I have the Chequered Flag and the highest mpg I have achieved is 75mpg! We brought it with us when we moved to France last year and it has been impeccable. Servicing is costly but on par with other luxury brands.
Thanks to you I bought a 2008 Cayenne v6 and I really liked the car. I was thinking to buy a L322 but I am living in Amsterdam and believe me it is so difficult to find a proper mechanic in here so I trusted your comments and bought the Porsche. I have been watching car videos for a long time but probably you are the most friendly one. I have been watching your videos from the begining and I feel like your are my friend :) Appriciate your work.
I'm in my 30's and owned an fpace for 4 years, just ordered a factory build of the facelift. As a family man it's been perfect for lugging, commuting, long distance. Great SUV if you need a workhorse. My only gripe is crappy infotainment and Bluetooth connection. In 4 yra of ownership and 27k miles just needed to replace an outer CV Boot on the nearside front.
I have never really liked SUV's in general, but this review has mellowed my opinion. A great looking vehicle and nothing like a Chelsea tractor - far more class.
We have a 3.0 litre V6 Diesel Portfolio here in New Zealand. Had it 5years and love it. It has the driver side door card rattle as well. They must of had the apprentice working on that side of the assembly plant in 2016.
I have an F-Pace 3.0d S with the the red & black leather interior, it was the reason I bought it lol, fantastic car. Had it nearly 3 years and always great fun to drive!
I have just bought a 17 plate F Pace 3.0l d Sport in many ways due to your review - it has the red and black leather interior with a pale silver paint job - wouldn't have chosen those colours but getting a 3.0l diesel was quite hard near to us. No issues with the door panels!
Great Video as always Matt! We have had our F Pace 2.0d 4 years now and only had two issues! Rear camera replaced under warranty twice and prematurely corroded brake discs. The engine is a little gutless and the gear change can be a little hesitant off the line. However the ride and comfort over long trips is sublime. I spend 10 hours behind the wheel driving back from Cornwall last week and never felt tired once!
THANK YOU! I have been waiting to do this review for some time. I like the way you handle your reviews, educated, clear and concise, not the "used car" pitch of which we see too many. Cheers!
Brilliant review as always .. succinct without any annoying music and "production" nonsense ...just what most people want in my opinion . The F pace is one of the best designs of any car of recent years .. it just works in every way .
Finally mpg conversion to liters per 100km, always had trouble calculating consumptions in my head when watching British car reviews, now I don't need Google assistance heh, nice touch. Great content as always. Best regards from Serbia!
Always felt like the Jaguar crossovers and SUVs are for people who actually are classy, not the swathes of qashquais and jukes, and not for drug dealers in Audi Qs or BMW X models. Great review Matt!
I bought the 2017 2.0 diesel with 50.000 km. Now I have 76000 without any problem! Amazing feeling in long distance around Europe! 14 hours driving and never felt tired! Very comfortable very happy…
I am considering buying a second hand as well. What advise would you give me? What should I look at? I am based in South Africa and I don’t want to be scammed
I don't know what it is with other manufacturers but Jag have just managed to pull the design of this car off. It's just right. The X5, Q7, Cayenne and others all look just a little bit awkward in their styling. It's a super handsome car and looks amazing in that dark blue colour.
Seriously considering one of these when it's time to chop the Disco Sport in in a couple of years. I've definitely got the JLR bug. I just can't get excited about the equivalent Merc/Audi/BMW offerings. Great video as usual Matt.
My grandfather has a red F-Pace portfolio, he’s had it for 4 years and loves it. They were always Ford people until the bought there old freelander 2, since then they have replaced the Freelander with a disco sport. They have definitely converted now :)
I think I watch your channel mainly for the beautiful north Derbyshire scenery of my teens and twenties. I also value your considered comments on used luxury cars especially from the JLR ranges.
Your review was great and the reason I bought one 6 months ago here in Aus.2016 2.0ltre diesel prestige,same colour as the one in your review.Brilliant car, love it's looks, drive and economy my wife drives it mostly I'm the concierge cleaning and garaging.Paid exactly what you said for a car that had done 25,000km.
Great review. Your descriptions and flawless commentary I feel are far better than any ‘4/10’ type scale. For me they paint the picture of actually owning and living with the vehicles under review. The F Pace is a lot of car, manual seats a bit of a surprise.
My in-laws had the 3.0d V6, and it was brilliant. Fast, silky smooth and had an impressive range. A GT for the 21st century. Traded it in at 3 years old with 23k on it for only £33k (it was officially a MEGA SPEC car with almost every option). Whoever picks that car up has got themselves an absolute bargain. Great video as always, Matt. Your channel is really flying now! Keep it up.
Another great review. My current XJ Portfolio with the 3ltr diesel is my 6th Jag and I love it. I think the F Pace will be my 7th Jag but it will have to be the 3ltr diesel Portfolio, performance, luxury and economy in a car that is sooo much better to look at than the BMW or Audi alternatives.
