PETALING JAYA: Jaguar Land Rover Malaysia today officially launched the Jaguar I-PACE, Jaguar’s first premium all-electric performance sports utility vehicle (SUV), in the Malaysian EV market.
Sime Darby Motors, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong & Macau managing director Jeffrey Gan said that the company continues to support Malaysia’s progress towards low carbon mobility by expanding its portfolio of electric vehicles.
“The Jaguar I-PACE is a true innovation and we are confident that this world-class premium SUV will be well received by the market as Malaysians continue to move towards EV adoption,” he said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Jaguar Land Rover Malaysia managing director Syed Ahmad Muzri Syed Faiz said the car model redefines the EV SUV segment and caters to Malaysia’s growing appetite for EV.
Equipped with a 90kWh battery, the I-PACE has a certified Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure range of up to 470km. It has the ability to accelerate from zero to 100 km/h in 4.8 seconds and a 400m sprint in 12.4 seconds as well as a wading depth rating of 500mm.
In 2014, Sime Darby Motors entered into a joint venture with Sisma Auto Sdn Bhd, the official distributor of Jaguar and obtained sole distributorship rights for both Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles in Malaysia.
Syed Ahmad Muzri says the new model caters to Malaysia’s growing appetite for EV.
