The Big Picture: CONVERGENCE THEORY

摘要

"The F-Pace is the emphatic resolution of an existential crisis that has been gnawing at the soul of the storied British brand for more than two decades now," I wrote a year ago after driving it in ruggedly beautiful Montenegro. "The Jaguar SUV is finally here. And it's not the end of automotive civilization as we know it." Customers agree. In fact, the sexy, glamorous F-Pace accounted for almost 40 percent of all new Jaguars sold worldwide last year, helping the brand to a new global sales record. The F-Pace is on track to do for Jaguar what the Cayenne did for Porsche, becoming a juicy cash cow that can be milked to fatten profits and fund the development of future Jaguars. And the relief in Coventry is palpable, for without the F-Pace, Jaguar's future would be pretty uncertain.