You could base it on the lust factor- how you feel when you open the garage door, or do you look back at it as you lock it up. Or the smug factor- how clever am I for going out in the left side of the field and beating the pack..........
"From the driver's seat you look out over the bulging muscular bonnet", cut to image of driver in shorts showing off his white 'sparrow legs.' Bromance between man and machine. I never miss an update. Love the channel. Binge watching your reviews put a smile on many a lockdown day.
I don’t know what it is, but there is something just ‘pleasant’ about JLR interiors. They’re not austere like Audi, and BMW sometimes are, they’re not overly blingy or tacky like some Mercedes interiors, and they’re simpler than most Lexus interiors. They’re definitely improving in build quality as well. The build quality in the 2016 Discovery Sport we had made a Year 7’s DT project look well made. Every single component squeaked, rattled or moved when you touched in, and the many materials felt cheap as well. The same went for all of the JLR courtesy cars we had at the time as well. Now though, my dad has a Jag iPace and it’s in a different league, and actually feels very well built, while retaining the aforementioned ‘pleasantness’. Great video Matt
Be as different as possible from those ghastly American UA-cam channels. You have a very distinctive and winning style, which is why people like your vids so much.
In the last decade or so this is the equation to car brand success. SUV = Immense popularity = Saved the brand = loads of extra cash on top! This can be good (eg this) and bad (eg juke
I’m A car dealer and petrol head. I see these daily. Both in my estate I live and on the road as a cyclist. It’s a nice ‘thing’. A nice ‘suv’. A great British job. Just a shame the SUV is so hard to swallow on one child and being a former Lotus owner
Nice video Matt. They’re actually great cars, very practical and economical. Front is its best angle. The 3.0 TDV6 is Best Buy, very linear drive train and the torque means it’s effortless to drive 👌
@@JamesSmith-ll7lc poorly designed. The very best explanation is a recent video on LR TIME. One of the best mechanical lessons I have ever seen. I own a discovery V8 and Freelander 2, so I'm not anti Landy, just be sure you know what you're buying
I've owned 10 cars in almost 30 years: 6 sedans/saloons, 2 coupés and 2 cabriolets. Therefore I'm not an SUV guy, but I watch and value a quality review nonetheless 👍.
Love your reviews Matt. Relaxed, informative, honest and highly amusing. To be honest I would not get into a scoring system. They have their places but would make your reviews too impersonal. Giving your honest impressions (warts and all) of each car is why your channel is so popular. Keep up the good work.
Plenty of good looking European SUV's F Pace, Q7, Q8, GLE, XC90, Cayenne, Macan, Stelvio, Levante, X5, Toureg etc. Trouble you have is that American SUVs are in general terrible and super ugly. Even the new Jeep Grand Cherokee looks like it's tried to take a bit from all the European SUV's and they really blew it with the new Bronco. That should have been brilliant but they've done an awful job with that when it looked so good in concept.
I work at the land rover production plant and everything is just right, driving position and great handling ..a true drivers car ..ps the new model interior is to die for
I was given an F-Pace 2.0D as a hire car by a third party's while my 530d xdrive tourer was being repaired. Could not get on with it at all, engine seemed noisy, rough and not particularly quick (although i'm sure the 3.0 would be better) but my biggest issue was the suspension, it felt gittery and bouncy and never seemed to settle into a comfortable rhythm - could not wait to give it back
@@potjhm1 yes i am sure the engine difference is comparisons between a 4 cylinder and a straight six, i tried a 520d before i got my 530d and did not like the 520 engine much, it was the poor ride quality that surprised me the most on the F-Pace
Fpace Shcmeffpace!, Jaguar should stick to doing what they used to do best! Make fantastic cars not mediocre SUV's! Bill Lyons would be turning in his grave!
Another great review, love this channel and always look forward to coming back here. I’m not surprised your channel is growing at quite a steady pace, keep up the great work :)
Matt- we've got the same model and colour with the alcantara roof and uprated wheels. Love it and you hit the nail on the head with the description of how it drives. Great review as always, well done.
Another great review. Get to ride in quite a few JLR products and you’re right … this is the sweet spot and agree with your view of the V6, it’s a nice power plant.
Id avoid ingenium 2.0 diesel. Struggles to shift the xe imagine it in this. Clattery too. Interiors tinny but they do make a good steering wheel. Its a looker too.
Another excellent review of a very interesting car , you give such balanced reviews of what it would be like to own the vehicle you are reviewing and you set the benchmark for other car reviewers to follow .
Matt, please don't put a 'ranking' score against every car. Carry on with the style of review you've adopted there's great info in there for anyone interested. In the main I buy used cars so the new vehicle reviews are pretty useless unless you want to know 'how long it is'! The used market is a different world and way more relative to most of us. Keep up the good work, content and editing are great by the way...
A go to channel when looking for honest advise on the second hand car market. At the end of the day I'm looking to spend 20k+ and I want to know the ups and down from what I see is a genuine guy. It's like top gear used to be like before it got all daft..I enjoyed topgear but it did get a bit Hollywood. Keep checking back to this channel thank you 😊
My xf rsport is 2017. Not a bit of bother and sips fule. Really think jaguar are on the up, and a new boss. Great video asual 👍. Got mine with 26 thousand on the clock. Like the man says, look after it and the rest will take care of itself.
