iPace-enomics

[MarkM2]

Picked the little beaut up today, WHAT a car. Gentle 130 mile run home, 50% battery used for 126 miles, admittedly driving like a total fanny but yeah this car is ACE. Got home and took the little lad out, wow WHAT a turn of acceleration 30-60 or so. Interior, even pre-Pivi, is great for me, decent sized CarPlay (unlike my old M3 and 440), loads of toys, air suspension is dreamy, WHAT a steal at £32k (69 plate, 19k miles). Octopus IO all set up when I got home, £6 to fill it tonight hopefully!

[TheDeuce]

MarkM2 said:

Picked the little beaut up today, WHAT a car. Gentle 130 mile run home, 50% battery used for 126 miles, admittedly driving like a total fanny but yeah this car is ACE. Got home and took the little lad out, wow WHAT a turn of acceleration 30-60 or so. Interior, even pre-Pivi, is great for me, decent sized CarPlay (unlike my old M3 and 440), loads of toys, air suspension is dreamy, WHAT a steal at £32k (69 plate, 19k miles). Octopus IO all set up when I got home, £6 to fill it tonight hopefully!

Welcome to the club (although I'm a former member now..)

All things considered a better all round car than my current i4 M50 tbh. I miss it!

[bad company]

TheDeuce said:

That's a great spec! I had the 22" wheels and they looked great - the ipace is a surprisingly large car and needs the big wheels to look it's best imo.

As for range, 200-230 for me, depending on temp - and to a lesser extent driving style.

Does anyone know how much difference those big wheels make to the range?

[juice]

bad company said:

Does anyone know how much difference those big wheels make to the range?

Here you go

https://www.ipaceforums.co.uk/threads/wheel-size-v...

[bad company]

juice said:

bad company said:

Does anyone know how much difference those big wheels make to the range?

Here you go

https://www.ipaceforums.co.uk/threads/wheel-size-v...

That’s really informative, thank you.

[51mes]

Had an early one of these and got out of it when prices were high and my monthly mileage was low post covid. Managed to not take too much of a hit in terms of price.

Absolutely loved it, had air (no adaptive dynamics) and the pan roof, was a total joy to drive...

Caesium Blue and the cream interior made it a lovely place to be. Had some of the teething problems including the one where the body computer 12v wouldn't charge, so the car gradually siezed up, luckily at home and was trailered away.

Public charging on the early cars was a little fraught, many chargers wouldn't start, and when they did you were lucky to see 40kw... The claimed 10-80% in 40 minutes was a pipe dream. Though if you went into a trip planning that to happen, and charged on a lunch break rather than a coffee stop it all worked, and we managed a number of uk trips as lockdown eased. The newer cars are much better.

I always said the Ipace was a great car, just not a great EV. As a new proposition it's expensive and I needed business miles that I didn't do to make financial sense. It's an absolute Steal as a used purchase - it's a whole lot of car...

After 2 years back in a hybrid - Im back in an ev next week, one of the new RWD long range polestar 2s as a Company car, Hoping it will deliver a more rounded experience than the Ipace.

Edited by 51mes on Thursday 17th August 20:15

[TheDeuce]

bad company said:

juice said:

bad company said:

Does anyone know how much difference those big wheels make to the range?

Here you go

https://www.ipaceforums.co.uk/threads/wheel-size-v...

That’s really informative, thank you.

Interesting reading those comments - it seems most people feel as I did that for whatever small drop in range, you get wheels to die for.

I miss mine, it was one of the few cars I'd glance back at after parking up on the drive for the evening. The bigger wheels just match the proportions of the rest of the car and it becomes a perfect piece of design, it becomes complete.

There are all sorts of ways to measure value, it's definitely not all about ££ or range.

[bad company]

TheDeuce said:

There are all sorts of ways to measure value, it's definitely not all about ££ or range.

Range is very important to me and that’s the Achilles Heel of the iPace. If I buy I’ll go for 20” wheels.

[TheDeuce]

bad company said:

TheDeuce said:

There are all sorts of ways to measure value, it's definitely not all about ££ or range.

Range is very important to me and that’s the Achilles Heel of the iPace. If I buy I’ll go for 20” wheels.

