Compare the2024 Jaguar I-PaceVS 2023 Lexus RZ

Both the I-Pace and RZ have child safety locks to prevent children from opening the rear doors. The I-Pace has power child safety locks, allowing the driver to activate and deactivate them from the driver's seat and to know when they're engaged. The RZ’s child locks have to be individually engaged at each rear door with a manual switch. The driver can’t know the status of the locks without opening the doors and checking them.

The I-Pace’s standard pretensioning seatbelts also sense rear collisions and remove slack from the seatbelts to help protect the occupants from whiplash and other injuries. The RZ doesn’t offer a whiplash protection system.

Both the I-Pace and the RZ have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear 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 I-Pace comes with a full 5-year/60,000-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire truck and includes 24-hour roadside assistance. The RZ’s 4-year/50,000-mile basic warranty expires 1 year or 10,000 miles sooner.

Jaguar pays for scheduled maintenance on the I-Pace for 4 years and 50,000 miles longer than Lexus pays for maintenance for the RZ (5/60,000 vs. 1/10,000).

The I-Pace’s electric motors produces 86 more horsepower (394 vs. 308) and 191 lbs.-ft. more torque (512 vs. 321) than the RZ’s electric motors.

As tested in Car and Driver the Jaguar I-Pace is faster than the Lexus RZ:

The I-Pace can travel longer on a full charge than the RZ on a full charge:

For better stopping power the I-Pace’s brake rotors are larger than those on the RZ:

The I-Pace stops much shorter than the RZ:

For better traction, the I-Pace has larger standard tires than the RZ (245/50R20 vs. 235/60R18). The I-Pace’s optional tires are larger than the largest tires available on the RZ (255/40R22 vs. 235/60R18).

The I-Pace’s standard tires provide better handling because they have a lower 50 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the RZ’s standard 60 series front and 55 series rear tires. The I-Pace’s optional tires have a lower 40 series profile than the RZ’s optional 50 series front and 45 series rear tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the I-Pace has standard 20-inch wheels. Smaller 18-inch wheels are standard on the RZ. The I-Pace’s optional 22-inch wheels are larger than the 20-inch wheels optional on the RZ.

The I-Pace offers an optional space-saver spare tire so you can replace a flat tire and drive to have the flat repaired or replaced. A spare tire isn’t available on the RZ; it requires you to depend on roadside assistance and your vehicle will have to be towed.

The front and rear suspension of the I-Pace uses air springs for a smoother, controlled ride than the RZ, which uses coil springs. Air springs maintain proper ride height and ride more smoothly.

The I-Pace offers an optional driver-adjustable suspension system. It allows the driver to choose between an extra-supple ride, reducing fatigue on long trips, or a sport setting, which allows maximum control for tricky roads or off-road. The RZ’s suspension doesn’t offer adjustable shock absorbers.

The I-Pace has a standard automatic front and rear load leveling suspension to keep ride height level with a heavy load or when towing. The I-Pace’s height leveling suspension allows the driver to raise ride height for better off-road clearance and then lower it again for easier entering and exiting and better on-road handling. The RZ doesn’t offer a load leveling suspension.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the I-Pace’s wheelbase is 5.5 inches longer than on the RZ (117.7 inches vs. 112.2 inches).

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the I-Pace is 1.3 inches wider in the front and 1.6 inches wider in the rear than on the RZ.

The I-Pace HSE handles at .90 G’s, while the RZ 450e Premium pulls only .83 G’s of cornering force in a Car and Driver skidpad test.

The I-Pace is 4.9 inches shorter than the RZ, making the I-Pace easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The I-Pace has .7 inches more front shoulder room and .3 inches more rear shoulder room than the RZ.

A standard locking glovebox (which can’t be accessed with the valet key) keeps your small valuables safer in the I-Pace. The RZ doesn’t offer locking storage for small valuables.

The I-Pace has a 1653 lbs. towing capacity. The RZ has no towing capacity.

The power windows standard on both the I-Pace and the RZ have locks to prevent small children from operating them. When the lock on the I-Pace is engaged the driver can still operate all of the windows, for instance to close one opened by a child. The RZ prevents the driver from operating the other windows just as it does the other passengers.

If the windows are left open on the I-Pace the driver can close them all from a distance using the remote. On a hot day the driver can also lower the windows the same way. The driver of the RZ can only close the windows from inside the vehicle, with the ignition on.

Heated windshield washer nozzles are optional on the I-Pace to prevent washer fluid and nozzles from freezing and help continue to keep the windshield clear in sub-freezing temperatures. The RZ doesn’t offer heated windshield washer nozzles.