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Unique Jaguar F-Pace‘ Designer Edition’ raises £ 102,500 for charity at the BEN Ball
A one-of-a-kind Jaguar F-PACE‘ Designer Edition’, described by Jaguar Director of Design, Ian Callum, as his‘ Director’ s Cut’, has raised £ 102,500 at the annual charitable Ben Ball. The F-PACE 3.0 V6 S also comes with a unique Owner’ s Portfolio, featuring an introduction by Ian Callum and a bespoke sketch.
E ach element of the F-PACE‘ Designer Edition’ has been personally specified by Callum to create his ideal example of the F-PACE, Jaguar’ s first-ever SUV. Finished in Storm Grey paint, paired with the Black Pack, Callum also picked out Ebony Taurus leather with Light Oyster stitching and 22-inch Double Helix alloy wheels – not available as a standard F-PACE option.
The one-off Owner’ s Portfolio delivered with the car certifies the uniqueness of the‘ Designer Edition’ and provides insight into Ian Callum’ s choices in specifying the car. It also includes a bespoke sketch drawn and signed by the man himself.
Ian Callum, Jaguar Director of Design, said:“ The F-PACE was a real pleasure to design, and the result is something we are incredibly proud of, but this‘ Designer Edition’ is in essence my ultimate F-PACE. You’ ve got this wonderful positioning of the Storm Grey paint against the details of the Black Pack, complete with those wonderful 22-inch wheels that look like they’ re taking the car forwards, even at a standstill.”
The Ben Ball also marked the announcement of Jaguar Land Rover UK MD Jeremy Hicks’ Channel Swim Challenge. In August 2017 Jeremy will be swimming the English Channel as part of a two-team relay with 11 of his Jaguar Land Rover colleagues, hoping to raise more than £ 150,000 for Ben, the automotive industry’ s dedicated charity.
“ Ben is a vital lifeline, with its sole purpose to help improve the health and wellbeing of those in the automotive industry and their families. I really wanted to challenge myself, my team and also the industry to get behind Ben, as our own dedicated industry charity. I’ m pushing myself physically because it’ s all too easy for us to take our good health for granted, and with our help Ben can come to the aid of those in our industry that need it most.”
The Jaguar F-PACE, priced from £ 35,020, is available to order now at Jaguar UK retailers.
You can configure your preferred specification at: www. jaguar. co. uk.
Nissan Navara named What Van? Pick-Up of the Year
The all-new Nissan Navara has been named Pick-Up of the Year by leading title What Van?
T he honour adds to the already impressive haul of awards claimed by the market-leading model, including the coveted International Pick-Up Award 2016.
What Van? judges praised the Navara for setting a new segment benchmark for quality, refinement and technology while still offering the pulling power and payload expected of a pick-up.
James Dallas, Editor of What Van?, said:“ With its combination of on-road refinement and off-road capability, the Navara is simply the best pick-up available in an increasingly competitive marketplace.”
Anthony Jones, Navara Product Manager at Nissan Motor( GB), said:“ The Navara has completely redefined the pick-up sector since its launch and builds upon Nissan’ s 80 year pick-up heritage to set new standards across the board.
“ This latest award is another major endorsement of the Navara’ s product quality; delivering crossover-inspired comfort and technology both on and off-road, while high powered, economical engines provide an incredible towing capacity and payload.”
Navara’ s leading features include multi-link rear suspension, forward emergency braking and around view monitor. Many safety features are available across the range including Forward Emergency Braking on all double cab models; driver, passenger, side, knee and curtain airbags; electronic Limited Slip Differential( eLSD); Hill Start Assist and Hill Descent Control( on 4WD models).
Priced from £ 23,520 RRP, the Nissan Navara can be specified with either a double cab or a king cab and a 190PS twin-turbo or 160PS single turbo version of the 2.3-litre dCi engine. There’ s also a choice of two or four-wheel drive and a 6-speed manual or 7-speed automatic transmission.
Also benefiting from competitive financing and servicing offers, combined with Nissan’ s LCV 5 Year / 100,000 mile warranty, the Navara gives owners the ultimate peace of mind.
For more information, visit www. nissan. co. uk
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