It shows off an all-new design approach for the 90-year-old British car brand and sets the tone for its all-new electric car range due to hit showrooms from 2026.
The company says the dimensions, proportions and, most importantly, the design style of the concept coupe are all “very close” to the first production car of the next generation: a square-edged super GT four-door, which was tested in November. .
Range
This will be the first of three models to be launched between them in about a year on a new purpose-built architecture called JEA. Jaguar estimates that the platform will offer just as much 430 miles range and the ability to add 200 miles with a 15-minute charge. This suggests a battery of about 100 kWh in size.
This concept is the product of an exhaustive process that resulted in designers producing 13 full-scale models along the way. The concept car suggests that the first production model will be a low, lithe car in the old Jaguar mold, with a sloping roof, long wheelbase and a uniquely long bonnet.
Interior
Inside, it’s a beautiful cream-colored compartment for two, which eschews leather in favor of modern, durable textiles. It features a pair of elegantly designed bucket seats, which are constructed to avoid visible stitching. There’s also real stone veneer on the center console and a copper backing runs the length of the cabin.
The concept’s controls and instruments are comprehensive, but highly minimized. The door releases are located in the overhead console next to a long panoramic roof. Some of it is beautiful, some features are gimmicky and, unlike the exterior, it’s far from clear how influential the Type 00’s cabin will be on the 2026 production car.
The lowness of the Type 00 and similarly low-riding production models promise a relatively small frontal area (despite a very upright, blunt front end) as a way to deliver decent aerodynamic performance.
Direction
Although design chief Gerry McGovern is promoting something “very different”, he sympathizes with previous designers at Jaguar and points out that the company’s product goals a decade ago simply would not have allowed this bold approach. “At the time, the company thought very differently,” he says, “and targeted very different competitors.”
The goal was to grab sales from BMW and Audi. The new range will be marketed from that space. It is certainly risky, and will continue to be so Certainly be exciting to see what happens.
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