My girlfriend is obviously a fan - we went out in her F-Pace yesterday; when I went to put my coffee in one of the cup holders, I found her phone, house keys, hand sanitizer (never thought I’d say that), chewing gum and a lip gloss. When I asked why didn’t she use the central binnacle top store all that she just said “it’s easier just to throw my stuff there… the cup holders are way better….”
This is my favourite car channel aside from Mr DeMuro's, and I have to say I find the lack of a score refreshing. They're so arbitrary, and it seems that you'd get your opinion across in the body of the review, anyway. The great thing about your reviews is that you sound like a regular person - incredibly well-informed - but it's like listening to an owner tell you about their car. It feels real, and not just another car review channel. I'd be confident in what you're doing, and just do you :-)
Hi Matt! I've been watching your videos since....You bought the first Range Rover on this channel. You have your own original approach, so keep that! We are your subscribers just because we don't give a doug about scores :))) Anyways, the Jag F-Pace it's out of my budget for now, i was damn curious to see one on your channel, and I am glad you did a vid with it! Thumbs up as always! Cheers
Interesting car, just went with my wife to check one today. When I came home it cooled me down by reliability horror stories I found on internet for 2.5d with 240bhp engine/turbos fails with low mileage.
Another great video! Love this car as well. Related to your rating system you could give cars an overall A-F grade or do three pros and cons at the end. Don't make it too much because your delivery style is top notch.
Thanks Matt, we got our 2017 Portfolio 2-0 AWD a couple of months back and we love it, I couldn’t wait for to see what you thought. Ours has just got 40k miles on the clock and bought it from Jaguar main dealer here in York. We also took out the extra warranty.
I have the P300 and it is honestly the best car I have had. No reliability issues but bit steep on fuel but the engine performance and noise is the pay off. Definitely another one when the time comes to change.
As a follow up to my previous comment. We have owned the F Pace since moving to France almost a year ago and it has been a great car. I’ve had a few over my 30+ years of driving and this is one of the better cars I have owned. However, as we now live permanently in France and it’s a right hand drive car, we have decided to sell it. My first call was to the JLR main dealer we bought it from last year. The news was confusing but good. The used value had gone up and we have been offered more than we paid for it! I also checked we buy any car and their offer has increased a month after their first, also to more than we paid for the car! A first for me!
yeh go for a rating score you could use your high peak logo where they sit in terms of , one side of the mountain for comfort and driveability and the other side for running costs and value for money. I love these reviews , the best on the net. Thanks Matt.
Jaguar is my favourite brand, I’m 42 now and as far back as I can remember I’ve always been drove around in a jag, my old man adores them having recently finished restoring a 1966 mk2 from the ground up, he also drives a 2001 xkr he got from new, he is jag mad. there is a video on UA-cam under hand built cars. Anyway back to the f pace I’m seriously considering getting a f pace and after watching the vid I’d definitely opt for the 3.0 v6, the issue I’m having is I like the f pace but I adore the XF sport brake. I have a long haired German shepherd and she has killed my current car. Dog hair everywhere, back seat’s filthy so I want a car that keeps her well in the back with a screen up and both cars can give me that and the f pace will give me the high ride and ruggedness when I’m taking my best friend on long walks but the sport brake just looks so god dam good and with the r sport model they look amazing in the right colour. I’m in a dilemma 😂
I have one. Have seen 55mpg on the motorway. Engine a bit loud when pushed hard but very quiet in normal cruise mode, and roadholding/steering excellent for a 4WD.
Hey, Matt, Great review as always! Thank you for putting fuel economy conversion on screen! As for the car ratings, it might be a nice addition to summarize the car you've reviewed. I'm trying to think of something unique, but am failing to do so. I feel like the Doug's rating system is very good and thorough. If I were to look for a car, I would look for the best balance of fuel economy, comfort, practicality (can I go on a ski trip or on a summer vacation with 3-4 other people), simple tech (I hate huge screens like in Teslas or new Mercedes cars, I just use the navigation and bluetooth music streaming... Also the controls that I can adjust while looking at the road - buttons, dials, not the futuristic stuff like in Golf 8, there is only 1 button in that car and others are some touch sensitive sliders and touch screens...) - maybe that part can be better specified. You might call it technology user experience :) Also, you must add the cupholder rating :) I feel like if you made a chart with all cars that it would be way more useful than Doug's because you review cars that most people are looking for.
