Letter From The UK: A Change Of F-Pace
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Last week, I was forced to spend my time driving and assessing a Jaguar F-Pace for the ultimate benefit of others. I know what you’re thinking but it really was not too much of a hardship. Somebody has to do it.
There’s really no need to thank me.
The car in question was a big, blue SUV, lined with lovely leather. The featured engine was one of Jaguar Land Rover’s new 177bhp two liter ‘Ingenium‘ diesel engines, driving through an 8-speed auto ?box. Not especially quick but full of purpose.
The drive was quiet and smooth, and made much better by the selection of ?Dynamic? mode on the terrain response and ?Sport? on the gearbox. A proper Jaguar drive. British Life Is Like A Box Of Chocolates
The visit of the car coincided with some late summer weather, characterized by a level of humidity that we don?t experience very often on the British Isles. You move; you sweat. On this particular Wednesday, the atmosphere was so heavy that you could cut it with a knife. The idea of a spirited, hair-raising ride in a Jaguar did not appeal. Instead, it was just the right weather for a cold twist to the climate control and a leisurely fun run out into some of our beautiful, varied countrysides – the kind featured in the image on a luxury box of chocolates.
Turn a corner and you never know what you?re going to get.
Wiltshire, the county I call home, is land-locked in middle England and refreshingly ...
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