• TRAVEL
    • THREE PERFECT DAYS
    • WHERE TO STAY
    • WHAT TO DO
    • ADVENTURE
  • FOOD + DRINK
    • RESTAURANTS
    • BARS + COCKTAILS
    • WINE + BEER
  • CULTURE
    • THE HEMI Q+A
    • TV + FILM
    • MUSIC
    • THEATER
    • SPORTS
    • STYLE + DESIGN
  • Watch
Menu
  • TRAVEL
    • THREE PERFECT DAYS
    • WHERE TO STAY
    • WHAT TO DO
    • ADVENTURE
  • FOOD + DRINK
    • RESTAURANTS
    • BARS + COCKTAILS
    • WINE + BEER
  • CULTURE
    • THE HEMI Q+A
    • TV + FILM
    • MUSIC
    • THEATER
    • SPORTS
    • STYLE + DESIGN
  • Watch
Search
Close
Home > TRAVEL > Jaguar E-PACE

Curving Around Corsica in the Jaguar E-PACE

Share on facebook
Share on twitter
Share on pinterest
Share on email
  • by Nick Czap
  • July 3, 2018

In his 1927 travelogue, Corsica the Beautiful, the adventurer and artist A. Radclyffe Dugmore conceded linguistic defeat in his effort to describe a “motor run” from the island’s seaside capital, Ajaccio, to the high mountain pass of the Col de Bavella. “Every mile,” he wrote, “brings fresh beauties until one finds oneself speechless, and our list of adjectives becomes exhausted.”

Tracing Dugmore’s route past the mountain village of Zonza, I’m similarly dumbstruck by the beauty of the wind-battered pines, the rock-strewn slopes, and the jagged peaks beyond, but this only accentuates the pleasures of the drive—and of Jaguar’s compact, high-performance E-PACE SUV.

Described by Jaguar design director Ian Callum as “the cub of the Jaguar family,” the E-PACE is at once adorable and aggressive, its distinctively large headlamps and wheels—the eyes and paws, if you will—endearing counterpoints to the rakish grille and rear haunches that allude, unmistakably, to the ferocious F-TYPE coupe.

While considerably shorter than Jaguar’s full-size F-PACE SUV, the E-PACE is deceptively wide, its cabin surprisingly spacious. The instrument panel is clean and minimal, clearly designed by and for driving enthusiasts. A turbocharged all-aluminum engine generates peak torque starting at 1,200 RPM, maximizing fuel economy. In more dynamic scenarios—e.g., the mountain roads of Corsica—the 9-speed automatic transmission negotiates shifts so smoothly, they’re nearly imperceptible. The steering is precise and, combined with the E-PACE’s Active Driveline all-wheel-drive system, brake-activated torque vectoring, and Adaptive Dynamics suspension, a recipe for driving deliciousness.

If Corsica is truly the island of 10,000 corners, as racers and ralliers affectionately call it, I’m ready for 10,000 more.

Need a little extra wanderlust in your inbox?
Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.

You May Also Like

This Hotelier Keeps Things Local Along the French Riviera

This Summer’s Sports Fan Tour de France

  • Cars, Corsica, Driving, Hemispheres, Jaguar E-PACE, Roads
Share on facebook
Share on twitter
Share on pinterest
Share on email

Recommended

WHERE TO STAY

This Hotelier Keeps Things Local Along the French Riviera

  • BY Sara Lieberman
Sports

This Summer’s Sports Fan Tour de France

  • BY Randy Williams
Hemispheres United Airlines

Hemispheres is the award-winning onboard magazine for United Airlines. The magazine is published by Ink and produced by a dedicated staff of media professionals out of an Ink satellite office in Brooklyn, New York.

Instagram Twitter Facebook-f Youtube

Content

  • Travel
  • Food + Drink
  • Culture
  • Watch

About

  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Advertising
  • Writers Guidelines

Legal

  • Terms + Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Anti-bribery & corruption policy
united_4p_h_w_r.png

© 2020 Ink for United Airlines. All rights reserved