The Jaguar F-Pace is getting a brush-up for 2021. But the mid-cycle revision will focus mainly on interior and tech updates.

Which is all well and good. The first-gen F-Pace was unusually fetching; JLR creative chief Ian Callum drew up a vehicle that nearly hints at universality, making it appealing to both those who are enamored of the SUV experience and those who are not. The car’s lines are graceful, concise and sporty, and the body language—together with the 400 horsepower that can be optioned—can result in a top-tier variant that lives up to Jag’s model R-DYNAMIC S designation (formerly SVR, or Special Vehicle Racing).

For 2021, the F-Pace’s body doesn’t see wholesale revision. The gaping intakes and expressive grille of the outgoing version see a little more brevity for the new model year, as do the side creases. The longitudinal side vent is now latitudinal again, recalling the 2017 version. Tightening, in other words, was the object. In contrast with the I-Pace crossover, the F-Pace’s exterior is rather extravagantly classic Jag, rendered for this era. To give consumers more leeway for individualization, four trim levels will apply for 2021.

A new engine can be optioned for the incoming F-Pace, however, and this is the crux of the revision: the 3L supercharged six delivers up to nearly 400 horsepower, and is part of a complex drivetrain that uses a 48-volt battery to recycle energy produced by the ICE. Inside the cabin a few other substantial changes await for 2021, including an 11.4” console touchscreen that replaces the outgoing 10-incher. Creature comforts are accounted for with a new standard feature set for the interior that includes a 14-speaker audio system.