The Jaguar I-Pace earns the 5 stars from Euro NCAP, becoming one of the safest electric vehicles

Electric vehicles are making a strong push into our market, something we can see from the sheer number of brands embracing these innovative powertrains. One of the main trailblazers in this segment has undoubtedly been the Jaguar I-Pace, a 100% electric SUV that offers its customers a perfect balance between comfort, efficiency and sportiness. However, the British brand has wanted to add a very important ingredient to this mix, safety, a dimension that the Jaguar I-Pace has set out to confirm by earning five stars in the Euro NCAP tests.

As is usual in this type of testing, the Jaguar I-Pace has been subjected to a series of impacts at different speeds and from different angles, in order to put its integrity to the test across many possible scenarios. In this way, engineers can verify not only the resistance of the electric SUV, but also the level of protection it offers its occupants.

The aluminium body structure of the Jaguar I-Pace has shown great resistance in the demanding Euro NCAP tests, as the results clearly reflect. As far as adult occupant protection is concerned, the British SUV scored 91%; for child occupant protection, the Jaguar I-Pace achieved 81%, two figures that point to good protection of the body’s vital areas.

These results were obtained after the I-Pace underwent a frontal impact at 64 km/h, with the front section absorbing much of the force generated in the crash. We see a very similar result in the side collision, where an impact at 50 km/h is considerably reduced thanks to the good protection provided by the I-Pace structure, which is designed to keep the impact from intruding into the cabin.

However, the engineers at Jaguar have equipped the new i-Pace with a high level of safety not only thanks to its robust body, but also thanks to the many driver assistance systems it incorporates. We can see how these work with automatic emergency braking, an innovative safety measure that can bring the vehicle to a stop in very close situations or prevent a collision or a pedestrian being hit.

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This is how the entire Jaguar Pace family has achieved the top score in the Euro NCAP tests, which gives the brand’s SUV range an overwhelming level of safety. At the same time, the I-Pace not only brings forward the powertrains of tomorrow, but also shows that using an electric motor does not mean less protection for its occupants.

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CrossoverJaguar I-Pace2 versions · from 95,000 €