PACE OF PROGRESS

This Jag proved big SUVs could be family-friendly yet dynamic too

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By 2015, we were familiar with brands like Porsche and BMW building high-riding family cars - yet some still felt that an SUV bearing the leaping cat was a step too far.

But exactly a decade on from our effusive first review (“looks like a Jaguar, feels like a Jaguar and, most crucial of all, drives like a Jaguar”), we can look back on this onetime pariah as a truly impressive and deservedly popular all-rounder.

The F-Pace isn't quite a jack of all trades, but it comes very close. Throughout its nine-year production run (ended just weeks ago as part of Jaguar's luxury EV reinvention), we rated it near the top of the class for its combination of practicality and dynamics, which few could match.

Those handsome, haunchy looks have aged well, as has the feelgood factor you get behind the wheel. It combines the space of an X5 and the sporty drive of a Macan with few concessions either way.