What is going on at the back of Jag's electric GT?
No rear screen we knew about - but Jaguar is apparently building a fort back there. And wait till you see the doors...
It would be reasonable to say that there has never been the level of interest and intrigue (to put it politely) in a new Jaguar as there is in the Type 00. The F-Type was a ripple in the ocean back in 2013 compared to the tidal wave of opinion the luxury EV - and Jaguar’s broader rework - has generated. True to their word, moreover, Jaguar is readying the Type 00 for production in the not-too-distant future. Complete with unmistakable proportions - as these new spy shots prove.
Snapped in the Arctic Circle, it’s the first time that an actual Type 00 has been photographed by anyone who isn’t working for Jaguar. It’s also the first opportunity to see what the rear end of the new car might look like, which is to say a lot more conventional than the Miami concept; where that car tapered to a fastback-style rear end, this seems to feature a more traditional hatch look. The lights, too, look a little more normal, though may still stretch the width of the 00 once the disguise is gone. Given the rear screen is entirely obscured, and there’s a camera above, it would seem that the plan for the 00 to go without rear glass is going ahead.
Elsewhere, it’s hard to avoid just how dramatic that front end is, as though the bonnet is housing a jet engine rather than batteries and motors. Note the shallow rake of the A-pillars (and how far back they are) as well as the windscreen and relatively narrow glasshouse. A lot about the concept is being carried through. But not the butterfly doors - boo.
We know this because the PH spy snapper caught Jaguar's engineers getting back in the car, revealing not only that the doors are frameless, but that the rear is curiously shaped to fit the car's bodywork with smaller glass to match. According to our man on the ground, 'access to the rear seat appears to be relatively narrow and tight' based on the difference in size compared to the front. This would suggest that Jaguar has willingly sacrificed some usability to preserve the sanctity of the Type 00's silhouette.
For some idea of the scale here, even the front wheels and tyres are 21-inch diameter and 265-section - this is going to be the biggest of big Jags. Elsewhere, one of the test mules featured flaps opening below the front grille, which would imply some form of active aero. The cameras and scaffolding all over the car point to some very significant autonomous driving features. It’s easier to understand why Jaguar wanted an entirely new start with this car given how drastically different it is to anything that’s come before.
One last thing to cast your eyes over on this Type 00 mule. Up front, right where you might expect to find ‘Jaguar’ written, this car has ‘Lorips’ on its bonnet. In the now-infamous new Jaguar font. And we’re stumped. Privately educated colleagues elsewhere on the internet have had a lovely go at it which involves Latin - but we'll accept answers on a postcard. Expect more of that disguise to be shed as 2026 nears and Jaguar warms to the task of officially unveiling the production car.
Plenty of opportunity for grace, space and pace here if well executed.
t gas mileage though.
OK bit unfair, their was a point in the F Type and they probably had some approved used XJs with a proper engine fitted but who on earth parted with actual money for such paragons of Jaguar-ness as a 150bhp FWD diesel E-Pace.
Plenty of opportunity for grace, space and pace here if well executed.
I don't expect a big GT to appeal to many other segments of the market except Jaguar's previous on.
The overall shape of the concept was good, it just lacked anything to make it a viable road car, which when they are this close to production, seemed very odd to me.
OK bit unfair, their was a point in the F Type and they probably had some approved used XJs with a proper engine fitted but who on earth parted with actual money for such paragons of Jaguar-ness as a 150bhp FWD diesel E-Pace.
Supposedly, the F-Type was aimed at a younger audience. No one told the dealers though. I really felt it was due to be being 40 at the time. Probably used to dealing with customers 20 year my senior.
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