Jaguar I-Pace takes 2019 German Car Of The Year award

Jaguar I-Pace wins German Car of the Year award - main The inaugural German Car of the Year award has been won by a British electric SUV

The Jaguar I-Pace has been declared the winner of the inaugural German Car Of The Year award.

The new award, voted for by a panel of 14 independent motoring journalists, crowned the electric-powered I-Pace from a group of five finalists that also included the Audi A6, Volkswagen Touareg, Peugeot 508 and the hydrogen-powered Hyundai Nexo.

The final five candidates were chosen from an original group of 59 new cars introduced to the German market within the past year.

The I-Pace distanced itself from the second-placed Audi A6 and third-placed Volkswagen Touareg with high scores in the categories “driveline”, “handling” and “significance”.

With two electric motors – one operating on the front wheels and another serving the rear wheels, the 4680mm long five-door crossover offers a combined 397bhp and 516lb ft of torque.

With a 90kWh lithium-ion battery consisting of 36 individual cell modules mounted low within its bespoke platform, the new Jaguar also offers a range of 280 miles.

“As a relatively small manufacturer to have won this award against strong international competition shows our engineers and designers with the I-Pace have put in a strong performance," Jaguar CEO Ralph Speth aid in his acceptance speech. "It makes us very proud to hear the first all-electric model from Jaguar has been awarded the title “2019 German Car Of The Year”.

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