The misses had her heart set on one, so despite my concerns about JLR as a whole, we got a 17 plate r-sport 2l diesel. It was hard to find the colour and spec for our budget as they hold their value so well but it is a lovely motor. I got the engine carbon cleaned as it wasn't quite producing the mpg I had seen on the forums. It is better now but I may get it remapped (the great handling deserves a little more performance but I didn't win the tax/ insurance/ fuel cost argument for a V6!) I only wish the review had come out sooner and I would have canned the BMW X3 option straight away! Great review once again Matt! Friendly Adblue tip - I would say buy one of those expensive Jag Adblue bottles, use it, cut the bottom out and then use that to funnel a bigger container of Adblue in when it is required. I believe other nozzle attachments are available too...😉
Quite suprised you were happy with the interior quality above the waist. Personally thought it was shocking in my XE and the F-pace even more so when it costs so much more. bar the leather on the seats, the rest of the plastics were almost Ford grade all over. Everything felt a little tinny and hollow. I suppose you did point some of them out though! KNACK KNACK
Agree utterly shambolic plastics and switches (steering wheel aside) I went to a vag saloon from a jag. For the record a boggo Golf 7 is leagues ahead of this for quality inside. Shame as I have a soft spot for jag.
White on the grab handles and seat bases? Why? Sit on them in new jeans and see the dye from your clothes on the seat. Not to mention kids are usually sticky fingered, chocolate covered, crisp crumb carrying creatures. Black will always look better for longer. This also goes for the headlining. White shows up everything and can't be vigorously cleaned as the glue will fail. Just one incident with a can of soda and it will never look the same. My wife's car has black headlining and black leather seats on a 8 year old car looks like new despite the formentioned terrors using her car like an adventure playground. Enough of my rant, another great review. You and JayEmm are my favourite reviewers. Thank you.
I used to work as a driver for Jag Landrover and drove these when they first came out - great car!!
"High Peak Score" would be a great name for the overall rating system 😎
You'll be suggesting that he does a "Quirks & Features" section next !
What about, “Crap-ometer” ⏲
Or a Peakometer
@@dansimmons21 good compromise
Very original….. Doug
I have the Chequered Flag and the highest mpg I have achieved is 75mpg! We brought it with us when we moved to France last year and it has been impeccable. Servicing is costly but on par with other luxury brands.
Thanks to you I bought a 2008 Cayenne v6 and I really liked the car. I was thinking to buy a L322 but I am living in Amsterdam and believe me it is so difficult to find a proper mechanic in here so I trusted your comments and bought the Porsche. I have been watching car videos for a long time but probably you are the most friendly one. I have been watching your videos from the begining and I feel like your are my friend :) Appriciate your work.
Good choice! Thanks for watching! I do like the Cayenne :)
Watching this once more (two years later) now that I am considering buying one.
I'm in my 30's and owned an fpace for 4 years, just ordered a factory build of the facelift. As a family man it's been perfect for lugging, commuting, long distance. Great SUV if you need a workhorse. My only gripe is crappy infotainment and Bluetooth connection. In 4 yra of ownership and 27k miles just needed to replace an outer CV Boot on the nearside front.
I have never really liked SUV's in general, but this review has mellowed my opinion. A great looking vehicle and nothing like a Chelsea tractor - far more class.
Once you go SUV you can never go back .
My wife recently got a new face-lifted f pace r dynamic se p250 petrol. Wonderful interior and so refined to drive.
They're always great until the warranty runs out.
We have a 3.0 litre V6 Diesel Portfolio here in New Zealand. Had it 5years and love it. It has the driver side door card rattle as well. They must of had the apprentice working on that side of the assembly plant in 2016.
Haha yes maybe. The 3.0d is a powerful engine, much better suited
I have an F-Pace 3.0d S with the the red & black leather interior, it was the reason I bought it lol, fantastic car. Had it nearly 3 years and always great fun to drive!
Ive Just bought 19plate chequred flag edition! Absolutely love it 👌🏽
Good choice!
I have just bought a 17 plate F Pace 3.0l d Sport in many ways due to your review - it has the red and black leather interior with a pale silver paint job - wouldn't have chosen those colours but getting a 3.0l diesel was quite hard near to us. No issues with the door panels!
Great Video as always Matt! We have had our F Pace 2.0d 4 years now and only had two issues! Rear camera replaced under warranty twice and prematurely corroded brake discs.
The engine is a little gutless and the gear change can be a little hesitant off the line. However the ride and comfort over long trips is sublime. I spend 10 hours behind the wheel driving back from Cornwall last week and never felt tired once!
How many miles?
THANK YOU!
I have been waiting to do this review for some time. I like the way you handle your reviews, educated, clear and concise, not the "used car" pitch of which we see too many.
Cheers!
Brilliant review as always .. succinct without any annoying music and "production" nonsense ...just
what most people want in my opinion .
The F pace is one of the best designs of any car of recent years .. it just works in every way .
Finally mpg conversion to liters per 100km, always had trouble calculating consumptions in my head when watching British car reviews, now I don't need Google assistance heh, nice touch. Great content as always. Best regards from Serbia!
Thanks for watching! I'll try to remember to do that in each video
Now it's time for a yugo review
When you mentioned Doug Demuro, l thought you were going to attempt "Thiiiiiis!"
Great vid, as always, Mat. 😊
Haha maybe next time!
