Jaguar I-Pace

FIRST DRIVE Updates help to keep company's first EV competitive

- Alastair Crooks

FROM 2025 Jaguar will be an allAE by a range of new products, but that doesn't mean we should forget Jaguar's first EV and neither has the British brand, having treated the l-Pace to a round of updates for the 2024 model year.

The biggest adjustments are to the design, but even then, the visual changes to the car are still subtle. They amount to a new, smoothed 'shield' grille, 'blades' in the lower bumper that are finished in Atlas Grey, a redesigned rear diffuser insert, and what Jaguar calls "body-coloured door finishers" as opposed to the black plastic items on the older car. Fundamentally, it was a handsome machine, so Jag hasn't rocked the boat on this front.

The interior is much the same, too, with Jaguar's latest 10-inch Pivi Pro touchscreen infotainment system with Alexa, Spotify, and what3words integration for the sat-nav. The system works well, and the fit and finish seems better than ever in our experience with the l-Pace, while the leather-lined cabin and lovely metal finishings give a real premium appeal compared with rivals from Audi, BMW, and Mercedes.