If it's that tight on range for you - you should. I got a safe 200 miles minimum driven in a 'normal' fashion. hth.

[P675]

Can anyone help, what spec on the early ones would you need to have:

(In order of importance)
Adaptive cruise
Good sound system (meridian 3d or whatever is only on top hse spec? Are the lesser specs still meridian?)
Heated steering wheel (will this be optional pack?)
Turn the heating on before you get in
Heated/cooled front seats

Thanks

[jamesbilluk]

Mine is an ‘S’ but had the panoramic roof, and air suspension, with adaptive dynamics. That really does make the car handle even better, also auto access height, where it drops when you turn it off, very useful for the children!

The panoramic roof really brightens up the interior too.

It does have heated front seats, although heated steering wheel would have been nice.

[Liam_92]

Update on this one.

Viewed a 69 plate SE spec model this afternoon. Vehicle had been left on a not very handy 8% charge so didn't take it out for a proper drive but was aloud to drive it a couple of hundred yards within the site.

Might only have been a total of half a mile in a very uninspiring car park but already the impression has been made; that instantaneous delivery of power is something to behold (especially when compared to the current Disco Sport Diesel)

Returning tomorrow for a proper test drive, spending this evening making sure all the sums add up but it's as good as a done deal, it's incredible.

[Luke.]

Really fancy one myself. Can you do a battery health check on them, do you know?

[CraigInnes]

Was reeled in by a cracking salary sacrifice deal on a new 24 (although deliveries started in summer I think) HSE.
Went to the local Jaguar dealership.
Ruled it out on two counts - 1) that horrendously cheap looking bit of grey plastic over the grill and 2) the ride height - what is that all about? Are they all like that?

[Luke.]

CraigInnes said:

Was reeled in by a cracking salary sacrifice deal on a new 24 (although deliveries started in summer I think) HSE.
Went to the local Jaguar dealership.
Ruled it out on two counts - 1) that horrendously cheap looking bit of grey plastic over the grill and 2) the ride height - what is that all about? Are they all like that?

You don't deserve an I-Pace, you silly sausage.

[MarkM2]

CraigInnes said:

Was reeled in by a cracking salary sacrifice deal on a new 24 (although deliveries started in summer I think) HSE.
Went to the local Jaguar dealership.
Ruled it out on two counts - 1) that horrendously cheap looking bit of grey plastic over the grill and 2) the ride height - what is that all about? Are they all like that?

2) sounds like it's an air suspension model put in 'high clearance' mode. (or whatever it's called). You can set it so it actually goes to 'pimp low' mode when you park it

[FeelingLucky]

I've long fancied an iPace but the charging speed and woeful range have put me off.

However, is the air suspension and the dynamic ride thing two separate options, and will I need to spec both to get the best ride?
And, does this mean HSE only?

[jamesbilluk]

FeelingLucky said:

I've long fancied an iPace but the charging speed and woeful range have put me off.

However, is the air suspension and the dynamic ride thing two separate options, and will I need to spec both to get the best ride?
And, does this mean HSE only?

I have an 'S' model that has the adaptive dynamics, and air suspension, That and the 19 inch wheels were specced by the original owner.

Also Adaptive surface response, which I've never used to be honest!

[TheDeuce]

FeelingLucky said:

I've long fancied an iPace but the charging speed and woeful range have put me off.

However, is the air suspension and the dynamic ride thing two separate options, and will I need to spec both to get the best ride?
And, does this mean HSE only?

Two separate options, but most used cars that have one will have the other too.

Air suspension gives the best ride and also the ability to lift the car if you go off road/rutted road or fjord. It also lowers the car at speed to reduce aero drag.

Adaptive dynamics is JLR adaptive dampers, which give the car the ability exchange a wafty comfort ride for firm, sporty ride with minimal body roll - on demand.

Either makes some sense alone. They make most sense together though.

[V8 Bob]

Do any of you tow with an iPace? I use a small trailer circa 300kg max on a weekly basis but also tow an Autotest car on a 4 wheel trailer - circa 1300kg on a monthly basis.
Have plenty of off-road parking so charging at home isn’t an issue - Autotest towing is generally only a max of a 50 mile round trip so would hopefully avoid having to use a public charger with a trailer.