Despite reports to the contrary, Jaguar is sticking with an all-electric strategy, and it’s making progress on the production version of the polarizing concept revealed in 2024. The concept was called the Type 00, and internally, the car bears the codename X900, but neither of these names will be used when the 1,000-horsepower luxury car is officially launched. What will that name be? We don’t know yet, but according to a report from Autocar India, Jaguar will confirm the nomenclature of the production vehicle on 12 May. That’s next Tuesday, and it’s possible that Jaguar could reveal additional info to whet the appetites of prospective buyers. The publication also claims that the reveal will take place in September, with the first customer cars on the road early next year.
What to Expect From Jaguar’s Wild New EV
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Recent spy shots of Type 00 prototypes (we’ll keep calling it that until the true moniker is revealed) have shown the grand tourer testing with 23-inch wheels, and the body of the vehicle indicates that it will be a four-door four-seater. That body will also get snazzy new paint that is supposed to make the vehicle look like it’s glowing, which is just the sort of ludicrous novelty expected when the product carries a six-figure price (potentially as high as $160,000) and aims to take buyers out of Rolls-Royces and Bentleys. The vehicle will sit atop the Jaguar Electric Architecture and is predicted to deliver around 480 miles of range on a single charge, with the ability to recoup around 200 miles of range in 15 minutes when using a suitable charger.
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We also expect large screens to dominate the cabin, and one of them will be used to show what’s behind the vehicle, as both the concept and the prototypes we’ve spotted have been fitted with a solid panel instead of a rear windshield, a la Polestar 4. The monolithic GT will certainly be a strange sight, but perhaps that weirdness will draw its own fanbase.
Jaguar’s New EV Won’t Make Drivers Sick
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Some of the British press were invited to experience the new Jag late last year, and they reported that the tri-motor, 1,000-hp powertrain has been tuned to deliver linear power delivery rather than stomach-churning explosiveness off the line. Ferrari is taking a similar approach with its upcoming EV, the Luce. The media also reported that the vehicle was eerily quiet and refined, befitting the sort of segment Jaguar wants to compete in. Adaptive air suspension and torque vectoring should translate to a sumptuous ride and surprisingly good handling, respectively. Jaguar is almost ready to put its wild new EV out into the world, and if its name is revealed this month, it won’t be long before the internet can have its inevitable collective meltdown. Whatever the keyboard warriors have to say will be irrelevant if Jaguar can sell this thing in decent numbers, but given how even the Rolls-Royce Spectre EV has been discounted at times to try to attract buyers, a pure EV may be a tough sell.
