Jaguar has finally provided a glimpse of the first of what the automaker claims will be a full lineup of electric vehicles.
The automaker on Thursday showed a heavily camouflaged of a four-door grand tourer, sporting an exaggerated hood and fastback-like profile—likely with a liftgate rather than a trunklid at the rear. It will be one of three EVs in the planned lineup, with the other models expected to be an SUV and a more traditionally-styled sedan.
A concept version of this upcoming EV was first confirmed by Jaguar last year and is expected to debut at 2024 Miami Art Week, which kicks off Dec. 2. The production model has been confirmed by Jaguar as debuting in 2025, with deliveries starting the following year.
Next-generation Jaguar EV prototype
Jaguar said last year that the EV would be priced from about 100,000 British pounds (approximately $127,000 at current exchange rates), and offer more power than any previous Jaguar road car. It will also aim for at least 430 miles of range on the European WLTP testing cycle, which could still translate to more than 300 miles of EPA range.
All three new Jaguar EVs will get North American Charging Standard (NACS) ports for Tesla Supercharger access, and will be based on a new platform called JEA (Jaguar Electrified Architecture) that won't be used by sibling brand Land Rover. However, the Jaguar will be built alongside Land Rover models at parent JLR's plant in Solihull, U.K.
Next-generation Jaguar EV prototype
Jaguar was one of the first established luxury brands to dabble in EVs, launching the I-Pace crossover in 2018. But it has had trouble deciding on next steps. It had planned to introduce an all-electric flagship sedan in 2021 as a replacement for the gasoline XJ, while continuing to evolve the I-Pace with a second generation, but both models were eventually scrapped in favor of a clean-slate approach.
For now, Jaguar is discontinuing nearly all of its current models—including the I-Pace—before introducing its new lineup of EVs. The gasoline F-Pace crossover is slated to remain Jaguar's only model until they arrive, a situation Jaguar managing director Rawdon Glover has called "hugely frustrating."
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