2018 Jaguar E-Pace: Spotted in the Wild [Spy Shots]

2018 Jaguar E-Pace
The all-new Jaguar E-Pace takes a break from high-altitude testing in Colorado. [photo: Jacob Manzanares]

CAUGHT IN THE WILD: JAGUAR E-PACE

TFLcar reader Jacob Manzanares caught a couple of Jaguar’s latest crossovers, the E-Pace, parked in the remote southwestern Colorado town of Pagosa Springs, far from the usual TFLcar prototype hunting grounds at high-altitudes closer to Denver. Could this mean Jaguar has the E-Pace  almost ready to go into production? Likely as reports peg the vehicle to go on sale later this summer.

2018 Jaguar E-Pace
Jaguar’s new E-Pace shares a frame with the Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery. [photo: Jacob Manzanares]

ANOTHER JAGUAR CROSSOVER, WHY?

Why not? For Jaguar adding the compact crossover likely can’t come soon enough. The bigger F-Pace, only out a year, is currently a smash hit for Jaguar. Adding to the smaller crossover to the family should boost Jaguar’s unit sales considerably around the world.

The E-Pace goes on sale as either a front-wheel drive or AWD vehicle with a six-speed manual available (whether the U.S. gets that manual remains to be seen) or an 8-speed automatic. Jaguar’s newest crossover will share its foundation and possibly its factory with the Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport, the two top-selling vehicles in the RR/LR lineup.

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2018 Jaguar E-Pace
The sharp, angular lines of the new Jaguar E-Pace. [photo: Jacob Manzanares]