@@HighPeakAutos l look forward to it! 😊
I hate Doug De Muro, in fact 99% of American reviewers are intolerable.
@Shay McCusker should*
@@sandersson2813 me too, you’re left with a headache after watching one of his videos
Bedankt
Always felt like the Jaguar crossovers and SUVs are for people who actually are classy, not the swathes of qashquais and jukes, and not for drug dealers in Audi Qs or BMW X models. Great review Matt!
I agree! I like the idea of that
I agree with this, and the newer Volvo ones are very classy.
I think this is the first car you've done for many a month which has had me scurrying to Autotrader. Definitely on the possible list. Thank you.
I bought the 2017 2.0 diesel with 50.000 km. Now I have 76000 without any problem! Amazing feeling in long distance around Europe! 14 hours driving and never felt tired! Very comfortable very happy…
I am considering buying a second hand as well. What advise would you give me? What should I look at? I am based in South Africa and I don’t want to be scammed
Also, how is this car on fuel?
I don't know what it is with other manufacturers but Jag have just managed to pull the design of this car off. It's just right. The X5, Q7, Cayenne and others all look just a little bit awkward in their styling. It's a super handsome car and looks amazing in that dark blue colour.
Seriously considering one of these when it's time to chop the Disco Sport in in a couple of years. I've definitely got the JLR bug. I just can't get excited about the equivalent Merc/Audi/BMW offerings. Great video as usual Matt.
Thanks!
I’ve always loved how these look! Truly a beautiful car and it still looks distinctive unlike most other suvs.
My grandfather has a red F-Pace portfolio, he’s had it for 4 years and loves it. They were always Ford people until the bought there old freelander 2, since then they have replaced the Freelander with a disco sport. They have definitely converted now :)
Good choice! I like them in red
Don’t score them, just do what you do best. Give us your honest,expert and most importantly “your” opinion. If it ain’t broke don’t try to fix it! 👍🏻😀
I think I watch your channel mainly for the beautiful north Derbyshire scenery of my teens and twenties. I also value your considered comments on used luxury cars especially from the JLR ranges.
Where are you from?
Your review was great and the reason I bought one 6 months ago here in Aus.2016 2.0ltre diesel prestige,same colour as the one in your review.Brilliant car, love it's looks, drive and economy my wife drives it mostly I'm the concierge cleaning and garaging.Paid exactly what you said for a car that had done 25,000km.
Very nice
Great review! I have a 68 Plate 2.0d in Portfolio spec and it’s a smooth, comfortable car with so much space for the family and the pup.
Great review. Your descriptions and flawless commentary I feel are far better than any ‘4/10’ type scale. For me they paint the picture of actually owning and living with the vehicles under review. The F Pace is a lot of car, manual seats a bit of a surprise.
My in-laws had the 3.0d V6, and it was brilliant. Fast, silky smooth and had an impressive range. A GT for the 21st century. Traded it in at 3 years old with 23k on it for only £33k (it was officially a MEGA SPEC car with almost every option). Whoever picks that car up has got themselves an absolute bargain.
Great video as always, Matt. Your channel is really flying now! Keep it up.
That’s the one I would go for too. What did they replace it with?
@@HighPeakAutos A Q7 black edition (Cheshire spec) 55 TFSI: Nice, but i still preferred the Jag.
Love the diversity of the channel, yesterday we had a Chinese rubbish of a car and today we had a luxury motor, would love to buy one!!
Thanks Matt! Inspired me to buy a 2020 F Pace chequered flag (2.0 D). Arriving next week! What a beauty of a car.
Another great review. My current XJ Portfolio with the 3ltr diesel is my 6th Jag and I love it. I think the F Pace will be my 7th Jag but it will have to be the 3ltr diesel Portfolio, performance, luxury and economy in a car that is sooo much better to look at than the BMW or Audi alternatives.
You could base it on the lust factor- how you feel when you open the garage door, or do you look back at it as you lock it up. Or the smug factor- how clever am I for going out in the left side of the field and beating the pack..........
"From the driver's seat you look out over the bulging muscular bonnet", cut to image of driver in shorts showing off his white 'sparrow legs.' Bromance between man and machine. I never miss an update. Love the channel. Binge watching your reviews put a smile on many a lockdown day.
When you started knocking on your door at 4.20 is exactly what I do on most cars I drive!! 😄😄
Don't forget the 2.0l d ingenium with 240ps (twin turbo) much smoother and more refined than the 180ps
I have a 2019 F-Pace 300 Sport. Hasn't missed a beat and I love it. Handling, performance and comfort all top notch.
Still like the vehicle?
@@Iambetterthanyouanduknowit Yep.
@@rich7750 that’s good to hear, I’m thinking of buying a used one with only 90000 kms so I wanted to see if you still enjoyed it lol
@Iambetterthanyouanduknowit Think I've owned it about 4 years now. Still love it and no issues at all.
I had one of these as a hire car from Heathrow to Torquay, it loved the A303 and I loved it.
I was really impressed with it too
I've recently bought a 4yr old 3.0S F Pace and love it to bits.
