Compare the2023 Jaguar F-PaceVS 2023 Land Rover Range Rover Velar

The F-Pace offers an optional 3D Surround Camera to allow the driver to see objects all around the vehicle on a screen. The Range Rover Velar only offers a rear monitor and front and rear parking sensors that beep or flash a light. That doesn’t help with obstacles to the sides.

Both the F-Pace and the Range Rover Velar have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, four-wheel antilock brakes, all wheel drive, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning and driver alert monitors.

The F-Pace comes with a full 5-year/60,000-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire truck and includes 24-hour roadside assistance. The Range Rover Velar’s 4-year/50,000-mile basic warranty expires 1 year or 10,000 miles sooner.

Jaguar pays for scheduled maintenance on the F-Pace for 5 years and 60,000 miles. Jaguar will pay for oil changes, lubrication and any other required maintenance. Land Rover doesn’t pay scheduled maintenance for the Range Rover Velar.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2022 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the long-term dependability statistics that show that Jaguar vehicles are more reliable than Land Rover With 51 fewer problems per 100 vehicles in the first three years of ownership, J.D. Power ranks Jaguar higher than Land Rover.

The F-Pace has more powerful engines than the Range Rover Velar:

As tested in Car and Driver the F-Pace SVR 5.0 supercharged V8 is faster than the Range Rover Velar P250 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder:

On the EPA test cycle the F-Pace gets better mileage than the Range Rover Velar:

For better stopping power the F-Pace’s brake rotors are larger than those on the Range Rover Velar:

The F-Pace stops much shorter than the Range Rover Velar:

The F-Pace SVR’s optional 295/35R22 rear tires provide better handling because they have a lower 35 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Range Rover Velar’s optional 40 series tires.

Having a flat tire is dangerous, inconvenient and expensive. The self-sealing tires available on the F-Pace can automatically seal most punctures up to 3/16 of an inch, effectively preventing most flat tires. The Range Rover Velar doesn’t offer self-sealing tires.

The F-Pace SVR handles at .89 G’s, while the Range Rover Velar pulls only .83 G’s of cornering force in a Car and Driver skidpad test.

The F-Pace SVR executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver 3.6 seconds quicker than the Range Rover Velar (25 seconds @ .77 average G’s vs. 28.6 seconds @ .57 average G’s).

The F-Pace uses computer-generated active noise cancellation to help remove annoying noise and vibration from the passenger compartment, especially at low frequencies. The Range Rover Velar doesn’t offer active noise cancellation.

The F-Pace has .6 inches more front headroom, .5 inches more front shoulder room and .2 inches more rear shoulder room than the Range Rover Velar.

The F-Pace has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat up than the Range Rover Velar with its rear seat up (32.1 vs. 30.9 cubic feet). The F-Pace has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat folded than the Range Rover Velar with its rear seat folded (70.4 vs. 62.7 cubic feet).

The F-Pace’s cargo area is larger than the Range Rover Velar’s in almost every dimension:

If the windows are left open on the F-Pace the driver can close them all at the outside door handle. On a hot day the driver can lower the windows at the outside door handle or from a distance using the keyless remote. The driver of the Range Rover Velar can only close the windows from inside the vehicle, with the ignition on.

The F-Pace (except Base) offers optional massaging front seats in order to maximize comfort and eliminate fatigue on long trips. Massaging seats aren’t available in the Range Rover Velar.

To quickly and conveniently keep personal devices charged without cables tangling and wearing out, the Jaguar F-Pace has a standard wireless phone charging system (Qi) in the center console. The Range Rover Velar doesn’t offer wireless personal charging.

The F-Pace SVR’s optional Park Assist can parallel park or back into a parking spot by itself, with the driver only controlling speed with the brake pedal. The Range Rover Velar doesn’t offer an automated parking system.

Car and Driver performed a comparison test in its July 2018 issue and the Jaguar F-Pace won out over the Land Rover Range Rover Velar R-Dynamic S.