Jaguar F-Pace

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Australia has recalled 468 cars across the XE, XF, F-Type, F-Pace and E-Pace lines, over concerns their 2.0L engines might fall foul of emissions regulations. "Jaguar Land Rover is conducting a voluntary recall following the identification of CO2 performance variability with certain 2016-2019 MY Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles fitted with 2.0L diesel or petrol engines," said James Scrimshaw, PR manager for JLR Australia.

The Range Rover Velar has received some minor upgrades for the 2019 model year, bringing new engine options and driver assistance technologies to the luxury SUV range. Following similar changes to the closely-related 2019 Jaguar F-Pace line-up, the Velar range sees the addition of two new V6 engine options – one petrol one diesel – while petrol models also get a larger fuel tank, now 82L instead of 63L.

Jaguar Australia has sharpened its pencil and announced pricing for the F-Pace SVR, which kicks off at $140,020 before on-road costs. The hotted-up super-SUV, powered by a 5.0-litre supercharged V8 with 404kW and 680Nm on tap, is $36,600 more expensive than the existing F-Pace S flagship. Given it's carrying two extra cylinders, 124kW more and the glamour of an SVR badge, that doesn't seem like too steep an increase.