Jaguar has lastly offered a glimpse of the primary of what the automaker claims might be a full lineup of electrical automobiles.
The automaker on Thursday confirmed a closely camouflaged of a four-door grand tourer, sporting an exaggerated hood and fastback-like profile—possible with a liftgate somewhat than a trunklid on the rear. It is going to be one in every of three EVs within the deliberate lineup, with the opposite fashions anticipated to be an SUV and a extra traditionally-styled sedan.
An idea model of this upcoming EV was first confirmed by Jaguar final 12 months and is predicted to debut at 2024 Miami Artwork Week, which kicks off Dec. 2. The manufacturing mannequin has been confirmed by Jaguar as debuting in 2025, with deliveries beginning the next 12 months.
Subsequent-generation Jaguar EV prototype
Jaguar mentioned final 12 months that the EV can be priced from about 100,000 British kilos (roughly $127,000 at present alternate charges), and supply extra energy than any earlier Jaguar street automotive. It can additionally purpose for at the very least 430 miles of vary on the European WLTP testing cycle, which may nonetheless translate to greater than 300 miles of EPA vary.
All three new Jaguar EVs will get North American Charging Normal (NACS) ports for Tesla Supercharger entry, and might be primarily based on a brand new platform known as JEA (Jaguar Electrified Structure) that will not be utilized by sibling model Land Rover. Nevertheless, the Jaguar might be constructed alongside Land Rover fashions at father or mother JLR’s plant in Solihull, U.Okay.
Subsequent-generation Jaguar EV prototype
Jaguar was one of many first established luxurious manufacturers to dabble in EVs, launching the I-Tempo crossover in 2018. But it surely has had hassle deciding on subsequent steps. It had deliberate to introduce an all-electric flagship sedan in 2021 as a alternative for the gasoline XJ, whereas persevering with to evolve the I-Tempo with a second technology, however each fashions have been finally scrapped in favor of a clean-slate strategy.
For now, Jaguar is discontinuing almost all of its present fashions—together with the I-Tempo—earlier than introducing its new lineup of EVs. The gasoline F-Tempo crossover is slated to stay Jaguar’s solely mannequin till they arrive, a state of affairs Jaguar managing director Rawdon Glover has known as “massively irritating.”
