{"id":3613,"date":"2019-12-05T05:00:17","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T05:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nzmwg.co.nz\/?p=3613"},"modified":"2019-12-05T08:06:02","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T08:06:02","slug":"jaguar-i-pace-claims-new-zealand-car-of-the-year-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nzmwg.co.nz\/press-releases\/jaguar-i-pace-claims-new-zealand-car-of-the-year-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaguar I-Pace claims New Zealand Car of the Year 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Jaguar I-PACE has been named the 2019 New Zealand Car of the Year – the first time a vehicle available only as a full battery electric vehicle has won the award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The BMW i3 was the first plug-in to win the award in 2015, but at the time was offered with a range-extending petrol motor.Members of the New Zealand Motoring Writers\u2019 Guild reviewed and voted for the SUV throughout the year.\u00a0Guild president Richard Edwards says the I-PACE\u2019s innovative design and feature set led to its selection as this year\u2019s overall winner.\u00a0\u201cWe are delighted to name the Jaguar I-Pace as the 2019 New Zealand Car of the Year. With it already holding the 2019 World Car of the Year title, it is a real endorsement of our independent voting process.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Jaguar I-Pace is an impressive car. Its unique design offers buyers the chance to have both a sports car and SUV at the same time, while also offering the latest in convenience and safety features. The fact that it is all-electric with a very usable range is an absolute bonus. New Zealand is ideally placed with its huge share of renewable energy to make the most of the advancements in electric vehicles the new vehicle industry is providing us,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jaguar NZ general manager Steve Kenchington says the award caps off an exceptional launch for the new model which has been a pioneer in the premium EV category. \u201cThe I-PACE won an unprecedented three awards at the World Car of the Year as well as more than 70 international awards including Car of the Year awards in more than a dozen countries – from Canada through to Germany since its global launch. The acknowledgement from New Zealand\u2019s Motoring Writing Guild members, a highly experienced group who have reviewed hundreds of vehicles from almost every marque available on the market today, is particularly gratifying for the Jaguar team at a local level. Today\u2019s award is recognition of the hundreds of hours that have been invested by world-class engineers and designers in developing the technology behind the I-PACE,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n