---
title: "Jaguar Registers ‘C-Pace’ Name in Europe Hints at New Crossover"
description: "The E-Pace is already pretty small. Could Jaguar be thinking about going smaller?"
date: "2018-07-11"
modified: "2018-07-11"
authors:
  - name: "Eric Brandt"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/eric-brandt"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/22089/jaguar-registers-c-pace-name-in-europe-hints-at-new-crossover"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "crossover"
  - "Jaguar"
  - "jaguar c-pace"
  - "luxury"
  - "Rumor"
  - "SUV"
---

# Jaguar Registers ‘C-Pace’ Name in Europe Hints at New Crossover

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Jaguar has just filed an application to trademark the name “C-Pace” with the E.U. Intellectual Property Office according to [*CarAdvice*](<https://www.caradvice.com.au/665420/jaguar-c-pace-name-registered/>). Since Jaguar uses the “Pace” moniker for all of its crossovers, it’s reasonable to assume that the C-Pace will be some sort of SUV.

But where would the C-Pace fit in with the current lineup? Jaguar’s current crossover naming scheme matches its sedans with the [E-Pace](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/18354/2018-jaguar-e-pace-first-drive-review-a-crossover-suv-cub-goes-scouting-in-corsica>) being related to the XE and the [F-Pace](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/17863/2018-jaguar-f-pace-s-review-the-surprisingly-fun-to-drive-face-of-jaguars-future>) sharing a platform with the XF. Since there’s no Jaguar XC, it’s pretty open to speculation where the C-Pace could potentially land.

The electric [I-Pace](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/19479/testing-the-2019-jaguar-i-pace-electric-crossover-on-a-high-tech-mini-autocross>) bucks the Jaguar naming scheme, so could the C-Pace be another electric crossover? Perhaps one that’s smaller and more affordable? It would be surprising if the C-Pace were bigger than the F-Pace since that space is unofficially reserved for the name J-Pace to match up with the full-size XJ.

It’s possible that the C-Pace will just be a subcompact luxury SUV slotted below the E-Pace. It’s a quickly growing segment with little luxury utes like the Mercedes-Benz GLA and BMW X1 hogging all the market share. If that were the case, the C-Pace would likely be based on a new platform since Jaguar and Land Rover don’t make anything that small.

We might be getting too optimistic, but what if there’s also a little Jaguar XC sedan in the works to fight the likes of the Audi A3? Seems unlikely due to the demise of the sedan, but an enthusiast can dream.

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