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Jaguar's First SUV Arrived By Helicopter

Jaguar's First SUV Arrived By Helicopter

Date: 2016-05-13
The All-New Jaguar F-PACE made its official South African debut at the Jaguar Simola Hillclimb. During the scheduled lunchtime break fans were treated to an aerial display that saw the Jaguar F-PACE make a grand arrival by helicopter.

The F-PACE was mounted to a custom vehicle platform that was rigged via cable. Carrying the entire assembly was a Sikorsky S-61N helicopter, which circled Gasoline Alley and the Jaguar Simola Hillclimb competitor pits allowing thousands of spectators to see the arrival of Jaguar's first-ever SUV.

"The Jaguar Simola Hillclimb is the perfect setting for unveiling the anticipated F-PACE. It offers dynamic capabilities and performance synonymous with Jaguar, but also brings a new level of practicality and AWD capability to the brand," said Lisa Mallett, Marketing Director of Jaguar Land Rover South Africa and sub-Sahara Africa. "F-PACE is the kind of car that you could drive across the country to visit Knysna, and then take on the high-speed twists and turns of the challenging hillclimb road."

Built on Jaguar's aluminium-intensive architecture, the F-PACE is lightweight and agile. It also retains Jaguar's sports car DNA thanks to a double-wishbone front suspension layout and integral link rear suspension - the same design employed on the company's XE and XF sport sedans.

It is equipped with a 3.0-litre supercharged V6 engine producing 280kW and mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission, which offers drivers manual control through steering wheel-mounted paddles. This allows the F-PACE to rocket from 0-100km/h in just 5.5 seconds, while Jaguar's high-performance all-wheel drive system with Intelligent Driveline Dynamics and Torque Vectoring by Braking ensures dynamic capabilities and traction in all road conditions, while retaining the rear-wheel drive feel of Jaguar's sports cars.

With seating for five occupants, the luxurious interior of the Jaguar F-PACE is a perfect blend of premium materials and finishes, as well as exquisite detailing. For more information contact Jaguar Ballito on 032 - 946 1391 or visit their showroom at 35 Moffat Drive, Ballito.