Jaguar’s new electric “GT” four-door super saloon will be known as the Type 01, a name that has clearly evolved from the Type 00 name given to its somewhat controversial coupe concept model, first shown in 2024.
It is the first model in a long-gestating plan to move Jaguar away from direct competition with the likes of BMW, Mercedes and Audi and instead raise the brand’s prices to a level that competes with Bentley, allowing – in theory – Jaguar to make profitable sales from fewer models, with a commensurately smaller dealer network.
The plan has certainly not been without controversy. Jaguar could have already expanded its electric car line-up.
But the ground-breaking I-Pace electric crossover was allowed to wither on the vine as rivals introduced longer-range and more sophisticated models.
An all-electric replacement for the XJ saloon, which would have rivalled the likes of BMW’s i7 and the Mercedes EQS, was dramatically cancelled at the very last minute, with the car already having reached the final prototype stage.
