What_Car_UK_-_August_2020

Total

£30,372

0 5000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

£2370

£921

£300

£2370 £950

£4754

£ 21,4 8 8£1082 £4482

Total

£26,351

Value

£

0 year 1 year 2 years 3 years

£19,8 47

£17,0 0 8

JaguarE-Pace

JaguarF-Pace

£18,0 06

80 August 2020 whatcar.com

Boots’

suitcase-carrying

capacities

are

measured

with a 560x350x230mm Antler suitcase, with the rear seatbacks in place and up to the parcel shelf

beslowtorespondtocommands.

Atleastsat-navisstandard,asis

AppleCarPlayandAndroidAuto

phonemirroring.

Visibilityishelpedbystandard

frontandrearparkingsensors,

alongwithrear-viewcamerasin

both.That’sforthebest,because

theF-Pace’slongbonnetcan

maketightmulti-storeycar

parksafraughtexperience,while

reversingcanbetrickyinthe

E-Paceduetoitsthickrearpillars

andsmallrearwindow.TheE-Pace

getsLEDheadlightstohelpyousee

betteratnightthanyoucanwith

theF-Pace’sxenonlights.

Bothofourcontenderscome

withconventionalanalogue

instrumentdials,although

theycanbeswappedfordigital

equivalents.Theinteriorslook

goodwiththeirmetaland

leather-effecttrimmings,butyou

don’thavetolooktoofarbefore

you’llcomeacrosshard,scratchy

plastics,especiallyintheE-Pace.

SPACEANDPRACTICALITY

Frontspace,rearspace,

seatingexibility,boot

Frontspaceisn’tanissueineither

car,althoughtheF-Paceputsa

littlemoredistancebetweenyou

andyourpassenger.Talldrivers

mightwanttoavoidtheoptional

panoramicglassroofs;thesecan

leavethetopofyourheadquite

closetotheceiling.

Evenwithapanoramicroof

fitted,there’sjustenoughhead

roomforasix-footerandlegroom

tospareintherearoftheF-Pace.

TheE-Pacehasasimilaramountof

rearheadroombutsignificantly

lesslegroom,leavingthelanky

withtheirlegsclosetothebacks

oftheseatsinfront.Ifyouneed

tosqueezethreeintheback,both

aresimilarlywideandhavelarge

humpsinthefloor.

TheF-Pacehasauseful

advantagewhenitcomestoboot

space,swallowingeightcarry-

onsuitcasestotheE-Pace’ssix.

Lowlipsattheirentrancesmake

loadingheavyitemseasier,

whiletheF-Paceaddsanelectric

tailgate–a£420optiononthe

E-Pace.TheF-Pacealsohasa

handy40/20/40splittoitsrear

seatbacks,asopposedtothe

E-Pace’s60/40arrangement.

BUYINGANDOWNING

Costs,equipment,reliability,

safetyandsecurity

Ifyou’reaprivatecashbuyer,

you’llneedabout£6300extrato

puttheF-Paceonyourdriveway,

althoughyou’llbeabletoget

around£2700offbothcarsifyou

useourNewCarBuyingservice.

Bothdepreciateatasimilarrate,

althoughtheF-Pace’shigherprice

meansyou’lllosemoremoney

ifyousellafterthreeyears.The

E-Pacewillcost£151lesstoservice

overthreeyearsand,unlikethe

F-Pace,doesn’tattractthe£325

luxuryroadtaxsupplementfrom

yearstwotosixofownership.Even

factoringintheF-Pace’sbetter

fueleconomy(41.9mpgversus

39.5mpg,officially),privatebuyers

willberoughly£4000betteroff

withtheE-Paceafterthreeyears.

IfyougodownthePCPfinance

route instead, putting down a

£4000 deposit on a 48-month

term with an annual limit of

10,000 miles, the E-Pace will set

you back £405 a month, compared

with £447 for the F-Pace. That

relatively small gap is partly down

to a larger manufacturer deposit

contribution on the F-Pace.

Neither makes much sense as a

company car, because they’re in

the top (37%) benefi t-in-kind tax

bracket. Monthly payments are

therefore hefty: £443 on the E-Pace

and £527 on the F-Pace, assuming

you’re in the 40% tax bracket.

Jaguar performed poorly in

the 2019 What Car? Reliability

Survey, coming 26th out of 31

manufacturers. The F-Pace proved

slightly more reliable than the

E-Pace, although both are in the

bottom third of their classes.

Both come with automatic

emergency braking and lane-

keeping assistance. The F-Pace

is better at protecting adults in a

crash, according to Euro NCAP, but

the E-Pace was found to be better

at protecting children in the back.

WHATTHEYWILLCOSTAllpricescorrectat timeof testing

JaguarF-Pace

Listprice£44,105

TargetPrice£41,335

JaguarE-Pace

Listprice£37,795

TargetPrice£35,014

PCPFINANCECOSTS

COMPANYCARTAX

CONTRACTHIRE

Four-yearterm,£4000customerdeposit,10,000milesperyear

Monthlycost £405 £447

Manufacturer

depositcontribution £1500 £3750

Optionalnalpayment £14,981 £18,105

RepresentativeAPR 3.9% 3.9%

Excessmileagecharge 16.8ppermile 16.8ppermile

Otherfees £10nalpurchasefee £10nalpurchasefee

For40%taxpayers,untilApril2021,2022, 2023

Monthlycost £443,£443,£443 £527,£527,£527

Three-yearterm,threemonths’deposit,10,000milesperyear

Monthlycost £425 £490

JAGUARE-PACE

Fourheftylashingpoints and a netted area for your de-icer are nice touches in the boot. Unfortunately, it’s a touch

smallandthere’slittlein the way of under oor storage. Rear leg room is also stingy compared with that of F-Pace

Boot577-1234litres

Suitcases 6

920mm

930mm

705mm 1065mm

1410mm 1425mm

1035-1300mm

870-1670mm 490-700mm

RESALE VALUE BY YEAR

THREE-YEAR COST

 Depreciation  Insurance  Servicing  Road tax

 Fuel (of cial MPG)

 Jaguar E-Pace  Jaguar F-Pace

DOWNSIZE UPSIZE

DOWNSIZE OR UPSIZE?