Jaguar’s upcoming all-electric SUV, the I-Pace, has won the Most Anticipated Car of the Year award at the 2018 WhatCar? Awards.
The model – details of which will be fully unveiled in March – beat competitors from Mercedes, Audi and Tesla to the prize, and will join the E- and F-Pace models in the brand’s SUV line-up.
Readers of the magazine voted the I-Pace the winner, with the Citroen C5 Aircross and Audi E-Tron coming second and third respectively.
By combining angular and modern design with five-seat practicality, the I-Pace is the start of the next generation of vehicles from Jaguar. The electric drive technology that powers the SUV was aided by the brand’s adventure into the Formula E racing series and will lead the brand into the electrified future of motoring.
Jaguar director of design Ian Callum said: “The I-PACE is a radical departure for electric vehicles. It’s the product of authentic Jaguar design DNA matched with the most advanced electrification technology and British craftsmanship.
“Winning this award endorses our decision of dramatic, future-facing design and is a great testament of customer reactions to our first-ever battery-powered electric vehicle.”
Steve Huntingford, WhatCar? editor, said: “Ever since the reveal of the Jaguar I-PACE Concept in late 2016 we’ve seen it garner a huge amount of interest from our readership.
“SUV sales show no signs of slowing down, and zero emissions vehicles are only set to get more and more popular, so the I-PACE is entering the market at exactly the right time. It certainly won’t be the only all-electric SUV going on sale in 2018, but as our Reader Award proves, it’s the one that most of our audience is excited about seeing.”