Compare the2024 Jaguar I-PaceVS 2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale

For enhanced safety, the front and rear seat shoulder belts of the Jaguar I-Pace have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision and force limiters to limit the pressure the belts will exert on the passengers. The Alfa Romeo Tonale doesn’t offer pretensioners for its rear seat belts.

Both the I-Pace and Tonale 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 Tonale’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 Tonale doesn’t offer a whiplash protection system.

Both the I-Pace and Tonale have rear cross-traffic warning, but the I-Pace has Rear Traffic Braking (automatically applies the brakes) to better prevent a collision when backing near traffic. The Tonale’s Rear Cross-Path Detection doesn’t automatically brake.

Both the I-Pace and the Tonale have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, 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 Jaguar I-Pace weighs 651 pounds more than the Alfa Romeo Tonale. The NHTSA advises that heavier vehicles are much safer in collisions than their significantly lighter counterparts.

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 Tonale’s 4-year/50,000-mile basic warranty expires 1 year or 10,000 miles sooner.

The I-Pace’s corrosion warranty is 1 year longer than the Tonale’s (6 vs. 5 years).

Jaguar pays for scheduled maintenance on the I-Pace for 5 years and 60,000 miles. Jaguar will pay for tire rotations, brake fluid replacement, inspections, and any other required maintenance. Alfa Romeo only pays for the first scheduled maintenance visit on the Tonale.

There are over 37 percent more Jaguar dealers than there are Alfa Romeo dealers, which makes it easier should you ever need service under the I-Pace’s warranty.

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 Alfa Romeo With 12 fewer problems per 100 vehicles in the first three years of ownership, J.D. Power ranks Jaguar higher than Alfa Romeo.

The I-Pace’s electric motors produces 109 more horsepower (394 vs. 285) and 162 lbs.-ft. more torque (512 vs. 350) than the Tonale’s 1.3 turbo 4-cylinder hybrid.

As tested in Motor Trend the Jaguar I-Pace is faster than the Alfa Romeo Tonale:

On the EPA test cycle the I-Pace with 20-inch tires gets better mileage than the Tonale running on electricity (89 city/82 hwy vs. 77 city/77 hwy MPGe).

On the EPA test cycle the I-Pace with 20-inch tires gets better mileage than the Tonale running its gasoline engine (89 city/82 hwy MPGe vs. 29 city/29 hwy).

The I-Pace can travel with zero emissions on a full charge for 217 to 246 miles. The Tonale has to start its internal combustion engine after only 33 miles.

In its Green Vehicle Guide, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rates the Jaguar I-Pace higher (10 out of 10) than the Alfa Romeo Tonale (6). This means the I-Pace produces up to 12.9 pounds less smog-producing pollutants than the Tonale every 15,000 miles.

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

The I-Pace’s standard front and rear disc brakes are vented to help dissipate heat for shorter stops with less fading. The rear discs on the Tonale are solid, not vented.

The I-Pace stops shorter than the Tonale:

For better traction, the I-Pace has larger standard tires than the Tonale (245/50R20 vs. 225/55R18). The I-Pace’s optional tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Tonale (255/40R22 vs. 235/45R19).

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 Tonale’s 55 series tires.

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

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 Tonale; 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 Tonale, which uses coil springs. Air springs maintain proper ride height and ride more smoothly.

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 Tonale doesn’t offer a load leveling suspension.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the I-Pace’s wheelbase is 13.9 inches longer than on the Tonale (117.7 inches vs. 103.8 inches).

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the I-Pace is 2.5 inches wider in the front and 3.2 inches wider in the rear than on the Tonale.

The I-Pace’s front to rear weight distribution is more even (50% to 50%) than the Tonale’s (52% to 48%). This gives the I-Pace more stable handling and braking.

The I-Pace HSE handles at .90 G’s, while the Tonale Veloce pulls only .86 G’s of cornering force in a Car and Driver skidpad test.

The I-Pace HSE executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver 1.9 seconds quicker than the Tonale Veloce (24.8 seconds @ .77 average G’s vs. 26.7 seconds @ .68 average G’s).

For greater off-road capability the I-Pace has a greater minimum ground clearance than the Tonale (6.5 vs. 5.6 inches), allowing the I-Pace to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged.

The front grille of the I-Pace uses electronically controlled shutters to close off airflow and reduce drag when less engine cooling is needed. This helps improve highway fuel economy. The Tonale doesn’t offer active grille shutters.

The I-Pace has 1.1 inches more front headroom and 1.9 inches more front shoulder room than the Tonale.

The I-Pace has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat up than the Tonale with its rear seat up (25.3 vs. 22.9 cubic feet). The I-Pace has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat folded than the Tonale with its rear seat folded (53.6 vs. 50.5 cubic feet).

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

The I-Pace’s standard easy entry system raises the steering wheel, making it easier for the driver to get in and out. An easy entry system costs extra on the Tonale.

The I-Pace offers an optional heads-up display that projects speed and navigation instruction readouts in front of the driver’s line of sight, allowing drivers to view information without diverting their eyes from the road. The Tonale doesn’t offer a heads-up display.

In poor weather, headlights can lose their effectiveness as grime builds up on their lenses. This can reduce visibility without the driver realizing. The I-Pace offers available headlight washers to keep headlight output high. The Tonale doesn’t offer headlight washers.

When the I-Pace is put in reverse, the passenger rearview mirror tilts from its original position. This gives the driver a better view of the curb during parallel parking maneuvers. Shifting out of reverse puts the mirror into its original position. The Tonale’s mirror doesn’t automatically adjust for backing.

Both the I-Pace and the Tonale have standard heated front seats. The I-Pace also has standard heated rear seats to keep those passengers extremely comfortable in the winter. Heated rear seats aren’t available in the Tonale.