Pleased to hear it
bought a 2018 with the 2 liters 250 hp, 2 weeks ago, love it
Looking at a 2018 at the moment, can I ask you what sort of price am I looking at?
I don’t know what it is, but there is something just ‘pleasant’ about JLR interiors. They’re not austere like Audi, and BMW sometimes are, they’re not overly blingy or tacky like some Mercedes interiors, and they’re simpler than most Lexus interiors. They’re definitely improving in build quality as well. The build quality in the 2016 Discovery Sport we had made a Year 7’s DT project look well made. Every single component squeaked, rattled or moved when you touched in, and the many materials felt cheap as well. The same went for all of the JLR courtesy cars we had at the time as well. Now though, my dad has a Jag iPace and it’s in a different league, and actually feels very well built, while retaining the aforementioned ‘pleasantness’. Great video Matt
Be as different as possible from those ghastly American UA-cam channels. You have a very distinctive and winning style, which is why people like your vids so much.
Haha thanks!
In the last decade or so this is the equation to car brand success.
SUV = Immense popularity = Saved the brand = loads of extra cash on top!
This can be good (eg this) and bad (eg juke
Thats right. Love them or loathe them, they are profitable
The F-Pace with the F-Type V6 is the only SUV I'd contemplate buying for longer than 5 seconds. Glorious idea sticking that engine in it.
I’m
A car dealer and petrol head. I see these daily. Both in my estate I live and on the road as a cyclist. It’s a nice ‘thing’. A nice ‘suv’. A great British job. Just a shame the SUV is so hard to swallow on one child and being a former Lotus owner
I wouldn't bother scoring them matt. What you do is just fine as it is. People can make up their mind based on that.
“THIS” is a Jaguar F-Pace. Great video, as ever. (I do want one, but I couldn’t afford it)
Nice video Matt. They’re actually great cars, very practical and economical. Front is its best angle. The 3.0 TDV6 is Best Buy, very linear drive train and the torque means it’s effortless to drive 👌
Yes they are! I agree about the front, the back could be a little better
Tdv6 / sdv6 is a crisis waiting to happen
@@mvubu6823 why’s that 😯
@@JamesSmith-ll7lc poorly designed.
The very best explanation is a recent video on LR TIME. One of the best mechanical lessons I have ever seen.
I own a discovery V8 and Freelander 2, so I'm not anti Landy, just be sure you know what you're buying
I've owned 10 cars in almost 30 years: 6 sedans/saloons, 2 coupés and 2 cabriolets. Therefore I'm not an SUV guy, but I watch and value a quality review nonetheless 👍.
please don't set yourself up as a Judge, you are making yourself a target. Keep doing what you do best ,entertain, inform and offer your opinion.
Love your reviews Matt. Relaxed, informative, honest and highly amusing. To be honest I would not get into a scoring system. They have their places but would make your reviews too impersonal. Giving your honest impressions (warts and all) of each car is why your channel is so popular. Keep up the good work.
See a lot of these in Colorado. Along with the Levante, this is the best looking SUV on the road. It really stands out.
I agree. I also love the Stelvio
Plenty of good looking European SUV's
F Pace, Q7, Q8, GLE, XC90, Cayenne, Macan, Stelvio, Levante, X5, Toureg etc.
Trouble you have is that American SUVs are in general terrible and super ugly.
Even the new Jeep Grand Cherokee looks like it's tried to take a bit from all the European SUV's and they really blew it with the new Bronco. That should have been brilliant but they've done an awful job with that when it looked so good in concept.
@@sandersson2813 X5?
@@Elijah-cy9do It's not a bad looking car.
I work at the land rover production plant and everything is just right, driving position and great handling ..a true drivers car ..ps the new model interior is to die for
I would not worry about ratings. Just your honest opinion is enough. Just keep doing what you have been. It works.
I was given an F-Pace 2.0D as a hire car by a third party's while my 530d xdrive tourer was being repaired. Could not get on with it at all, engine seemed noisy, rough and not particularly quick (although i'm sure the 3.0 would be better) but my biggest issue was the suspension, it felt gittery and bouncy and never seemed to settle into a comfortable rhythm - could not wait to give it back
Probably would be the same if a 3.0D F pace driver got a basic 2.0D X5 tbf.
@@potjhm1 yes i am sure the engine difference is comparisons between a 4 cylinder and a straight six, i tried a 520d before i got my 530d and did not like the 520 engine much, it was the poor ride quality that surprised me the most on the F-Pace
Fpace Shcmeffpace!, Jaguar should stick to doing what they used to do best! Make fantastic cars not mediocre SUV's! Bill Lyons would be turning in his grave!
Another great review, love this channel and always look forward to coming back here. I’m not surprised your channel is growing at quite a steady pace, keep up the great work :)
Thank you for the support
Matt- we've got the same model and colour with the alcantara roof and uprated wheels. Love it and you hit the nail on the head with the description of how it drives. Great review as always, well done.
Good choice!
