Jaguar I-Pace. I realized that they are now in the showroom and not exactly flying out the door is my impression. I went into the Jaguar dealer which was across the street from the MB dealer where my B250e was charging up.
First impressions. Of course, a fancier car but a fancy price too. I spec'd out an S version online with just a few options and it came to $75K. The First Edition had a MSRP of $89K. The list of options is very long and most of the stuff I would not use. So I added heated front and rear seats, the HUD for fun, the tailgate button and rear camera, blind spot warning but skipped all of the adaptive driving stuff. 5 year warranty on motor, 8 years or 100K miles for battery. Extended warranty can be purchased.
Space wise, as a sporty SUV, it has good legroom, maybe a bit less than our B250e but by no means tight. Headroom in ours is noticably better than in the I-Pace but it was not an issue for me to sit in the rear seats. The trunk is deeper than ours but shorter. The frunk fit by soft briefcase but not a lot more.
No question, this car has all the luxury features if you crave that vs. the minimalist Tesla or BMW i3.
Going to arrange a test drive. Likely will wait till I can compare the EQC with this as my lease does not end till November. Oh, I did speak to a MB salesperson who had no information about the EQC in terms of delivery, price, taking orders, etc. Very surprising.
Like Glenn, I am going to look at the Kia or Hyundai next.
