Jaguar may be new to the SUV segment, but there are no allowances for tardiness: the 2017 F-PACE has to land a knock-out punch to heavyweight rivals and prove the famed British marque is about more than just coupes and heritage. Falling somewhere in-between competitors like the BMW X3 and X5, and Audi Q3 and Q5, in size, the F-PACE doesn’t take the easy route of raiding Land Rover’s parts bin but instead forges its own path on both the highway and in the rough stuff.

With one of the prettiest cars on the road today, the F-TYPE, in its portfolio, you can’t faultJaguar for taking inspiration from the sports car for its crossover. That could still have been a recipe for disaster, but happily design director Ian Callum has pulled another rabbit out of the hat, and the F-PACE looks tremendous.

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