Jaguar takes the wraps off Gen4 I-Type

Let's take a break from that electric Jaguar for a second, and talk about the latest Formula E racer...

By Matt Bird / Wednesday, 11 November 2026 / Loading comments

While it seems like every season of Formula E is touted as a really important one, the upcoming Gen4 era of the championship does seem like quite a big deal. Not least because they’re now actually very fast, with 800hp sending the latest all-wheel drive machines to 62mph in less than two seconds and onto 200mph. The bad old days of changing machines mid race, competing with narrow-tracked, weedy race cars and watching an I-Pace eTrophy support race are long gone, replaced by the purposeful sort of battery powered open wheeled racers we always imagined Formula E would feature.

This is Jaguar’s, the I-Type 08, to be campaigned by reigning Formula E Teams’ World Champions Jaguar TCS Racing and driven by António Félix da Costa and Stoffel Vandoorne. After a decade in the sport, and with so much attention on the brand at the moment, the 2026-27 season would be a great one for Jaguar to really stake a claim on the championship with what’s being called its ‘most advanced competition car ever’. Maybe a Type 01 safety car might be a good idea…

Speaking of the new Jag, the announcement of the I-Type 08 came with the assertion that ‘already proven technology on-track has directly enhanced development of the Type 01.’ While it’s hard to imagine FE fans caring too much about the new super Jag (and vice versa), this was the tech transfer always promised from a top tier electric series. And, in fairness, look where both battery powered road cars and racers have come since the championship kicked off in 2014 - both are unrecognisable.

The upcoming season starts at Jeddah in December, before moving across the world - Tokyo, Miami, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Madrid, Monaco - in a 21-race season. The British round will see two races at Brands Hatch, moving Formula E away from an urban environment and to a more traditional motorsport setting.