPace looks awesome! #Jaguar #E-Pace #SUV pic.twitter.com\/FmXtFHV97x\u2014 Michael Lee (@MickLee93) June 27, 2017Chas Hallett, once Autocar\u2019s editor in chief, isn\u2019t quite as impartial now he\u2019s JLR\u2019s head or corporate PR, but regardless, he found beauty at the back and we\u2019re of a similar feeling.New Jaguar E-Pace looks lovely from the back too… #EPace #jaguar pic.twitter.com\/TwH6t6v4pO\u2014 Chas Hallett (@chashallett) July 13, 2017One of the guys lucky enough to attend the E-Pace\u2019s reveal event noted the adorable baby cub, trailing a prowling jag. Symbolic much?This is the cute Jaguar and cub etched on the #epace windscreen. The E-Pace was code named Cub, and is the baby of the range! pic.twitter.com\/fbjwjvnoyc\u2014 Andy Boxall (@AndyBoxall) July 13, 2017This self-described \u2018professional car designer\u2019 didn\u2019t think much to Jaguar\u2019s interior styling, going on to slate the exterior as \u2018unimaginative\u2019@IAmSimonHarris Mmmh… Jaguar definitely needs some interior designers. pic.twitter.com\/zTR8DjvhAS\u2014 Matteo (@Roadster_Life) July 13, 2017Like the latest #Jaguar a lot: it’s an unimaginative,but very well executed design job,I can’t fault it. The interior could be better though pic.twitter.com\/fCsZUvEkuk\u2014 Matteo (@Roadster_Life) July 14, 2017One Twitter user reckons Jaguar\u2019s model naming approach has become somewhat messy and confusing now.The Jaguar crossover naming system could get pretty confusing soon. The I-Pace is an EV and the E-Pace is an ICE car…\u2014 Chris Till (@christill) June 23, 2017Regardless, US-based Car and Driver rates the E-Pace to charge to the front of the premium compact SUV pack.The 2018 @JaguarUSA E-Pace is poised to leap into the lucrative mainstream https:\/\/t.co\/vUNjzvMAfE pic.twitter.com\/eZFgbK7FkQ\u2014 Car and Driver (@CARandDRIVER) July 13, 2017But what do you think of the new \u2018cub\u2019? Tell us down there in the comments or over on Twitter at @MotorVision_"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Latest News","item":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/latest-news\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Jaguar E-Pace: the internet reacts","item":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/latest-news\/jaguar-e-pace-the-internet-reacts\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]