Satisfaction, At Last

Or at least as close to it as I've ever been. No, it wasn't the Jag, but it might have if this hadn't been the first year of the F Pace on the Canadian market (which meant that there were no significant discounts available). And being a new model, the Jag revealed the latest technology - digital displays in bright colours that changed according to activity - for example, when using the sat-nav, which was a giant 10 inch display in the middle of the facia in normal driving - as you approached a turn or your destination the display was also put right in front of you instead, or beside the normal speedometer/rev counter! I liked that very much as it meant you could look at the road ahead at the same time!
The salespeople were very urbane & it seemed like we were being interviewed before being allowed to drive the car. In fact, we spent over half an hour talking about how much aluminium was used in manufacture, engine options & power, manufacturing processes & so forth that we began to wonder if we'd ever get to actually drive one! And when we did, well, it was a bit of an anticlimax! The car drove well, had a fancy gear selector thing that was flush in the centre facia until the car was started, upon when it glided up into your hand, was nicely responsive...but, apart from the electronics, wasn't any better in any way I could observe than the comparatively old-fashioned QX70S that we'd just driven. We certainly liked it better than the much vaunted Audi Q5 - whose dealership, by the way, was very downmarket compared to the others. And I felt reassured that we hadn't lusted after the very expensive Porsche Macan, which was, after all, a tarted-up Q5. In fact, in discussions with the Sales Manager - yes, we got that far - he volunteered that the Audi wasn't in the same class as the Jaguar, & by implication, the QX70S.
But then we got into the various trim & engine levels. To get a petrol engine (not a diesel), seats of same quality, & a couple of other things we'd be looking at $70,000! Ouch! Way out of our price range. And there weren't any demos available to soften the blow.  So it was back, again, to the Infiniti salesman, who, while we'd been away, had been asked to think of the very best price they could offer. And they came up with a price that was too good to pass up - we were presented with a lovely silver & black car & offered a 20% discount!  The S in the model name, picked out in red in the name on the back, meant attractive 21" wheels, purple stitching in the upgraded leather seating, a sunroof, navigation as well as a surround camera which gives a very helpful picture in the display due to cameras under the wing mirrors, in the grille & in the hatch lid, which combine all the picture to give you the all-around view.

As well, there are paddle shifters around the leather-wrapped & purple stitched steering wheel, so selecting the right gear is just a flick of the wrist away.
Interestingly, despite the 3" larger diameter wheels, I thought the ride was slightly more comfortable & found out that was due to adaptive dampers which the base model didn't have.
I should say here that one other aspect attracted me to Infiniti & that was the straightforward way the models were presented. There was very little of  the "start with the base car, & then add on thousands more in options" approach of BMW & Audi. Instead, you have a couple of choices & that's it. So you don't get sucked into spending more than you can afford.

Here's the car we bought.

Don't you agree it's a lovely looking car? Admittedly, it doesn't have the roomy back half that the F Pace has, but we are only a couple - our children are grown & live on the other side of the continent - so our needs are concentrated more on the front seating areas. Of course, it has way more power than we need - 325 HP - but it's nice to have!
It is a very traditional sporting car, despite being shaped like an SUV.  The driver & passenger sit exactly midway between the wheelbase for the best weight distribution, & Apple phone is not part of the deal.