I'm glad you bring into ( my ) attention car models I knew about, but never considered one, until now.
Another great review. Get to ride in quite a few JLR products and you’re right … this is the sweet spot and agree with your view of the V6, it’s a nice power plant.
Id avoid ingenium 2.0 diesel. Struggles to shift the xe imagine it in this. Clattery too. Interiors tinny but they do make a good steering wheel. Its a looker too.
Yay just what I needed on this sweaty evening and can't sleep. Just my 2pence but I like the front and hate the rear
For me, the front is just meh, and the rear a big, fat a*se.
Another excellent review of a very interesting car , you give such balanced reviews of what it would be like to own the vehicle you are reviewing and you set the benchmark for other car reviewers to follow .
Another damn good video. Snappy, to the point and not swayed by the rumours out there.
Thanks!
Matt, please don't put a 'ranking' score against every car. Carry on with the style of review you've adopted there's great info in there for anyone interested. In the main I buy used cars so the new vehicle reviews are pretty useless unless you want to know 'how long it is'! The used market is a different world and way more relative to most of us. Keep up the good work, content and editing are great by the way...
Keep to the honest comments and avoid scoring. You quickly get your views across without need to score.
Nice looking car, and as always great honest review Matt..
Thanks! 👍
A go to channel when looking for honest advise on the second hand car market.
At the end of the day I'm looking to spend 20k+ and I want to know the ups and down from what I see is a genuine guy.
It's like top gear used to be like before it got all daft..I enjoyed topgear but it did get a bit Hollywood.
Keep checking back to this channel thank you 😊
My xf rsport is 2017. Not a bit of bother and sips fule. Really think jaguar are on the up, and a new boss. Great video asual 👍. Got mine with 26 thousand on the clock. Like the man says, look after it and the rest will take care of itself.
Pleased to hear it. Hope it continues
Have been watching your videos for a while now. Really appreciate the captions for the L/100km conversion! Thanks!
I have the Jag XF R-Sport (2017) with the same two-tone interior.
My girlfriend is obviously a fan - we went out in her F-Pace yesterday; when I went to put my coffee in one of the cup holders, I found her phone, house keys, hand sanitizer (never thought I’d say that), chewing gum and a lip gloss. When I asked why didn’t she use the central binnacle top store all that she just said “it’s easier just to throw my stuff there… the cup holders are way better….”
This is my favourite car channel aside from Mr DeMuro's, and I have to say I find the lack of a score refreshing. They're so arbitrary, and it seems that you'd get your opinion across in the body of the review, anyway. The great thing about your reviews is that you sound like a regular person - incredibly well-informed - but it's like listening to an owner tell you about their car. It feels real, and not just another car review channel. I'd be confident in what you're doing, and just do you :-)
Fair enough. Cheers
Hi Matt! I've been watching your videos since....You bought the first Range Rover on this channel. You have your own original approach, so keep that! We are your subscribers just because we don't give a doug about scores :))) Anyways, the Jag F-Pace it's out of my budget for now, i was damn curious to see one on your channel, and I am glad you did a vid with it! Thumbs up as always! Cheers
Thanks!
Interesting car, just went with my wife to check one today. When I came home it cooled me down by reliability horror stories I found on internet for 2.5d with 240bhp engine/turbos fails with low mileage.
Another great video! Love this car as well. Related to your rating system you could give cars an overall A-F grade or do three pros and cons at the end. Don't make it too much because your delivery style is top notch.
Thanks Matt, we got our 2017 Portfolio 2-0 AWD a couple of months back and we love it, I couldn’t wait for to see what you thought. Ours has just got 40k miles on the clock and bought it from Jaguar main dealer here in York. We also took out the extra warranty.
Good choice. Enjoy it. I really enjoyed using this one
Thanks for the mpg to L/100km conversion matt🤜🏻🤛🏻
I’ll try and do it in every video
I have the P300 and it is honestly the best car I have had. No reliability issues but bit steep on fuel but the engine performance and noise is the pay off.
Definitely another one when the time comes to change.
I agree with you about "every brand has issues. I like the F Pace a very nice care and looks really good.
As a follow up to my previous comment. We have owned the F Pace since moving to France almost a year ago and it has been a great car. I’ve had a few over my 30+ years of driving and this is one of the better cars I have owned. However, as we now live permanently in France and it’s a right hand drive car, we have decided to sell it. My first call was to the JLR main dealer we bought it from last year. The news was confusing but good. The used value had gone up and we have been offered more than we paid for it! I also checked we buy any car and their offer has increased a month after their first, also to more than we paid for the car! A first for me!
That’s a result
I replaced my 3.0 awd X type with a 2.0 awd f pace.. and the performance is excellent.
Nah, don't box yourself into the Doug-scoring corner. Just keep up the great honest and entertaining reviews 🤩
Fair enough!
yeh go for a rating score you could use your high peak logo where they sit in terms of , one side of the mountain for comfort and driveability and the other side for running costs and value for money. I love these reviews , the best on the net. Thanks Matt.
