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Jaguar F-Pace review - MPG, CO2 and running costs

The diesel models return decent fuel economy, but the real efficiency champion is the petrol plug-in hybrid

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4.0 out of 5

MPG, CO2 and Running Costs Rating

4.0 out of 5

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£48,710 to £87,185
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​​One area where Jaguar needed to improve the F-Pace concerned running costs and its poor fuel economy compared to rivals. All cars, with the exception of the entry petrol, now feature mild-hybrid technology, while a plug-in hybrid is also available.

The four-cylinder D200 diesel offers claimed economy of 41.5-44.8mpg on the WLTP combined cycle, with CO2 emissions of 166-178g/km. You'll pay the price if you opt for the six-cylinder D300 diesel, though. Not only does it cost around £7-9k more to buy than the equivalent four-pot diesel, it manages just 37.2-39.2mpg and produces a not very green 189-200g/km of CO2.

If you prefer petrol power, the base 2.0-litre four-cylinder P250 returns a maximum of 30.7mpg while the six-cylinder P400 will return 28.8mpg at best. Both emit well over 200g/km of CO2. 

Choose the plug-in hybrid and Jaguar claims you'll see 156.9-176.6mpg, provided you keep the battery fully topped up. CO2 emissions of 37-41g/km make the PHEV the obvious choice for company car drivers. However, after covering more than 20,000 miles in our F-Pace P400e long-term test car, we only managed to achieve 28.4mpg, though that was largely because we didn’t manage to charge it as regularly as we’d have liked. 

This goes to show just what happens when you don’t charge a plug-in hybrid frequently enough. So if you plan to get the F-Pace P400e, you should also figure out how you’re going to top it up, whether than be public chargers or a home wallbox.

Unsurprisingly, the F-Pace SVR, with its 5.0-litre supercharged petrol V8, is by far the least option in the engine range. According to Jaguar, it will return just 23.5mpg while emitting 274g/km of CO2, however during our twin test with the BMW M3 Touring, the F-Pace SVR managed to achieve just 18.3mpg.

Electric range, battery and charging

The F-Pace P400e uses a 19.2kWh lithium-ion battery to offer a pure-electric driving range of up to 40 miles. Unlike the majority of plug-in hybrids, the F-Pace does have rapid charging capabilities, although only up to speeds of 32kW. Nevertheless, recharging the battery to 80 per cent should take about half an hour if you use a suitably fast charging point.

We don’t expect many plug-in F-Pace drivers will make regular use of this however, so a slower 7kW wallbox top-up time is perhaps more relevant. It’ll take an appropriate home or public charger two and a half hours to fully recharge the F-Pace’s battery.

Insurance groups

The F-Pace sits in insurance groups 33-50. The R Dynamic S and R-Dynamic SE Black sit at the lowest end of this scale when fitted with the D200 diesel engine. The plug-in hybrid sits in group 43 while, unsurprisingly, the SVR performance model sits at the top in group 50. 

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