Jaguar F-Pace Estate

5.0 V8 575 SVR Edition 5dr Auto AWD [2025.5]

Except for the odd sports coupe, Jaguar has specialised in executive saloons for decades.

Along with Volvo, and German premium brands Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, a handful of manufacturers lead the way.

But things have changed.

A few years ago, Jaguar joined the masses chasing an exploding market: the SUV.

As more consumers seek larger vehicles, the traditional saloon has gone from commonplace to almost a niche vehicle, with nationwide sales halving since the turn of the century.

Indeed, Volvo withdrew all its saloon cars from sale last year (though it did resume taking orders for the S60 in February).

The rapid rise of the SUV was a problem Jaguar needed to address – and the launch of the F-Pace in 2015 was its first attempt.

It made a lot of sense, given Jaguar is Land Rover’s sister company, so the SUVs of both brands have a lot in common.

Two more have followed in the form of the smaller E-Pace and the intriguing all-electric I-Pace.

Now, following the discontinuation of the XJ, Jaguar has just the XE and XF as its more traditional models, so SUVs now outnumber saloons in its range.

It feels only yesterday that the F-Pace arrived, but it’s already had a mid-life facelift, with an overhauled interior and some exterior styling tweaks – and it’s the F-Pace we’re testing today.