Good idea! Thanks for watching
Jaguar is my favourite brand, I’m 42 now and as far back as I can remember I’ve always been drove around in a jag, my old man adores them having recently finished restoring a 1966 mk2 from the ground up, he also drives a 2001 xkr he got from new, he is jag mad. there is a video on UA-cam under hand built cars. Anyway back to the f pace I’m seriously considering getting a f pace and after watching the vid I’d definitely opt for the 3.0 v6, the issue I’m having is I like the f pace but I adore the XF sport brake. I have a long haired German shepherd and she has killed my current car. Dog hair everywhere, back seat’s filthy so I want a car that keeps her well in the back with a screen up and both cars can give me that and the f pace will give me the high ride and ruggedness when I’m taking my best friend on long walks but the sport brake just looks so god dam good and with the r sport model they look amazing in the right colour. I’m in a dilemma 😂
We've got a v6 diesel here in NZ, had it 3 years and it hasn't missed a beat. More economical than the 4 cylinder when driven carefully.
Very nice
Nice looking against the the lovely scenery of the peak district 👌
Great presentation Matt.Glad your happy with the Fpace cos I just bought one for my wife.Happy Birthday my beautiful girl.You deserve to be spoilt.🇦🇺
Great video as always Matt, thank you once again for your efforts 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
My pleasure!
So enjoyable watching your reviews. I am considering either an Audi Q5 or the F Pace... hmmm
Brilliant video as always advertisements doing my head in
I have one. Have seen 55mpg on the motorway. Engine a bit loud when pushed hard but very quiet in normal cruise mode, and roadholding/steering excellent for a 4WD.
Thanks, great review of a truly great car. I have the 3.0 diesel S version and I absolutely love it.
Good choice! Thats the one I would go for too
Hey, Matt, Great review as always!
Thank you for putting fuel economy conversion on screen!
As for the car ratings, it might be a nice addition to summarize the car you've reviewed. I'm trying to think of something unique, but am failing to do so. I feel like the Doug's rating system is very good and thorough.
If I were to look for a car, I would look for the best balance of fuel economy, comfort, practicality (can I go on a ski trip or on a summer vacation with 3-4 other people), simple tech (I hate huge screens like in Teslas or new Mercedes cars, I just use the navigation and bluetooth music streaming... Also the controls that I can adjust while looking at the road - buttons, dials, not the futuristic stuff like in Golf 8, there is only 1 button in that car and others are some touch sensitive sliders and touch screens...) - maybe that part can be better specified. You might call it technology user experience :)
Also, you must add the cupholder rating :)
I feel like if you made a chart with all cars that it would be way more useful than Doug's because you review cars that most people are looking for.
Thanks for the help. I need to put some thought into this so its more relevant for potential buyers
The misses had her heart set on one, so despite my concerns about JLR as a whole, we got a 17 plate r-sport 2l diesel. It was hard to find the colour and spec for our budget as they hold their value so well but it is a lovely motor. I got the engine carbon cleaned as it wasn't quite producing the mpg I had seen on the forums. It is better now but I may get it remapped (the great handling deserves a little more performance but I didn't win the tax/ insurance/ fuel cost argument for a V6!) I only wish the review had come out sooner and I would have canned the BMW X3 option straight away! Great review once again Matt! Friendly Adblue tip - I would say buy one of those expensive Jag Adblue bottles, use it, cut the bottom out and then use that to funnel a bigger container of Adblue in when it is required. I believe other nozzle attachments are available too...😉
Pleased to hear it. I filled this with AdBlue and it took 15 litres!
For a Solihull built product, it's pretty well screwed together. 😉
Hahaha I see what you did there.
@@alexandrupara4574 I’m pleased that you did as I’ve no idea what that means. Any chance of explaining?
About time you did the F-Pace! Great video! Would be interesting to see you review the 3.0D S F-Pace, which is a lot better equipped.
Quite suprised you were happy with the interior quality above the waist. Personally thought it was shocking in my XE and the F-pace even more so when it costs so much more. bar the leather on the seats, the rest of the plastics were almost Ford grade all over. Everything felt a little tinny and hollow. I suppose you did point some of them out though! KNACK KNACK
Agree utterly shambolic plastics and switches (steering wheel aside) I went to a vag saloon from a jag. For the record a boggo Golf 7 is leagues ahead of this for quality inside. Shame as I have a soft spot for jag.
Like the Disco 2 at the start too.
The Portfolio trim comes with electric seats and more gizmos.
White on the grab handles and seat bases? Why? Sit on them in new jeans and see the dye from your clothes on the seat. Not to mention kids are usually sticky fingered, chocolate covered, crisp crumb carrying creatures. Black will always look better for longer. This also goes for the headlining. White shows up everything and can't be vigorously cleaned as the glue will fail. Just one incident with a can of soda and it will never look the same. My wife's car has black headlining and black leather seats on a 8 year old car looks like new despite the formentioned terrors using her car like an adventure playground.
Enough of my rant, another great review. You and JayEmm are my favourite reviewers. Thank you.