Jaguar may be positioning the E-Pace as its cub crossover, but if you think the car is a timid kitten, you have got another think coming.
The test car, looking like a compressed F-Pace, is powered by a familiar 2-litre turbo engine paired with a less familiar nine-speed autobox. The powertrain sends 249hp and 365Nm to all wheels sited at four corners of the compact crossover. Even though it does not have the lightweight aluminium construction of its bigger brother, the smaller E-Pace pounces energetically and growls angrily.
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