The all-electric Jaguar I-PACE has beaten over 80 new cars, including some highly competitive models from the likes of Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Volvo, to be named UK Car of the Year 2019 by a panel of 29 renowned UK automotive journalists.

UK Car of the Year judges praised the I-PACE for being “miles ahead of the premium EV pack, designed and engineered without compromise for an electric future, unlike big-name rivals still to launch”.

Since its launch Jaguar’s first all-electric vehicle has picked up a total of 54 major global awards, having been named Car of the Year by the top automotive experts in Norway, Germany, Scotland and Switzerland. It is also on the shortlist for World Car of the Year, World Car Design of the Year, World Green Car of the Year and European Car of the Year

The 400hp I-PACE boasts a range of up to 292 miles and is able to achieve a 0-80 per cent battery charge in 40 minutes (100kW DC). It is available to order now, priced from £60,995 (including government incentives) at jaguar.co.uk.