Jaguar Is Already Considering An 'I-Pace SVR' Electric SUV

Jaguar's plans to make electric cars cooler than the doubters want to believe is possible could take a step into SVR territory, according to a senior figure
Jaguar Is Already Considering An 'I-Pace SVR' Electric SUV

Jaguar is considering its options for an SVR-badged I-Pace electric SUV… and outright speed isn’t a priority.

Chief of product planning, Hanno Kirner, has told Autocar that handling would be more of a priority, with the existing 50:50 weight distribution key to the car’s dynamic prowess. We still say it’s a folly, but global customers seem to think otherwise.

Jaguar Is Already Considering An 'I-Pace SVR' Electric SUV

Noise, traditionally the biggest USP attached to SVR cars, is a problem with an EV. But, and here’s the really controversial bit, any production version of the I-Pace SVR won’t even be as fast as it could be – to protect the untrained people who’d take the wheel. Kirner is quoted as saying:

“We have asked ourselves how you would ‘SVR’ an electric car. Yes, we can make it do 0-60mph in 1.8sec. It’s a good headline, but once you’ve done it once or twice, and lost your eyes in the back of their sockets, you might not want to do it again.”

“You also have to make sure you can’t go too fast,” he said. “I do worry that the instant torque and performance might be too much for untrained drivers. It may be that we have to impose some kind of restriction, so that the performance is limited until they have gone on a driving course or something.”

Jaguar Is Already Considering An 'I-Pace SVR' Electric SUV

While this isn’t confirmed for production, it seems a likely angle for Jaguar as it seeks to monetise SVR at every turn. It’s also the likeliest route for the company to take alongside the one-make I-Pace eTrophy racing series that is scheduled for a green light later this year.

A ‘restricted’ 0-62mph time of around 3.5 seconds seems like the kind of ceiling Jaguar might apply, but top speed will be pretty low until gears can be introduced to the equation.

Source: Autocar

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Car_spot_NLSC

SVR with no popops??????

05/30/2018 - 09:13 |
19 | 1

Well dyson did say they wanted to make a car

05/30/2018 - 09:26 |
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Tomislav Celić

Jaguar make an unrestricted F-type Electric

Pls I wanna se Musk cry

05/30/2018 - 09:31 |
27 | 1

I do appeal to their thinking when it comes to unlocking more power following an advanced driving course.

05/30/2018 - 10:59 |
7 | 0

But yes, having an SUV beat the Tesla will be epic

05/30/2018 - 11:00 |
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Anonymous

I’m all for making EVs more appealing to ‘car people’ but sticking an SVR badge on something not really being developed as an SVR model seems… wrong.
Maybe SVE would make more sense on performance electric vehicles?

05/30/2018 - 10:03 |
10 | 1
SirJamjaxIsGoingAgain-PeaceOutChaps

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Yeh. R on a JLR product immediately makes me think of that beautiful 5.0 supercharged V8 unit. I don’t want that R badge going anywhere near an electric car.

05/31/2018 - 19:41 |
0 | 0
Destroya

No more Vroom popopopop

05/30/2018 - 10:46 |
1 | 0
5:19.55

What a world we live in: we plan to build SUV focused on handling and we made so much progress that we have to limit performances (#tuningmaniaisback?) so people won’t kill themselves.

05/30/2018 - 11:30 |
1 | 0
Anonymous

Cons : its electric its an suv crossover thing
Pros : its a jaaaaaaaaag

05/30/2018 - 11:45 |
4 | 0
TheRacingGoat

Don’t even, Jaguar.

05/30/2018 - 11:59 |
1 | 1
H4R1S_01

Insert supercharged V8

05/30/2018 - 19:09 |
0 | 0
DriftMaster2.0

I wanna see this

06/03/2018 - 15:40 |
0 | 0